Environmental Justice is an LGBT Issue

Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee (he/him) is the current Environmental Impact & Compliance Specialist at Dr. Bronner’s, a top-selling Organic and Fair Trade body care and food company in North America. At Dr. Bronner’s, Kevin advocates for greener initiatives & policies, tracks the company’s environmental footprint, oversees environmental compliance, and co-chairs the Dr. Bronner’s cross-departmental Green Team. He also helps create sustainability programming, such as establishing the company’s first-ever Earth Week. Kevin is also the Chair and a Founding Member of the San Diego Queer Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, and Desi American (QAPIMEDA) Coalition. He works with the talented QAPIMEDA Leadership Team to build out programming and a sense of belonging for the LGBTQ+ API community in San Diego. Before Dr. Bronner’s and QAPIMEDA, Kevin was on the Green Business team with City & County of San Francisco’s Department of the Environment. He has also conducted environmental research at the Brookhaven National Lab, Argonne National Lab, and the Field Museum of Natural History. Kevin holds an A.B. in Biology from Vassar College and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University.