Karen Monahan  /

Her personal journey  to find her Iranian family and roots 

Karen completed the Wellstone Fellows Program and began working with EJAM (Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota) in the summer of 2006. She is currently an EJ Sierra Club organizer working with EJAM. (EJAM advocates for fair treatment and meaningful involvement of communities of color and low-income communities in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulation, and policies for the purpose of eliminating minority health disparities). She was asked to be the co-coordinator of 2008 Wellstone Fellows Program. She was one of the first Green for All Academy students and continues to work closely with Green for All. Karen sits on the Wellstone Fund board, UNA advisory board and the Alliance for Metro Stability.