Kai Sanburn
Board of Directors
Lead Island Ambassador, Lopez Island
she/her/hers
Kai joins with respect for the steady presence of Friends of the San Juans where and when it matters most. She is honored to be part of an organization that plays a proactive role in defending the health and well-being of this island archipelago. After retiring from 23 years as a nurse at the Lopez Island Medical Clinic, Kai has engaged in climate activism, joining the Great March for Climate Action in 2014 and participating in efforts challenging the expansion of fossil fuel projects in the Salish Sea region. Finding resonance with the rights of nature movement, she and others formed the organization Community Rights San Juan Islands, to draw attention to the potential of the rights of the Salish Sea to expand ecological protections. Kai has also been involved in supporting Canoe and Totem journeys on Lopez, recognizing the importance of removing access barriers for the people with ongoing and ancestral ties to the islands.
