Christiana Kim is a PEN (Procurement Excellence Network) Coordination Fellow working to support a successful launch of the GPL’s work to create a community of public sector procurement officials learning, connecting, and creating together through regular interaction. Prior to joining the GPL, Christiana served as a Strategy and Operations Associate at the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), within their Division of Prevention Services. Her portfolio of work included partnering with various stakeholders to complete projects that enhanced relations between ACS and local community-based organizations in addition to serving as the Executive Assistant to the Assistant and Associate Commissioners. She also managed team operations by providing strategy and communications support. 
Christiana holds a BA in Psychology with a concentration in Women’s Studies from The New School University. She is also a pastry chef who completed the Baking and Pastry Arts program at the Culinary Institute of America.