About Chelsea's Work

Chelsea Kirk is the Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Building Equity and Transit team at Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, a nonprofit dedicated to building community leadership and power for economic justice. Chelsea's work centers on empowering tenants in residential building decarbonization efforts throughout Los Angeles and California, ensuring that tenants are the beneficiaries of climate initiatives. She is actively involved in advancing campaigns to secure stronger tenant protections and improve housing quality and security. Chelsea's research and policy advocacy is driven by the belief that we cannot solve our climate crisis by exacerbating our housing crisis.