Katie Gibson was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She studied ethology and environmental studies at Southwestern University, a private liberal arts university in central Texas, and graduated in 2012 before moving promptly to Atlanta, Georgia. In Atlanta, Katie works in environmental education and sustainable agriculture. She is passionate about climate change and environmental justice, and has organized with the Sierra Student Coalition since 2009 and volunteered on the SSC’s International Climate Campaign since 2014.