Katya Peterson

A native Tucsonan, Katya is passionate about our community: its history, its many cultures, its environment and its potential. She received a BA from the University of Arizona in French and Spanish literature. She studied at the UNAM in Mexico City, the Sorbonne, the Ecole de Sciences Politiques, and the Ecole du Louvre in Paris. She received an MA in Anthropology from the New School for Social Research. As an activist gardener in NYC, she volunteered with youth and immigrant families in community gardens on the Lower East Side. While working at Housing Conservation Coordinators in Hell’s Kitchen, she joined together with the Green Guerillas and the Trust for Public Land to coordinate a national campaign to permanently preserve the Clinton Community Garden. Eventually, Katya and her family migrated back to Tucson where she worked in school science program evaluations, historic property management and retail. Previously, she was a joint owner in a family retail business founded in 1931 and currently serves on other non-profit boards. Katya loves people, plants, food and life.

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