Kristen is deeply engaged in the community. She has volunteered with Election Protection since 2008 and ran a hotline call center during the 2020 presidential election. She also has served as a volunteer with the EdLaw Project, which provides education advocacy for Massachusetts’ highest-risk youth, and is an active supporter of Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, captaining teams for the program’s annual 4K trail run.

She regularly takes on pro bono projects advising minority-owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations on formation, corporate governance, and related matters. 

Kristen served on the Board of Directors of Health Care Without Walls, a non-profit organization focused on providing free medical care to homeless women in the Boston community, from 2017-2020.