Meet the Fellows: Kathryn Boyd-Batstone

Posted: June 9, 2015

NAME: Kathryn Boyd-Batstone

SCHOOL: University of Oregon, 2015 graduate

BEFORE NEWS21: I have interned at a video production house in Seattle called Vignette Creative, the San Francisco Chronicle and Oregon Public Broadcasting. My passion lies in reporting on stories that focus on humanizing environmental research in a visual form.

WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON? I am working on documenting a farmer who lives on Vashon Island, Washington, as he transitions from being an off-the-grid grower to a government-recognized, licensed marijuana cultivator.

FUN FACT: I come from a very musical family, so I grew up learning how to play different instruments, the most unique being the handbell. Until college, I played in a handbell choir group of five people, and we even performed for President Barack Obama at United Church of Christ’s 50th anniversary General Synod in Hartford, Connecticut, in 2007.

CONNECT WITH ME: @KBoydBatstone on Twitter or @kboydbat on Instagram. You also can find my work at www.kathrynboydbatstone.com.