Guest Highlight: Marissa Christiansen
Marissa Christiansen is the Executive Director of Friends of the LA River (FOLAR). Prior to FOLAR, she held roles in policy, advocacy and development at XPRIZE and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, among others. Her deep abiding love for LA began at USC where she earned her Master’s in Urban Planning. More about FOLAR’s mission can be found at www.folar.org.
Marissa Christiansen appearances on KPFK
Friends of the LA River (FoLAR) is proud to present the 29th Annual Great LA River CleanUp. With the LA River regularly in the news as an important part of the 51-mile community discussion, the annual CleanUp has exploded in recent years, shattering records for volunteer turnout and trash collected, and is the largest urban river cleanup in America. Find out where and when you can volunteer as Lisa talks with Executive Director, Marissa Christiansen about this year’s cleanup. Remaining dates: April 21 and April 28. See www.folar.org for details.