Kendyl Van Dyck
Environmental Health & Biodiversity Associate
With a diverse background spanning sustainable agriculture, environmental education, and academic research, Kendyl Van Dyck brings a multidisciplinary approach to her role as an associate for the Environmental Health and Biodiversity programs at As You Sow. Within As You Sow, she writes, conducts research, and engages companies on pesticide reduction and regenerative agriculture in food supply chains, as well as biodiversity protection.
Kendyl holds a Master of Science degree in Environmental Studies with an emphasis on agroecology and food systems from the University of Montana, where she also taught undergraduate composition. Her experience includes farming on family-owned, small-scale, organic vegetable farms in Western Washington, providing USDA organic certification assistance, teaching environmental education, and managing the Alpine Lakes Collaborative in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service.