Writer, historian, and climate and gender equality advocate are a few of the many hats Kwolanne wears. She was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and grew up in Miami. She recently graduated from Columbia University, where she studied history, specializing in the African Diaspora. Her experiences growing up as an immigrant and black woman in a low-income community sparked her love for advocacy.

Her passion lies in international politics, environmentalism, gender equality advocacy, writing, and program development. Kwolanne enjoys finding ways to tie all of her interests together through her work and advocacy. Most notably, she’s worked with organizations like the United Nations, the Malala Fund, and the Mellon Foundation. She has spoken on panels at COP 27 (the UN Climate Change Conference) and at the UN headquarters, where she discussed gender-responsive climate policy. Kwolanne has also published her opinion writings in Truthout, Womanly Magazine, Salty Magazine, and Ms. Magazine. In her writing, Kwolanne focuses on social commentary and intersectional issues. Currently, Kwolanne is the Fellowships and Community Manager at Black Girl Environmentalist.