Island Institute
Kaylin Wu is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in education, literary arts, and community engagement. Currently serving as an Island Institute Fellow since September 2022, Kaylin supports technology integration at the Vinalhaven School and mentors a LEGO robotics team. Kaylin's editorial experience includes serving as a Fiction Reader for Solstice Literary Magazine since March 2021. Previous roles include Donor Events Specialist at the Museum of Science, VISTA Community Engagement Coordinator for Mass Poetry, and various internships focused on programming, outreach, and event coordination. Kaylin holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from Simmons University, completed in 2020.
Island Institute
The Island Institute works alongside Maine’s island and coastal leaders to build community sustainability in island and coastal communities and share solutions for addressing our coast’s most critical issues. While our work remains rooted in Maine, it has also expanded beyond our state through partnerships with coastal communities across the country and the world. With more than 150,000 year-round islanders in the U.S. alone, we see an opportunity to build a vast network through which we can exchange ideas and solutions to help address the challenges we all share. The critical needs of our coast are priorities that require coordinated resources and leadership over the coming decade and beyond. The Island Institute is well prepared to influence the greatest needs of our communities as we help propel the coast’s toughest conversations forward around economic, climate, and social resilience.