About Kris Deutschman

Kris Deutschman (pronoun: she) is CLF’s Chief Communications Officer. Prior to joining the Conservation Lands Foundation, she was the founder and CEO of Deutschman Communications Group, Inc., and for more than 10 years served as a public affairs advisor and communications strategist for public agencies, Fortune 50 companies, Native American Tribes, and non-profit organizations in California.

In 2016, Kris was selected as one of 25 people in Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute, a year-long fellowship.

She's passionate about inspiring people to engage with the issues that impact their lives and applies innovative communication strategies to advance some of the country's most consequential environmental, health care, transportation, and public land use policies.

Prior to founding Deutschman Communications Group, Inc., Kris was a partner in one of California’s leading political consulting firms.

Kris is a graduate of California State University, Fresno, and completed the Executive Program for Women Leaders at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Her fuel: running, cycling, comics, meditation, and music.

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“All lands are ancestral lands. I live and work in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the unceded ancestral lands of the Tewa peoples. I hope this land acknowledgment inspires others to stand in solidarity with Native nations.”

— Kris Deutschman, Chief Communications Officer