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Regina Kong

Regina Kong wearing a black shirt in front of a natural green background.

April 23, 2026

Regina brings a commitment to supporting culturally sensitive and community-oriented work, as well as a diverse set of experiences connecting people and places. As associate program officer, she supports all aspects of the Prize nomination and selection process, including programmatic efforts such as youth engagement and outreach. Raised in an immigrant family in the Bay Area, Regina has collaborated with a range of stakeholders on environmental research projects across North America, the Pacific, the UK, and central Asia. Previously, she worked in the Gobi Desert with Mongolian NGO Steps Without Borders on a two-year research project documenting the impacts of mining for nomadic pastoralist communities. Regina holds a BA with honors in art practice and a BA in comparative literature, both from Stanford University. She received her MPhil with distinction from the Nature, Society, and Environmental Governance program at the University of Oxford in England. Regina joined the Prize in 2026.

Recent Posts

There's No One Way to Stand Up for Nature


August 31, 2026

Environmental activism doesn't follow one strict blueprint. Discover four of the tactics that Goldman Environmental Prize winners have used to make a lasting difference.

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Five Environmental Terms Explained


August 4, 2026

Read on to discover five key terms shaping the environmental movement of 2026.

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The Green Transition Cannot Be Built on Poisoned Rivers 


June 15, 2026 – By Pianporn (Pai) Deetes

Goldman Prize winners participated in a six-day march in Thailand to raise awareness about polluted rivers. The issue is complex, as the contamination is linked to mining for metals that are essential to renewable energy production.

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