In August 2017, Christina joined the STEAM-NM AmeriCorps team as a garden coordinator for the University of New Mexico Lobo Gardens. Student service is integrated into college courses with outdoor experiential learning in the gardens through this program in Community Engaged Research and Learning. 

Christina Lucas graduated from UNM in 2017 with a BA in Geography and Environmental Studies and a minor in Sustainability Studies. During her studies she completed the Las Huertas Farmer Training program in 2016 organizing a women’s group at Rio Grande Community Farm to connect mothers and children with each other and the soil. In August 2017, Christina joined the STEAM-NM AmeriCorps team as a garden coordinator for the University of New Mexico Lobo Gardens.  This position integrates college courses with outdoor experiential learning in the gardens, creating a pollinator corridor on campus, and outreach to members of the university and greater Albuquerque community. Forging an understanding of agro-ecology, food systems, community, permaculture, and biodiversity is what Christina envisions and hopes to bring to the UNM Lobo Gardens.