Madison Mooney is a sociologist, social worker, and activist living in Martin County Kentucky. Madison attended a small liberal arts college, Alice Lloyd College, and graduated in 2018 with a degree in Sociology. She also attended the University of Kentucky and graduated with a Master of Social Work degree in 2020. With these two degrees, her main focus is helping people in a policy, community, family, or individual setting. She has been involved with multiple organizations that work with people on different environmental and social justice in order to create social change within the community, at home, or within themselves. During her Masters’s program, Madison was involved with the Appalachian Center at the University of Kentucky and was able to be a part of the pilot Water Project in Martin County, Kentucky in 2018-2020 which tested household water and reported findings back to the community. At LiKEN, Madison brings her skills as a social worker to collaborative projects of personal and community development. Madison provides diverse conversation techniques to engage with other LiKENeers, residents in Martin County, and leaders across eastern Kentucky. In close collaboration with Martin County Concerned Citizens and Headwaters (in Letcher County), Madison will lead LiKEN’s community engagement work in the Water Collaboratory, Stories of Place, Land Study, Solar and other projects.