Urban Hikes

Jan 24, 2025
Lisa Pena
Urban Hikes
Lisa Peña, founder of Urban Hikes Kansas Cit,y will be sharing about her time in the Peace Corps and how that experience gave her the skills to start her own business here in Kansas City in 2019. Ms. Peña will also share about where they go on their urban hikes, what they highlight and how Kansas City residents have embraced this new way to explore their own city.
Bio:
Lisa grew up in Kansas City, KS hiking through the woods behind her childhood home. She loves nature, while at the same time craving time in the city.
A former Peace Corps volunteer, avid hiker, backpacker and Christian, she loves to explore, internationally and locally. She sees beauty in the details all around us in Kansas City. Lisa started this business, inspired by Alex Kenin of Urban Hiker San Francisco.
She loves to share her city with others and promises that you’ll experience parts of the city you haven’t seen before.
Lisa speaks Spanish fluently, is a graduate of Sumner Academy and has her Masters of Public Administration from UMKC.