Diverse Paths of Leadership and Innovation: Kun Hong Lu '95
Kun-Hong Lu graduated from Grinnell College with a bachelor's degree in sociology. While in college, Kun connected with her deep desire to ease human suffering. She obtained master's degree in social work from University of Michigan in 1998. She then worked in San Francisco for seven years, providing counseling and case management services in community mental health settings. Kun moved back to Grinnell in 2006 and worked as a therapist at the Poweshiek County Mental Health Center. She established her private practice, Kun-Hong Lu, PC, in 2008, and has been providing psychotherapy in this setting since.
Kun finds her career in mental health deeply satisfying and fulfilling. She sees counseling as a powerful way to facilitate healing and connection with our inner most strengths, clarity, wisdom, and joy. She enjoys the independence and flexibility in her private practice, and appreciates being a student of life through service. Kun is passionate about family life with her husband Jeff and their daughters Sofia, age 11, and Lily, who will turn 4 in June. She enjoys practicing Tai Chi and Aikido, photography, gardening, and teaching Qi Gong.