Graduated from the University of Washington with a triple major in Medical Anthropology & Global Health, Dance, Anthropology of Globalization and a minor in Diversity, Ana is diving into the field of education thrilled to engage with BIPOC youth as she reflects growing up in the Seattle Public School system.

Her interest in GOKiC aligns with her personal goals to support communities of color beyond the Greater Seattle area. She hopes to share and utilize her knowledge and experience as a first generation college student in order to nurture the interest of higher education of the BIPOC youth.Her collaboration as an assistant educator propelled her to be prepared with the essential skills to become an active Educator within GOKiC.

Ana aspires to implement community building and engaging opportunities for youth to feel open and voice their opinions.

Alexis is a newer resident of Seattle, having moved from her hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii in 2023. Being raised in a place considered a “melting pot of different cultures”, she has an interest in respectfully learning about other cultures in addition to educating others about her own.

She has a background in both hard and soft science, having graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science alongside a minor in Chemistry from Northern Arizona University, then later attaining a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Science from Baylor University.

Her past experience includes working with the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii (BGCH) and the State of Hawaii Department of Health, where she took on numerous roles including program developer, data analyst, program evaluator, and program coordinator. She collaborated with the BGCH developing a program aimed at providing equal access to education, opportunities, and resources for all its youth.

She enjoys working with GOKiC as it allows her to continue pursuing her passion of promoting equal access to education and resources across all youth, encouraging them to be successful in pursuing their future plans.

Sarah grew up in the greater Seattle area and attended Chapman University in Southern California, where she studied business administration, environmental science, and music technology. Outside of classes, she took on a variety of leadership positions within campus organizations, nonprofits, and jobs to foster inclusivity, communication, togetherness, and organization.

With a passion for making positive change, she is excited to encourage STEM education, social activism, and inclusion with GOKiC. In her free time, Sarah enjoys hiking, baking, painting, and writing music. She adores all animals and values sustainability for a cleaner future.

Jocelyne is from Los Angeles California, with familial roots in El Salvador.

I am passionate about education and giving back to my community. With a background in education, one of my biggest passion is teaching, cultivating an environment of belonging and learning. With GOKIC being able to bring curricula filled with social emotional learning, social justice, and technology literacy is truly rewarding. When I’m not teaching I enjoy traveling, reading, crocheting, and spending time with family. 

Prasadini is a recent transplant to Seattle from San Diego, CA. Her background lies in restorative justice and restorative practices, tools and skills that she practices with every interaction. She’s led hundreds of circles within San Diego and nationally.

In previous roles she served as a facilitator and trainer for community building and re-entry spaces with the National Conflict Resolution Center, University of San Diego Center for Restorative Justice, and the Restorative Justice Mediation Program.

Her degree in Ethnic Studies and Environmental Studies from UC San Diego has inspired her to view the world through a social justice and environmentally conscious lens that prioritizes placemaking, love for people and the planet, and resistance to systems of oppression.

Hi I’m Andrea (she/her/ella)

I’m from SeaTac, WA. I’m currently pursuing a degree in teaching at Western Washington University. I like to spend my free time weight lifting, painting, listening to music, journaling and reading!

Khrishar services our BIPOC-led grant programs, which currently include afterschool programs at Mount View Elementary and at the TAF Bethaday Learning Space.

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Isabel supports our Collective Youth program while also pursuing her own degree.

Team member by day, superhero by night (while asleep and dreaming about it). Hobbies include video games, patrolling the Internet for grammatical errors, and attempting to determine why existential dread is a thing for so many people on Mondays.

Having obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science at the University of California, San Diego has only made him more vocal about things that make people uncomfortable at dinner tables.

Carlos has the dubious distinction of being GOKiC’s only permanently remote staff member: partially because he lives out of the WA area, but mostly because of his habit of cracking annoying dad jokes to people sitting next to him.

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Favorite thing: world travel!