Our team

A. Lynn brings over 30 years of service working in local municipal government in the Puget Sound region, with on the ground experience in organizational development, organizational capacity building, and change management, all within the overarching context of equity and social justice. She holds a degree in Business Administration in addition to certifications in 1st Aid/CPR, Personal Fitness Training, Total Resistance Exercises (TRX), Cycling, and a Lifestyle Coach Certification from Rollins School of Public Health.

As a former fitness facility owner, she has vast experience and desires to create social impact, through leveraging organizational ambition to embrace change; identify barriers for more healthy, diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces and community programs and service. She strives for excellence, has in-depth experience, uses practical wisdom and innovative approaches to help you reach your organizational goals.

Renee Harn is a Registered Nurse, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Washington.

Renee has spent her 45-year nursing career utilizing culturally competent strategies to provide patient and family centered care at a local pediatric hospital. Volunteering at a local Women’s Shelter, and Community Meal program, and Community Garden have been helped her connect with the under-served in her community. She is passionate about health, wellness and equal access to high quality care. After a brief retirement from hospital nursing, she is now a podiatrist-trained foot care nurse specialist who devotes her practice to the senior community.

Anita M. Cal is a versatile award-winning film and TV storyteller who’s had the opportunity to write, produce, and line produce with a diverse range of talent and brands in the entertainment industry. Currently, she is utilizing her strong interviewing, writing, organizing, and story skills as a Consulting Producer for the 10-Days-In Watts documentary, Executive Produced/Directed by Emmy-nominated Director of LA Foodways, Raphael Sbarge. She has strong crew management, budgeting, on location production, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills, sharpened by more than 15-years as a Producer/Line Producer.  

Passionate about a plethora of stories and genres from docs to dramas, Anita’s work is often centered on character-driven or reality-based BIPOC stories with diverse themes of culture, crime, family, or social justice. She landed her first development deal with Showtime, Inc. for a feature family dramedy “Kinfolks” while still in graduate school. Anita has earned several awards and recognition for her work. Her screenplay, Fathers of God, a gripping thriller that exposes the grim secrets of Catholic priests, won a Garry Marshall Best Screenplay Award, Academy Nicholl’s Fellowship quarter-finalist honors, Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project semi-finalist recognition, as well as a Women In Film Best Screenplay honor.  

An ardent life-long learner, Anita earned a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from the #1- ranked program at Pepperdine University. A lecturer and adjunct professor, she’s known to her NYU, Chapman University, and Syracuse University college students as “Dr C.” Anita is a former journalist for the L.A. Times and Greenwich Times.  

 Shari comes to our organization with 36+ years working within a city municipal setting.  Her skill set includes extensive work with community partnerships that includes Seattle Housing Authority, YMCA of Greater Seattle, Seattle Public Schools, and many other community serving organizations.  Shari has experience with and working in many underserved communities within the Seattle area.  Her experience also includes creating and managing large community special events, recruiting and training volunteers, budget management, marketing, and supervising staff and programs for ages Pre-School- Senior Adults.

Shari is also a  active member with Bellevue Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. where she has held various leadership positions.              

 Coach Katie Jo was born a Duck but raised a Husky.  As a child, she was passionate about all sports but as time passed, fell in love with softball but basketball became her passion. She graduated from Chief Sealth International High School in West Seattle, where she was a 4 year varsity athlete and went on to play at the collegiate level. She has over 10 years leading youth sports camps and over 20 years of coaching experience where she creates a safe and supportive environment where athletes can develop discipline, build self-esteem and celebrate their individuality. She hopes to inspire the next generation and is committed to helping our youth develop their athletic skills, achieve their goals and find their passion through sports.    

Ashley Ramires began her health and fitness journey back in May of 2019 when she found herself at her highest weight. Despite always being active in the past, the stress of life and working multiple jobs left her with very little time to truly care, nourish and heal her body in a way she needed. One day she found herself being sick and tired of being sick and tired and decided to make a change that would soon propel her weight loss success.                                                              After 8 months of consistent hard work, dedication along with quality supplements and nutrition, Ashley was able to lose 40 pounds. Through this transformation, she was able to gain not only her confidence back, but also love and gratitude for her body and what she was capable of overcoming.  Out of this, Ashley grew a passion and drive to help others become the best version of themselves. Being an entrepreneur and serving her community, she learned early on there is a gap when it comes to equitable health and fitness opportunities. Her hope is to provide education along with affordable options to supplements and nutrition.