GOVERNANCE TEAM
Elaine Ishihara – APICAT (Asian Pacific Islander Community Action Team), Executive Director
Tanika Thomspon- Got Green, Food Access Organizer
Anna Kitchin - SNAP-Ed Manager - Washington State University King County Extension
Lara Sim - Seattle Children's, Community Health Director
Niesha Brooks-City of Tukwila, Community Engagement Manager
Miae Aramori - Community Member
Shelley Cooper-Ashford – Center for MultiCultural Health, Executive Director
Ben Yisrael Ph.D. – Health King County Coordinator
Ben Yisrael is a community advocate with over 20 years of experience in grassroots and political organizing. His service includes strategic support for community-based organizations, outreach, and coordination for local, state, and national elected officials, and a Ph.D. in Political Science emphasizing Public Policy and Public Administration. He is committed to equity-based community building.
Sylvia Hadnot
With a Master's in Education focused on Anti-Racist and Urban Environmental Education, Sylvia brings both traditional academic background and real-world experience to this work. Sylvia is passionate about supporting adults with creating and maintaining the lifestyles and systems they need to build more liberated, powerful, and agential versions of themselves. Sylvia is a multicultural educator, artist, keynote speaker, systems thinker, thoughtful collaborator, effective communicator and do-er.
