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Our Team

Meet our team, a collection of incredibly driven and talented individuals that devote their time to help accomplish ASCENDtials mission.

Director/Founder

Mika Marzette

Director/Founder

Board of Directors

Dr. Keisha Clark

MaaT Equity & Inclusion Director/Board Member

Tonia Ferguson

ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY DIRECTOR/BOARD MEMBER

Advisory Board

Onyeka Tefari

Wellness Director

Jill Minard

Creative Director

Hiring Team

Sayantani Guha

Volunteer Support Coordinator Lead
San Diego, CA (PST)

Cledden Obeng-Poku Kwanin

Volunteer Support Coordinator
Ghana

Grant Team

Vera Martinoska

Executive Editor
Worcester, MA (EST)

Reiko Chillakos

Grants Researcher/Writer
Thousand Oaks, CA

Program/Grant Team

Karthik Sivaswamy

Legal Support Lead
La Jolla, CA (PST)

Karen Edmonds

Grant Assistant Volunteer
Eugene, OR

Katherine Coster

Copy Editor Intern
Ramsey,USA

Cynthia Chu

Business Development Intern
San Diego, California

Dev & Fundraising Team

Hejun Ruan

Fundraising Lead
La Jolla, California (PDT)

Harsha Sartandel

Business Development Intern
Atlanta, Georgia

Rumaisha Chowdhury

Fundraising/Grants
North York, Ontario (EST)

PR/Event/Social Media Team

Daniela Rivera​

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING INTERN Milwaukee, WI (CST)

Violeta Medrano

Book Club Volunteer
San Diego, California (PDT)

Wesley Fields​

Videographer
San Diego, CA (PDT)

Jaymes Abeloe

Editor/Writer Volunteer
Springville, CA

Web Dev/Graphic Designer /UX Team​

Suhird Giri​ (OPT)

WEB PROGRAMMER
Team Lead
PULLMAN, WA (PST)

Mizohu Hasegawa​

UX designer Volunteer
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN (EST)

Abraham Sanchez

Graphic Designer Intern
Las Vegas, Nevada

Ankur Singh (OPT)

WEB PROGRAMMER
Co-Lead
Madison, WI (CST)

Andre Mani

WEB PROGRAMMER
São Paulo, Brazil (BST)

Makayla Anderson

Web Designer Intern
Chatfield, MN

Marina Asoskova

Graphic Designer
Team Lead
Tel Aviv, Israel (IST)

Raquel “Rachel” Ramirez

Graphic Designer Intern
São Paulo, Brazil (BST)

Editing Team

Karen Edmonds

Copy Editor/Team LEad
Eugene, OR (PST)

Publishing Team

Teagan Nathe​

Publishing/Editorial Intern
Seattle, Washington (PDT)

Emily RayChaudhuri

Publishing/Editorial Assistant
Boalsburg, PA , USA

Environmental Programs

Kenyetta Parker

Garden Lead
SAN DIEGO, CA (PST)

Applying

Interested in joining our team? Checkout our internship page, volunteer page and partner page for more details on how to apply! We look forward to working with you!