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Rachelle Archer Rachelle Archer is an expressive arts coach, education consultant, and visual/performing artist. She has devoted her 30-year career to serving historically marginalized communities and the professionals who support them. As a founding member of the Monarch School San Diego, she spent over two decades honing her craft as a community builder and facilitator, ... Read more

Kelsey Coney Kelsey Coney is a seasoned training and development consultant passionate about bringing conflict management practices to organizations and communities to create better communication practices. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Conflict Resolution and Management, with a focus on the intersection of conflict resolution techniques and interpersonal communication management. Having lived ... Read more

Jake Wild Crea Jake Wild Crea brings conflict management practices from the peacebuilding field into organizations that want to improve how they do good in the world. He is an independent conflict resolution practitioner with local, national, and international experience. Having grown up in the disability community, lived in several countries, and worked with numerous ... Read more

Anastasiia Liakhu Anastasiia Liakhu spent most of her professional career in Ukraine as a teacher for children and an advertising advisor for radio stations. Anastasiia has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and pedagogy from Sumy State University Since 2024, Anstasiia has been a trainer with NCRC’s Training Institute. Her goal is to connect the refugee ... Read more

Angelica Maldonado With a deep-rooted love for community and a fervent commitment to empowering others to enact positive change, Angelica has brought over 30 years of volunteer and service experience to her role as a dedicated community leader. Based in San Diego, she is passionate about leveraging my leadership, interpersonal, and office managerial skills to ... Read more

Luis Mendez Luis Vargas went from a fisherman to a jewel when he moved from Pescadero in Northern California to La Jolla in San Diego about a decade ago, to better himself through higher education and a new city. Although he studied aerospace engineering, he has since diversified and works as a civil project manager, ... Read more

Barlin Osman Barlin Osman is a part-time trainer at NCRC and a full-time VISTA Member at the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) supporting capacity-building projects and resource development initiatives for the organization. Her strengths include critical and strategic thinking, linguistics, and relationship management. She has a unique background as a Somali refugee, born in a ... Read more

Erika Powell Passionate about fostering transformation at the personal and professional levels in the workplace, Dr. Erika Powell is a seasoned executive facilitator, coach, and consultant on a mission to create organizations where people thrive. For the past 18+ years, Dr. Powell has tackled some of business' biggest challenges in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), ... Read more