RU Crew 2023

Meet the Team

  • Alexandra Cenatus smiling in a professional headshot. She is wearing a black dress with a yellow beaded necklace.

    Alexandra Cenatus (she/her)

    Building equitable spaces for communities | Assistant Director & Researcher, University of Florida

  • Professional headshot of E.K. smiling. They are wearing a black shirt with black lace  around the collar and a yellow cardigan over the top.

    EK Escobar (they/them)

    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Consultant | Erin-Kate Escobar Consulting LLC

  • Professional headshot of Lena West wearing glasses, a cream-colored cardigan over a matching top and a statement necklace of shell and nacre.

    Lena West (she/her)

    Founder, CEO Rising® | Inclusive Business Strategist

  • Professional headshot of Lindsay Young smiling and wearing a blue top with a beaded necklace.

    Lindsay Young (she/her)

    Impact Strategist | Facilitator | Community Builder

  • Professional headshot of Susan Liao smiling, wearing a black turtle neck, against a background of mountains and a blue sky

    Susan Liao

    Champion of Inclusive Leadership & Product | Facilitator & Founder, Startups for All

  • Jamie Kokot

    CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER

As social animals, humans have craved, created, cultivated communities and communal practices. The internet, and social media in particular, has paradoxically made the world a much smaller place and its people more isolated.

We have the opportunity and imperative to think about how we can build and maintain thriving communities, how we can prioritize and care for the humans we know and those we don’t who are nevertheless impacted by ripples of our actions, and be good stewards of planet, people and technology when it isn’t in the best interest of capital.

Where do we want to go? How might we reimagine possibilities? What collective actions can we take?

If you are interested in exploring these possibilities in community with others— JOIN US!