Kathei (she/her/sis) is a freedom seeker. Her journey to liberation has been a fierce pursuit of breaking free from generational trauma, oppressive systems and the shackles of grief. Her work is deeply rooted in the belief that everybody is deserving of liberation and joy. She has been supporting and walking alongside Black women on their own journey to freedom for 20 years. She serves as a personal & leadership development coach, facilitator and spiritual guide to people and organizations seeking healing and restoration. Kathei’s intention is to create and hold sacred healing spaces that provide spiritual, relational and emotional support as people come home to themselves. As a survivor she is committed to the healing, wellness and joy of Black mamas who’ve lost children to gun violence. It’s her prayer that we all feel seen, heard and loved. Kathei loves lots of rest, swimming, spending time with family and eating delicious desserts.

Karena (she / her) is a lover and a fighter. Karena is a space-holder who co-creates and stewards communities of belonging where truth-telling, dignity, and full self-expression are tended, and believes that well-being is integral to achieving personal liberation and community safety. Karena’s work is relational, embodied, trauma-informed, and healing-centered; she worked in community mental health for over 20 years and has consulted at community, state, national, and international levels. Karena loves all things food, learning from horses, and envisions her future on a sun-drenched compound, full of her beloveds. In addition to her consulting work, Karena has a private psychotherapy practice for BIPOC in the Bay Area.

Ray Sukin Klauber (pronouns: they/them) is a mixed race, Eurasian & Jewish, transgender, disabled trauma/crisis intervention specialist, coach, mediator and facilitator who has been working in non-profits for the past 20 years. They joined the CJ Team as Healing Justice Coach in January 2020 and are proud to call CJ their home organization. Ray has conducted hundreds of trainings, support groups and retreats for adults and young people alike across the country. Their commitment to collective liberation has taken them wherever young people can be found, from streets to schools, from drop-in centers to jails and foster care.  They strive to create spaces safe enough for people to dream, laugh, grieve, learn, love and practice.  When Ray is not doing work for pay, they are building infrastructure and intervening in community crisis outside of state systems, reading science fiction & fantasy books by the ocean and taking long midnight walks.