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John Levi

About : Over the course of ten years John has
enmeshed himself in positive community asset
development. He has primarily served in creating
necessary positive space for youth, where they can
develop a plethora of skills, try new enrichment
activities, and build relationships with peers. John
has had the opportunity to partner with many local
organizations to carry out his service. He is thankful
for his small contribution to the collective pie of
community leaders that are creating impact.
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Current ly: Now serving with Elevate Health in the capacity of Community
Tara Newt on
Engagement and Diversity Equity, and Inclusion Manager. John is excited to
bring his thoughtfulness about community and his asset building lens to
Tara is an African American graduate of The Evergreen State College, Tacoma, the practices and policies.
Washington. She has spent the last four years strongly cultivating her passion

for community activism. She has served terms as Board Member and
Chairperson for the Services and Activities Fee Allocation Board of The
Evergreen State College, and Intern and Program Assistant for the Rainbow
Center. She is dedicated to advocating for her community around social ALUMN A

justice, environmental racism, LGBTQIA rights, and the Black Lives Matter Robin D. Henderson
movement. She is ecstatic about her role at the Rainbow Center as the
About : While attending Evergreen from 2017-2019,
Community Advocacy Coordinator and is eager to connect.
Robin became an intern at a local non-profit
organization, and in June 2020 transitioned into an
Executive Admin position with them. She wishes to
Tara?s responsibility as an advocate is to help our community members get
encourage current Evergreen-Tacoma students by
access to the support and services they need. She advocates for people who
saying, "Don't give up now. You're doing good. And
are victims of crime, seeking LGBTQ-friendly resources, struggling with housing
the work you're doing will reap a reward of a
issues, and much more. She also supervises the other Advocacy staff.
degree, if you don't stop studying, being present,
and writing those papers."

Current ly: Robin is working towards her Masters in African American
Worship Music at Liberty University.
You can learn more about the Rainbow
Center here: https://www.rainbowcntr.org