Meet Our Founder

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Youth Life Skills Coach & Founder / CEO

Alexia is a first generation American born in Los Angeles, California.  Both of her parents are from Belize, Central America.  She has a Bachelor's degree in Science and a Masters in Healthcare Management. She is also a Certified Crucial Conversations Instructor. She worked in various healthcare management positions for 10 years before pursuing another Masters degree to become a Physician Assistant. She currently works as a Trauma Physician Assistant in Mesa, AZ. During her free time she enjoys coaching various youth sports teams, anything outdoors, traveling with her husband and two kids as well as any volunteer opportunities in her community. 

Youth Life Skills Coach & Board Member

Sharon is a partner at Stinson LLP and is a member of the firms: Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits Practice Division. She has established and developed a robust employment law and litigation practice. She also is chair of the firms Native American Law & Tribal Governance practice group. A strategic thinker and careful and active listener, Sharon has a business acumen that empowers her clients with the time, information and creative solutions and strategies to advance their business goals.

Sharon is an integral part of Stinson's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. For nearly four years, she co-chaired Stinson's Attorneys of Color Employee Resource Group where she worked to ensure attorneys of color have the

resources and support needed to succeed in their practice while working in an inclusively welcoming space to foster a sense of belonging and fuel business development efforts. She served on the firm's Diversity and Inclusion

Committee and was a founding member of the firm's Phoenix Diversity and Inclusion Council.

Sharon’s involvement with various legal profession associations and organizations in Arizona is a reflection of her unyielding and extraordinary commitment to her clients, the communities she inhabits and Arizona's legal

profession. She is a member of the Arizona State Bar Association where she has served as Chair of the Council on Women and Minorities in the Law and Vice Chair of the Civil Practice and Procedures Rules Committee. From April

2022 to April 2023, Sharon served as the President of the Arizona Asian American Bar Association. She is also a volunteer mentor with the Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law's Advanced Scholars Program, which is comprised

of first-generation-first-year law students.

She is a frequent speaker and has led numerous trainings on unconscious bias and diversity in the law and in the workplace.

Board Member

Keisha has been a RN for 15 years. Certified in Trauma and Emergency Medicine. She currently works as a Trauma RN for Banner Health and her focus is making people feel better during their worst times. She also served in the United States Air Force Reserves for 20 years and retired as a Captain in 2018. She has been married for 20 years and has 3 boys ages 9,13 and 15. In her spare time she loves reading, checking out new restaurants, sleeping and traveling with her family.

Board Member

Leah has volunteered and worked with high school teens in a variety of settings since 1999. She worked with at-risk youth doing assessments for a 23 hour respite care facility while earning her Bachelor's of Science degree in Psychology from Northern Arizona University. Following college, Leah worked in community mental health as a case manager for adults with serious mental illnesses. Leah completed her community counseling and school counseling internship at Job Corps through her Master's in Counseling Program from Arizona State University. While at Job Corps, she was a counselor for at-risk youth and taught a college preparation class for students who completed their GED and planned to attend college. Currently Leah works as a High School Counselor at Seton Catholic Preparatory in Chandler, Arizona. She has been at Seton since 2007 and is a Co-Director of Counseling. Leah is passionate about supporting teens through all of the challenges they face. She sees firsthand how mental health is affecting our teens and believes strongly in providing them with the skills and strategies to live a healthy lifestyle. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and reading.

Board Member

Nichole has been a teacher since 2009 in a variety of settings, including: public and private  elementary and middle schools. She has taught students from Air Force families, adult learners in the health care setting, and online courses. In addition, she spent time coaching youth sports ages 4-18 years old. Currently, she teaches online communications courses as part of a health care administration program. 

She received her B.A. in Communications from the University of Mary, and her Masters degree in Elementary Education. When she's not teaching, you can find her spending quality time with her two children and husband. She also enjoys reading and being outside. 

Youth Life Skills Coach & Board Member

Brooke Pullins holds a Bachelor's degree in Business from Brigham Young University (BYU) where she developed a foundation in organizational behavior and business management. Building upon her undergraduate studies, Brooke went on to pursue a Master's degree in Human Resources, also from BYU.

Brooke has honed her skills and expertise while working more than 10 years for a Fortune 100 company, making significant contributions in the realm of global HR management and strategy. Her roles have involved overseeing the human resources operations across multiple countries, including talent, development, compensation and benefits, and acquisition integration, ensuring seamless coordination and adherence to best practices on an international scale.

Beyond her professional achievements, Brooke finds immense joy in her role as a mother to three young children. She is committed to philanthropic efforts in her community, including volunteering weekly with elementary age children, volunteering in her local PTO, and personal/career development coaching. Brooke and her husband, Travis, currently live in Tempe, Arizona.

Youth Life Skills Coach & Board Member

Spencer is originally from the Big Sky State of Montana, transplanted to Tempe Arizona where he resides with his amazing wife and two kids. Spencer is the true jack of all trades. He used to be a recreational pilot, worked in retail and auto sales, worked in health information technologies, medical sterile processing, ophthalmology technician, construction worker, real estate agent and real estate investment. Currently he is a private real estate manager and stay at home dad.  During his free time he enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He enjoys coaching youth sports as well as transporting, mentoring and assisting his kids who own their own mobile mini donut business. Spencer says he’s super proud of his wife for starting Elev8 Youth Life Skills and he’s excited to be a part of such a great cause.