Elysia Khalil is a passionate, mission driven, multi-disciplinary professional. Over the last 15 years, she has worked extensively in education, local government, and with a variety of non-profit organizations in her efforts to connect with individuals and organizations that serve the community, in hopes of having a direct positive impact on social change and evolution. Elysia has been with the Ruth Ellis Center for the last four years in a variety of roles including community engagement manager and mentor, while maintaining her consulting business. She now works for REC as an education coordinator, creating and facilitating trainings with the Ruth Ellis Institute, the education and evaluation department of the organization. Elysia holds a Master of Public Administration, a Bachelor of Philosophy, and a variety of certifications in Meditation, Mindfulness, and Reiki healing, that support her work in creating and hosting safe spaces for learning and engagement.