Board of Directors

Katie Berman, Board Member

Katie is a community and public education advocate who lives in Southeast Seattle with two kids in Seattle Public Schools. For the last six years she has been advocating for much-needed resources for public schools, including organizing community gatherings, letter-writing campaigns and moderating forums with State Legislators on issues related to student mental health, language access, family supports, transportation, special education services and student nutrition. She has a background in public administration and program evaluation, both in the public and non-profit sectors, and brings her love of data, spreadsheets, and writing to the Space Between Board. She also became a certified yoga instructor in 2010 and has since enjoyed teaching various styles of yoga. She is so grateful for meditation, breath work, and other mindfulness practices that have helped her find more balance and nurture more compassion and joy in her own life, and she is passionate about providing ALL kids the tools to self-regulate and find more calm in their own lives. Katie loves writing, long walks in the woods, and learning aerial circus arts like trapeze, lyra and silks.

Jasmine Covey, Board Chair

Ten years ago, Jasmine Covey began practicing meditation, and in the last few years, she has started practicing Qi Gong (a mindful movement practice). She is now a certified meditation instructor and is working on her Qi Gong certification from Lee Holden. Jasmine teaches workshops at Elevate 47 Degrees North in Cle Elum and publishes online through the Insight Timer App. She also has over 10 years of experience working in Organizational Change Management and Training at Costco Corporate, and she brings the organizational and business skills she’s developed there to the board. Since practicing meditation, she has found that her everyday life has flourished with increased energy, compassion, a sense of authenticity, and of greater wholeness. Deeply passionate about the benefits of meditation/mindfulness, she is dedicated to spreading mindfulness education to students and educators.

William Gutierrez Depusoy, Board Member

Wil Depusoy started teaching 30 years ago and has been at Dunlap Elementary, Seattle, for the last 24 years. He came back to raise his family in the same neighborhood where he spent his younger years, and where his classroom is now. He received a Masters In Teaching and his bachelors at The Evergreen State College, where experiential learning experiences there continue to influence his teaching practice. Born in the Philippines, his family migrated to the U.S. when he was 1, so he often shares common experiences with the students he works with. His other work experiences include selling hotdogs in the Kingdome, and driving tanks as well as Seattle tour vans in the summer. Besides being a news junkie in his off-time, he likes to put on comfortable shoes, step outside and “urban ranger” around South Seattle.

His first foray into mindfulness was practicing Tai Chi (because he couldn’t sit still back then) and is still trying to perfect his Yang long-form. He finally gained the capacity to sit still recently and now has 9,000+ minutes on one meditation app. Thinking it would even be harder to get 4th graders to do the same thing, he was wary about introducing mindfulness into his class until working with Space Between. Now, after building his own capacity to teach it, he now feels that mindfulness can become normalized into another hygiene practice, just like brushing teeth, a much needed one at that in these times!

Kristen Diamond, Board Member

Kristen Diamond feels lucky to have been introduced to mindfulness and yoga at an early age through her public education in Seattle Washington. Ever since, she has practiced daily and went on to become a certified yoga teacher to serve resource strained families and broaden the access of the ancient practice.

Professionally, for the past decade and a half Kristen has been an advocate for equity in K12 education leading various marketing teams for technology products that broaden the reach of essential curriculum and support for students.

She is delighted to be a part of a board that aligns with her desire to expand mindfulness and education to the hearts and minds of our youth.

Brianna Dwyer-O'Connor, Board Member

Having spent the past twelve years leading adult education, employment, and housing stability programs, Brianna utilizes mindfulness practices to help inform her passion for holistic healing and community building. As the current director of Housing and Economic Opportunity at Neighborhood House, she is equally staunch in her beliefs of housing as a human right.

Brianna’s experience with non-profits began in the arts and dance community. She attended university in San Francisco and obtained her Master's Degree in Global and International Studies. She also received a Graduate Diploma in Migration and Refugee Studies from the American University in Cairo. Brianna lived in Nairobi, Kenya, for several years before returning to her hometown of Seattle in 2015.

When she’s not at home in Columbia City with her cat and plants, Brianna enjoys reading, hiking, kayaking, and dancing.

Shea Hamilton, Board Member

Shea serves as the Senior Budget Advisor for Education at the Office of Financial Management. Prior to this role, she served as the Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the Independent Colleges of Washington and, prior to that, as the Assistant Director of Research at the Washington Student Achievement Council. Shea earned her doctorate and master’s degrees in educational psychology from The Ohio State University and completed her undergraduate studies in psychology at DePaul University. She has over 15 years educational advocacy and research experience and is proud to also serve on the Washington Women in Need (WWIN) Board of Directors. In her spare time, Shea enjoys knitting, video games, and exploring Seattle with her spouse, Charles.

Sara Kelly, Board Secretary

Sara Kelly credits her yoga and meditation practice as a major element of balance in her life. She wears many hats - educator to her 2 sons, catering server, real estate investor, and student of the world. She strongly believes that the work of Space Between with children and educators will make our world a calmer and kinder place, one person at a time.

Alyssa Pizarro, Board Member

After leaving a 10-year fashion career in New York and moving to Seattle, Alyssa was finally able to pursue her passion for yoga and service in the nonprofit world.

Alyssa is a 200-hr yoga certified instructor from the Nairobi based nonprofit organization, Africa Yoga Project. With yoga still a big part of her life, she is an instructor with the UW Mindfulness Program and at Yoga Tree, in Seattle. Alyssa has served as a volunteer in many spaces, PSKS a youth homeless shelter in Capitol Hill, Full Life Care in Rainier Valley, and the Stability Network in northern Seattle. In her career, Alyssa was formerly part of the Development team for Yoga Behind Bars, and a facilitator with Space Between, and the Strategic Partner and Diversity Officer at Business Impact NW. She currently serves as the Senior Manager of Equity and Inclusion at the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP). Alyssa has lived in Seattle for 11 years, and calls Ballard home with her partner.

Levina Robin, Board Member

Levina Robin has been in the education space for seven years now in various capacities. From teaching elementary school, earning her Masters of Education from UW, getting yoga certified for students, and facilitating with Space Between, she has fallen in love with this work. Within her first year of teaching second graders, she noticed the impact of social emotional learning and wanted to find more opportunities to create the space for it. She believes in the power of authenticity, presence, and community and feels honored to be a part of a board that reflects those values.

Currently, she pivoted to work as a Sr. Learning Experience Designer at Peloton and her works with students continues outside of the classroom.

Regina Saunders, Board Member

Regina is an entrepreneur and a busy mom of two who has made it their mission to help others with their spiritual practices and rituals through herbal alchemy. During the process of becoming a Trauma Based Special Needs Educator for children, she began implementing wellness practices into her curriculum by teaching students yoga, meditation, and gardening. She would later go on to launch a yoga sanctuary with the vision of hosting wellness groups for women. Regina’s interest in herbal alchemy led her to an apprenticeship at a prominent wellness center in Renton, WA.While there she was able to learn and incorporate a variety of wellness tools for her clients.

Michael Stark, Board Treasurer

Michael actively practices mindfulness and meditation as core components of his life and is passionate about youth development. He brings over a decade of professional service experience, community organizing and localized philanthropy, and currently works at Seattle Foundation as an institutional funds advisor. Originally from Colorado, with deep roots in western Washington and Montana, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Montana. During his free time, you can find him volunteering, in one of the nearby mountain ranges, coaching soccer, or trying his hand at woodworking.

Amberine Wilson-Enrico, Board Member

Amberine is a dynamic leader in program management and workforce development with a passion for justice. A catalyst for innovation and change, Amberine excels in strategic planning, community engagement, and motivational speaking. With a knack for operationalizing key strategies and building team capacity, Amberine has facilitated everything from impactful business planning retreats to youth career development and growth mindset workshops. She combines academic rigor with hands-on experience to drive positive change towards a more equitable and sustainable future.

Amberine's mindfulness journey began as treatment for her traumatic brain injury. After 20 years of personal experience with meditation and gratitude practice, Amberine began combining music, art, and mindfulness into themed workshops for adults. She credits her mindfulness and mediation practice with transforming her life and leading to post-traumatic growth. Amberine is also a proud mom who enjoys reading and gardening, when she isn’t playing Pokemon with her son.