Kiyomi is a mom, a Marine Corps veteran, an activist, and a social justice advocate. From 1997 to 2001, Kiyomi was an active-duty Marine, during which time she served both at home and abroad and achieved the rank of Corporal. After being honorably discharged, Kiyomi attended the California State University of Northridge, where she earned a Bachelor’s in political science. Kiyomi then went on to law school, earning a Juris Doctorate with Public Service Distinction from Southwestern Law School in 2012. Since graduating law school, Kiyomi has continued her education, both formally and informally, and, most recently, earned a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. In 2021, Kiyomi was a Uri L’Tzedek Torah In Action Summer Fellow and a Bend The Arc Selah Leadership Program Fellow. Additionally, she is a 2022 Jewtina y Co. PUENTES Leadership and Resiliency Fellow. Kiyomi is particularly focused on productive dialogue and participates in consistent coaching and practice to fine tune non-violent communication techniques that are critical to all her efforts.
Kiyomi is a social justice advocate who is focused on eradicating racism and antisemitism. To that end, in 2020, she created and chaired the Social Justice Collective for the Board of Jewish Education at Valley Outreach Synagogue in Calabasas, California. Kiyomi launched the Social Justice Collective with the Anti-racism Task Force, which provided anti-racism programming to the local Jewish community, including a speaking tour during which Kiyomi spoke to the congregations of several local synagogues about her experiences as a Jew of color, both within and outside of the Jewish community. Kiyomi then expanded the Social Justice Collective to provide an ongoing series of panels, workshops, and discussions related to other key issues, including environmental justice and antisemitism. Under Kiyomi’s leadership, the Social Justice Collective partnered with a variety of organizations, including the USC Casden Institute, Hebrew Union College, and Jewish Center for Justice, to bring social justice programming to the broader Jewish community.
In 2021, based on her experience as a community activist and educator, Kiyomi co-founded Jewbian Princess (“JP”) with April Powers. JP is a private organization made up of two Black, Jewish women who are committed to celebrating inclusion across the Jewish diaspora by providing corporate level diversity and inclusion education through a Jewish lens to Jewish organizations. In 2022, Kiyomi also joined Project Shema as an antisemitism education coach and facilitator.
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Kiyomi is a social justice advocate who is focused on eradicating racism and antisemitism. To that end, in 2020, she created and chaired the Social Justice Collective for the Board of Jewish Education at Valley Outreach Synagogue in Calabasas, California. Kiyomi launched the Social Justice Collective with the Anti-racism Task Force, which provided anti-racism programming to the local Jewish community, including a speaking tour during which Kiyomi spoke to the congregations of several local synagogues about her experiences as a Jew of color, both within and outside of the Jewish community. Kiyomi then expanded the Social Justice Collective to provide an ongoing series of panels, workshops, and discussions related to other key issues, including environmental justice and antisemitism. Under Kiyomi’s leadership, the Social Justice Collective partnered with a variety of organizations, including the USC Casden Institute, Hebrew Union College, and Jewish Center for Justice, to bring social justice programming to the broader Jewish community.
In 2021, based on her experience as a community activist and educator, Kiyomi co-founded Jewbian Princess (“JP”) with April Powers. JP is a private organization made up of two Black, Jewish women who are committed to celebrating inclusion across the Jewish diaspora by providing corporate level diversity and inclusion education through a Jewish lens to Jewish organizations. In 2022, Kiyomi also joined Project Shema as an antisemitism education coach and facilitator.
Read Kiyomi's full bio here.