Kathi Lentzsch
Board Member since 2024. Board Chair.
Refugee Artisan Initiative is guided by a dedicated Board of Directors who bring diverse expertise and shared passion for empowerment, sustainability, and community impact. Each member contributes unique perspectives from sectors including business, nonprofit leadership, education, and the arts—working together to advance RAI’s mission of creating economic opportunities for refugee and immigrant women through skill-building and small-batch manufacturing.
Board Member since 2024. Board Chair.
Board Member since 2022. Vice Chair, Board Treasurer, Governance Committee Chair, Finance Committee Chair, Executive Committee, Compensation Committee.
Board Member since 2023. Secretary, Governance Committee.
Board Member since 2019. Governance Committee Chair.
Board Member since 2022. Development Committee Chair.
Board Member since 2020. Immediate Past President - Former Board Chair.
Board Member since 2025.
Board Member since 2025.
Board Member since 2025.
Board Member since 2024.
Steve Hill, Board Development Advisor - Steve is an effective business and community leader with extensive human resources and organizational effectiveness experience in both the private and public sectors. A non-profit guru, Steve dedicates his time to coaching RAI on how to effectively lead and grow as a company.
Ron Chew, Non-Profit Advisor - Journalist, Author and community organizer. Ron was Executive Director of the International Community Health Services, a journalist at the International Examiner, and Director of the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle's International District. He has extensive experience in oral history and community-based arts organizations, founding Chew Communications in 2008.
Alexa Carver, Board Development Advisor - Alexa is a highly experienced consultant who specializes in governance, identity and strategy development for nonprofits. She has been a trusted advisor to RAI and its board since 2020.
Steve Hill, Board Development Advisor - Steve is an effective business and community leader with extensive human resources and organizational effectiveness experience in both the private and public sectors. A non-profit guru, Steve dedicates his time to coaching RAI on how to effectively lead and grow as a company.
Ron Chew, Non-Profit Advisor - Journalist, Author and community organizer. Ron was Executive Director of the International Community Health Services, a journalist at the International Examiner, and Director of the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle's International District. He has extensive experience in oral history and community-based arts organizations, founding Chew Communications in 2008.
Alexa Carver, Board Development Advisor - Alexa is a highly experienced consultant who specializes in governance, identity and strategy development for nonprofits. She has been a trusted advisor to RAI and its board since 2020.
