Felicia Ishino is a multidisciplinary convener, educator, and strategist who serves as Program Manager at the Tubman Center for Health & Freedom, where she helps lead the development of the Black Elders Wellness (BE Well) Program. Shaped by a deep commitment to community, healing, and relational care, Felicia works to create systems, programs, and experiences that support Black elders in aging with dignity, connection, and culturally responsive care. Her work bridges wellness, community engagement, program development, and place-based learning, always centering the humanity and lived experiences of the people most impacted. 

Her background includes founding Sankofa Impact, a Seattle-based organization focused on immersive, place-based learning around history, culture, and collective liberation. 

With over 20 years of experience spanning education, nonprofit leadership, facilitation, communications, and community-centered programming, Felicia is known for creating spaces where people can learn deeply, connect authentically, and move toward action. Her work is informed by a belief that storytelling, historical truth-telling, wellness, and community care are essential to collective freedom. 

Whether coordinating a healing-centered gathering, facilitating dialogue across differences, or designing community-rooted programs, Felicia brings warmth, vision, creativity, and grounded leadership to everything she does. As reflected in Tubman Health’s values, she is deeply committed to work that is both visionary and actionable.