A Storyteller, an Arc Mender, a Facilitator, Leadership Development Coach, an Artist and a Philanthropic Consultant

Chingwell Mutombu is an innovative and motivated leader who is passionate about community building, leadership development, visual arts (photography) and storytelling as tools to shift narratives and build the thriving world we dream of for ourselves today and for the descendants to come.  Chingwell believes in the power of collective imaginations and the power of committed groups of people working together to change the circumstances of their lives. Throughout her professional career, she has spearheaded initiatives focused on economic development, land stewardship, sustainable agriculture and community engagement, with simultaneous experience leading resource gathering efforts.  She co-founded Women Rising Legacy Project, an agricultural initiative working with women farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and founded First Step Initiative, a microfinance organization supporting small business enterprises.   As a Coach, Chingwell works with mission-based businesses and supports community leaders with core alignment (helping leaders align their work with their life’s purposes, core strengths and their value system).  As a consultant, Chingwell facilitates meetings, provides capacity building/bridging trainings and leads resource gathering efforts.  She also serves as a thought leader for various leaders of color.  Chingwell holds a B.A. in Political Science and French from Luther College and masters degrees in Public Administration and in International Relations from Seton Hall University.

Beckie Uta Masaki (she/her/hers) is a founding member and Artist in Residence at Resonance Network. She has lent her leadership, grace, and vision to the core team; co-facilitates our Mending the Arc practice spaces; and holds our weekly Tai Ji practice.

Beckie lives/works by and for race + gender justice for 40 years, through an intersectional approach that builds the power of the margins and is marked by collective power, collaboration, creativity, and love.  She is part of an interconnected network of intergenerational, diverse leaders in a new era of shared leadership, shared power, and co-creation. In 1980’s, she was founding Executive Director and co-lead in one of the first programs in the nation that could meet the language and cultural needs of Asian survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking, Asian Women’s Shelter (AWS) in San Francisco.  

Beckie has been a co-founder and staff of a national cultural resource center, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence. Emanating from her role as a cohort 1 movement-maker in the Move to End Violence (MEV), Beckie currently co-leads the Communities/ Building the Power of the Margins and Mending the Arc practice groups as part of Resonance Network.  She also currently continues her work as a founding elder in Gathering Strength, immigrant + refugee anti-violence advocate network, and she comes full circle to provide Tuesday weekly support group for residents at Asian Women’s Shelter. Beckie has extensive experience in providing multilingual, multicultural services to domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking survivors and their children, innovative program development, prevention, community building, policy and institutional advocacy, training, technical assistance, and cultural change work.