OVERVIEW OF OUR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM

UPDATE: Our 12-week Culinary & Hospitality Job Training Program will be coming 2025! 

Our job training program is geared to support people with barriers to employment gain stability and a community of support as they learn new skills that will prepare them for new employment pathways.

OUR BUSINESS

Our job training program operates under the ASHHO Cultural and Job Training Program which is a 501(c)3 registered in the state of Washington #87-2163668. If you would like to donate to our program click the donate now button.

MEET OUR BOARD

  • Erin Jones

    Erin Jones

    Community Educator & Influencer

    Erin Jones has been an educator for over 30 years. She and her family have lived in Thurston County for 15 years, during which time she has devoted her talents and expertise in service of building cross-cultural community. Serving on the board of ASHHO is an extension of work Erin has been doing and is a critical way for her to support her local community.

  • Zach Lynch

    Zach Lynch

    President

    Zach has a background in program design and management at the intersection of social work, public policy, and public health - he began his career as a youth counselor in Seattle after growing up in Olympia. Zach was honored to join the board because of the importance of a space such as ASHHO - especially one staffed by such genuine and mindful community champions - cannot be overstated. The power and warmth of a multicultural community gathering space offers so much in the way of overcoming the wicked entanglement of social challenges we are faced with today.

  • Maria Angeles Siquenza Lopez

    Maria Angeles Siquenza Lopez

    Secretary

    The first time I stepped into ASHHO I felt love and comfort instantly. With our Thurston County BIPOC community is growing larger each year it’s so important to make sure that we have a space where we can form community, power, and belonging. I hope to work alongside the ASHHO team to make sure we fulfill that need.

  • Leatta Dahlhoff

    Leatta Dahlhoff

    Community Influencer & Supporter

    Leatta has deep roots in our community. Throughout her life, she has been a strong advocate for her Tumwater neighbors, friends, and community. Through advocacy work and volunteerism, Leatta has developed a keen understanding of what it means to "show up, stand up, and speak up" for her community. Galvanizing with grit and grace, Leatta Dahlhoff

  • Renee Cruickshank

    Renee Cruickshank

    Educator

    ASHHO is a most welcoming place with wonderful people doing good work in the community. It is a place to gather to socialize, to eat, to learn, grow and help build ASHHO's vision. I am an educator in the community and have seen the need for a cultural community center. I am impressed with the work and want to help build the vision.