Who we are

About

A community built around one idea: lifting, running, or dancing can change a life, and everyone deserves the chance to find that out.

What we do

Wellness for everyone

Three ways we make fitness and health easier to reach.

  • Mental Health Access

    Exploring mental health often comes with great privilege and access to resources. TWC is committed to making such concepts more accessible to those communities who truly need it the most!

  • Community Building

    Join us for our work out classes and mental health seminars to find friends, and like community members to help empower your wellness endeavors!

  • Physical Wellness Classes

    We understand that fitness is not accessible to all. Whether that be due to a lack of resources, or financial conditions we want to ensure you have the tools and accessibility to fitness and health empowerment!

The people behind it

Meet the team

The organizers, coordinators, and volunteers who make free events, community, and everything else, happen.

Board of Directors

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  • Misha Shahid

    President, Chief Executive Director

    Misha Shahid

    President, Chief Executive Director

    Misha Shahid

    Misha Shahid is a Muslim, South Asian American personal trainer specifically working to empower beginners embarking on their physical health journeys. She enjoys most of her free time taking “hot girl walks” (though in the winter she will complain about being anemic) and trying to figure out where she put her AirPods last!

  • Mira Gracia

    Director, Athlete & Strength Coach

    Mira Gracia

    Director, Athlete & Strength Coach

    Mira Gracia

    Mira Gracia is 2022 World Champion, Coach, and your local internet 언니 (Eo-nni/ Big Sister in Korean). Passionate about making fitness a safe and inclusive environment for all Mira is here to remind you that strong is beautiful, and fitness is a space we all can learn and grow from.

  • Abdullah Oduro

    Director, Founder of Master Mind Nation

    Abdullah Oduro

    Director, Founder of Master Mind Nation

    Abdullah Oduro

    Abdullah Oduro is a Ghanian American revert to Islam. A spiritual leader, and founder to a training business, he is dedicated into transforming lives to assist men in becoming the best versions of themselves.

  • Angela Lee Pucci

    Director, Founder of FIGHTSTORY

    Angela Lee Pucci

    Director, Founder of FIGHTSTORY

    Angela Lee Pucci

    Angela Lee is a former ONE Championship athlete, and 6x MMA World Champion. After retiring from the professional MMA sphere, she currently directs the mental health non-profit FIGHTSTORY dedicated in championing a global community of mental wellness through the combat sports.

  • Tracy Lee Westmoreland

    Director, Site Director at Yale Prison Education Initiative

    Tracy Lee Westmoreland

    Director, Site Director at Yale Prison Education Initiative

    Tracy Lee Westmoreland

    Tracy Westmoreland is the Site Director for YPEI’s Danbury campus and also serves as the Reentry/Transfer coordinator for returning students. Tracy completed his Master’s in political science at the University of Connecticut, and is currently pursuing his EdD in Social Justice in Higher Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. A long time resident of New Haven, Tracy saw first hand the effects of over policing in his community and is committed to providing a high quality, rigorous education to those who need it the most. Previously Tracy worked for the Missouri Department of Higher Education expanding prison education programming in the Midwest and was part of the Vera Correctional Education Leadership Academy’s 2022 Cohort.

Our Team

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  • Norah Kader

    Coordinator

    Norah Kader

    Coordinator

    Norah Kader

    Norah Kader is a Palestinian American long-distance runner, certified running coach, and civil engineer. She has completed one full marathon and eight half marathons, and is currently training for the 2026 Chicago Marathon. She's a knafeh enthusiast and believes knafeh khishneh reigns supreme.

  • Konatsu Sonokawa

    Youth Advocacy Lead

    Konatsu Sonokawa

    Youth Advocacy Lead

    Konatsu Sonokawa

    Konatsu Sonokawa is a Japanese-American elementary school teacher in CT. She loves teaching and having discussions about identity and diversity, and her goal is to create an inclusive community where students feel empowered. As her students know very well, her favorite thing to do in her free time is to "eat or sleep."

  • Richard Zou

    Website Designer/Manager

    Richard Zou

    Website Designer/Manager

    Richard Zou

    Richard Zou is a Chinese-American fitness coach and aspiring web developer. He specializes in helping clients in the wellness industry create their ideal platforms. In his free time, you'll find him running, rock climbing, or reading...sometimes all three!

  • Yvonne Kong

    Podcast Co-Host, Advocacy Development

    Yvonne Kong

    Podcast Co-Host, Advocacy Development

    Yvonne Kong

    Yvonne was born in Hong Kong and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Now based in Seattle, WA, she serves as a program therapist at the Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center. Yvonne founded the Leading Eating Disorder Awareness Project (LEAP) for AAPI, an initiative dedicated to supporting AAPI individuals and families affected by eating disorders through culturally-targeted resources. Yvonne is an aspiring pediatric psychiatrist who hopes to advance early screening and intervention strategies for mental health in at-risk youth through dedicated research and quality patient care. She enjoys producing music on occasions, being near the ocean and trying out new recipes in her free time.

  • Seon Kim

    Mental Health Advocacy Lead

    Seon Kim

    Mental Health Advocacy Lead

    Seon Kim

    Seon Kim is a Korean American neurodivergent licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in substance use-related disorders and ADHD. As an advocate for social justice and equity, he supports the well-being and empowerment of marginalized populations. Through teaching and community engagement, he seeks to foster greater awareness and understanding of neurodiversity, cultural diversity and promote inclusive practices within mental health care. In his free time, he enjoys mountain biking and hiking

  • Tyler Trevor Davis

    Event Photographer

    Tyler Trevor Davis

    Event Photographer

    Tyler Trevor Davis

    Tyler is a current student studying at Boston University, majoring in sports journalism. He hopes to pursue a career with sports broadcasting, focusing on visual storytelling post-grad. Some of his hobbies include working out, photography, and watching soccer and hockey.

  • Mealear Tan

    Logo & Social Media Maintenance

    Mealear Tan

    Logo & Social Media Maintenance

    Mealear Tan

    Mealear Tan is a Cambodian-American illustrator. Currently, she does freelance illustrations on the side as she studies animation, and storyboard art. She is an enjoyer of all things nerdy and likes to spend her free time reading.

Building A Wellness Community

The Wellness Collective is a community-based organization created to provide access and equity in fitness and sports. Something as simple as lifting, running, or dancing has the power to transform a life.

  1. 01

    Community

    Bringing together communities by hosting free and discounted fitness.

  2. 02

    Visibility

    Sharing personal narratives on how fitness and sports have positively impacted lives.

  3. 03

    Resources

    Wellness resources in nutrition and mental health for socioeconomically deprived communities.

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth!”
Muhammad Ali

Get in touch

Contact

Have any questions or concerns? Contact us, and a representative will get back to you shortly. Thank you always for your endless support.

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