Kanani Koster is the co-founder and Educational Director for Cherry Street Films, a film production company that teaches Digital Storytelling to youth throughout the Seattle area. She holds a MAEd in Urban Environmental Education and a Bachelors in Liberal Studies: Human Development from Antioch University. A UW Women’s Leadership fellow, Kanani is dedicated to issues of gender equity, race and social justice, and youth empowerment. In her spare time she enjoys hiking and urban exploration if not working on short documentary films.