Asniya
Asniya’s mission is to inspire and empower underserved Native American children with medical knowledge and opportunities.
Asniya is a non-profit outreach program that recruits medical students to teach health and medicine to indigenous children. "Asniya interns" deliver dynamic hands-on classroom presentations to captivate children’s interest in medical science, disease prevention, and careers in health care. For more than 25 years Asniya has inspired Native youth while expanding the cultural awareness of future physicians.

Kathleen Sykes, JD – Consultant since 2012

Kathleen Sykes

Kathleen grew up in New Hampshire and graduated from Bates College in 1997 with a Bachelors of Science and from Suffolk University Law School in 1991 with a Juris Doctor. She is a member of the bars of both Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

As an attorney for the Boston office of Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi, Kathleen specialized in complex commercial litigation.

Her first involvement in the nonprofit world was in 2006 as a Board member for Smiling Kids, resourced children.

In 2009, Kathleen began writing grants for Fitness Forward, a nonprofit focused on wellness programming in the Boston Public School system.

Currently she consults for several Boston area nonprofits on fundraising, organizational strategy and outcome measurement. Kathleen coordinates the resource development program for Ansiya.

"The path to one’s strength, pride, integrity, and wisdom often starts with a vision as a child. Our children may be granted visions in many ways. Often, it is through a teacher with a pure heart."
  • Asniya.org
    PO Box 746
    Rapid City, SD, 57709
    info@asniya.org