Anne Sutkowi and Ashley Roberts both received their Master of Public Health degrees from University of California, Los Angeles in the Community Health Sciences Department. Their academic interests and passion for running inspired them to start STRIDES.
Anne has been an avid runner since her first 5k with her dad in 6th grade. Since then, she has used long runs as a way to process difficult situations in her life, relieve stress or anxiety, and to simply take her mind off everything. Anne has completed two marathons and plans to train for a triathlon in the near future.
Anne learned through finishing two marathons that - in life - when you get to the point where you think you can't keep going, that's when you really learn what you're made of.
Ashley's professional background is in media relations, and she hopes to combine her interests in public health and media to communicate health messages to the public.
Ashley began running competitively in 7th grade and has never lost her passion for the sport. After competing as the only female on her high school cross country team, she ran Division I cross country at Northwestern University and has run six marathons since graduating in 2006. It was at Northwestern that Ashley discovered the positive impact that her teammates could have on her life. The relationships she has developed through running are still among the closest in her life.
Ashley is so enthusiastic about running that she convinced her now boyfriend to begin training for a marathon with her on the night she met him.
STRIDES Volunteers
We are currently looking for a few enthusiastic volunteers to take over the program at Olympic High School.
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