Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Akari moved up to Vermont in 2021 to join the Lower El community as an assistant. Now, in their third year, and as a classroom teacher, Akari is working on completing a 6-12 Elementary certification through AMI. Prior to Hilltop, Akari taught first grade in Brooklyn and attended Bates College in Maine where they doubled majored in Gender & Sexuality Studies and Politics.
Akari loves to run outside year round, go hiking up mountains, and make lots of little herbal remedies from the garden and woods.