Krystle Canare (she/her) is an Event Facilitator for Thriving Asians Consulting. She is a proud Filipina American, the eldest daughter of first generation immigrant parents, the descendent of Filipino farmers, fisherman, and warriors, and carries both their generational wounds and legacy as a person with lived mental health experience and as a Deputy Director of NAAPIMHA, the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association, a national organization dedicated to promoting and redefining the mental health of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) across the United States.

Krystle is a national health equity leader with extensive leadership and management experience in the federal government, the nonprofit sector, academia, and AANHPI-serving organizations. Prior to NAAPIMHA, Krystle served as consultant for the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, an ambassador for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders, steering committee member for the National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health, health equity ambassador for the American Psychological Association, staff at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Georgetown University’s National Center for Cultural Competence, and founding Vice Chair of the Asian Mental Health Collective.

Currently, Krystle serves as Health Committee Co-Chair for the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, Mental Health Advisor for the Filipino Young Leaders Program Tayo, and enjoys living as a digital nomad and way finder traveling the country, reconnecting with the land, and living full-time in her RV with her partner and puppy, Evie.