Syontoni is a multilingual Gen Z activist born and raised in Los Angeles. She is a proud Japanese Desi Canadian American, Black belt in Taekwondo, and Royal Academy of Dance program trained ballet dancer. Syontoni was a participant and facilitator for Freedom Lifted's History of Policing class for youth in summer 2020 and co-organized and hosted the participant reunion in fall 2020. Now at Freedom Lifted, she designs and publishes social media content, assists with virtual programming research and development, and leads facilitation and youth facilitator training for digital youth workshops. Syontoni is passionate about using social media to educate, inspire and build community. She is a member of the inaugural cohort of Majority Leaders from Supermajority and an alumna of the International School of Los Angeles’ French Baccalaureate Program.