Staff and Program Partners
Keiko Ratcliffe is the Founder, President and CEO of Skye’s the Limit Foundation. She founded Skye's the Limit Foundation in 2019 after her daughter died of a trauma-related overdose in 2014. Keiko has been resilient in turning her grief as a bereaved parent into a life-long mission to educate and bring attention to trauma, substance misuse and to assist others in building empowered lives. "Our Story" is a page on our website where you can learn more about the inspiration behind the founding of Skye's the Limit Foundation.
Keiko has Bachelor’s of Science in Art Education with an emphasis on community engagement. She has received certifications as a Trauma Support Specialist and a Trauma and Resilience Life Coach both from the Trauma Institute International. Keiko continues her education through various trauma and resilience trainings, art, kayaking and safety workshops, and engages in various community coalitions on mental health, substance abuse and the arts. Her firm belief is that it takes a village to raise a child and she is continually seeking partnerships and collaborations because she knows that it takes all of us together to raise and build empowered lives, families and communities.
Keiko is currently developing Skye's the Limit Foundation's Resilient Youth & Trauma Informed Community Program utilizing a combination of substance abuse prevention strategies and trauma Informed arts and resilience engagement methods which mirrors the spirit of Skye's life, love, passions, and hope - the spirit of grabbing onto life and smiling, sharing and bringing about the best within us all - the spirit of empowerment and resilience. Programming addresses mental health, building resilience and empowerment through: creative and mindful explorations, the arts, kayaking and the arts, trauma and substance overdose education, internship and leadership development.
Keiko has a vision of establishing S.K.Y.E. * L.I.F.E Creative Engagement & Empowerment Center aimed to provide a place for those Seeking Knowledge through Youth Engagement projects and programs for the purpose of Living In Full Empowerment. The idea for the center is intended to honor Skye's legacy by providing a place where youth and young adults can come and not feel alone, have hope, build leadership skills, build peer support, and receive mental health resources for their overall wellbeing.
"My daughter Skye, 03/07/1995 – 09/30/2014, faced incredible challenges with trauma. She died of an overdose at the age of 19 in 2014. Awareness on trauma informed care/response/approach was not readily available for her or myself at the time. I strongly believe that it's important and life-saving to understand trauma and how to live life and respond with an intentional, trauma-informed and empowered mindset. An integrated, trauma-informed approach for substance abuse and suicide prevention programming through arts engagement, kayaking outings and trauma education are a few ways in which we can build peer support, resiliency and empower our minds." - Keiko Ratcliffe
