Maile Jachowski, M.D.

Founder / Program & Curriculum Developer
NativeFit was created and developed by Dr. Maile Apau Jachowski, M.D., a Native Hawaiian physician, educator, and mother of five. She is an experienced clinical pediatrician, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, prior medical director of Kamehameha Schools (largest Native Hawaiian school system), and completed a community health fellows program at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is an ACE Certified Health Coach and Personal Trainer, an AFAA Certified Group Exercise Instructor, and a YogaFit Certified Instructor. After spending years working on the disease side of medicine - and experiencing the devastating consequences of preventable lifestyle diseases on family, friends, and patients - she created NativeFit. She uses the power of culture and community to bring sustainable, health-oriented solutions to the serious problem of lifestyle diseases for people of all ages.

January Tobacco

Student Chair, NativeFit at Stanford
January is a junior at Stanford University majoring in Native American Studies. She has been actively involved with NativeFit for the past three years - first as a student, then as an intern, and now as the Student Chair of NativeFit at Stanford University. She has  experienced first hand the power and potential of this innovative disease prevention program and is passionate about bringing NativeFit to her home community in South Dakota.   

Olivia Ross

NativeFit Intern
Olivia Ross is a high school student, a vegetarian, a lifeguard, a friend, a daughter and a sister. Her love of the outdoors inspires her to play several sports including soccer, surfing, running, biking, and hiking. She loves science too - especially biology and environmental science. Developing healthy habits and living a healthy life are very important to Olivia. Her motto “to live life to its fullest” is the guiding principle that inspires her healthy living.  She is excited to be promoting healthy lifestyle through interning and blogging for NativeFit.

 ​Holly Jachowski

Media & Technology Manager
Holly is a content creator for digital marketing - and a creative audio enthusiast. She graduated from Stanford University in 2015 with a B.A.H. in Music: Music, Science, and Technology. As a previous NativeFit intern, she’s excited to continue working to bring NativeFit to new audiences. She looks forward to drawing upon her experiences in music technology to further develop NativeFit’s culture- and science-based fitness activities.

Jake Stein

Creative Content Developer
Jake is a visual storyteller and explorer of truth and well-being. He graduated from the Walter Cronkite School with a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication and currently lives in Santa Cruz, California, where he is developing personal practices of mindfulness.