Athena Mari Asklipiadis, born and raised in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, holds a broadcasting degree from Pepperdine University. While pursuing a career in LA radio and voice over, Athena began working in the multiracial community on various blogs and websites in the early 2000’s. After recognizing a lack of mixed race and minority bone marrow donors, she started Mixed Marrow in 2009.
Athena was most recently associate producer on award-winning documentary film, Mixed Match (2016) and currently works as Director of Development and Communications at nonprofit organization, Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M Inc). In her spare time, Athena is a freelance writer for Pacific Citizen and various blogs.
In 2017, her work with Mixed Marrow was recognized by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, highlighted in Oprah Magazine and she was the recipient of the 2017 Awareness Award from Be The Match, The National Marrow Donor Program along with director Jeff Chiba Stearns for Mixed Match.
Athena Mari 