Chris Omni, MPH

Chris Omni, MPH

The visionary founder behind Kujima Health & Art.

HONORS

Midwest Association of Graduate Schools
March 2019
First Place Winner
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Regional Competition

Summer 2018
​Master of Public Health Master Thesis Grant

Fall 2017
Midwestern Public Health Scholarship

Phi Kappa Phi
National Honor Society
​April 2018 Inductee

SCORE and Sam’s Club
2018 American Small Business Champion

​Kansas Department of Commerce
2015 Kansas Minority-owned Business of the Year

Community Resource Council:
Nominee for the Award of Excellence for an Individual

City of Topeka
​October 2015 Champion of Character Winner

New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Black People Rock Recognition
​February 2018

Kansas State University
February 2019
3MT 1st Place Winner

April 2019
Second place tie for Veterinary College and Master of Public Health Poster Contest
("Black Butterflyz: Making Black Women’s Health a Capital Concern")

Third place for School of Human Ecology Poster Contest (“Black Butterflyz: Making Black Women’s Health a Capital Concern”)

YWCA
Individual of Excellence nominee in the Small Business Category

Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Community Service Nominee
Mentorship Nominee
Woman of Achievement Nominee
Outstanding Entrepreneur Award Nominee

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Master of Public Health - May 2019
Kansas State University
Physical Activity Emphasis

Master of Liberal Arts - May 2003
Washburn University
Character Education Emphasis

Bachelor of Science - May 1998
Washburn University
Human Services/Youth Services Emphasis

Specialty Certifications:

  • Certified Personal Trainer - ACSM

  • Certified Group Exercise Instructor - NETA

  • Certified Behavioral Change Specialist - ACE

  • Certified Lifestyle Wellness Coach - NETA

  • Special Events Planner​

Chamber of Commerce & Small Business Development Center:

  • Kauffman Foundation

First Step Fast Track Graduate December 2016

  • Who Owns The Ice House Graduate

July 23, 2013 – present
​Executive Director and Founder
MAKIN’ MOVES, Inc.
​Topeka, KS

September 12, 2016 - November 17, 2017
Wellness Coordinator
City of Topeka
Topeka, KS

June 2004 - May 2013
Adjunct Professor in Kinesiology Department Washburn University
Topeka, KS

​May 1, 1999 – May 2004
Project Coordinator
Community Action
​Topeka, KS

December 1999 - February 2004
Group Exercise Instructor
YMCA
Topeka, KS

LEADERSHIP

American Cancer Society National Health Equity Workgroup Volunteer 2018 - present

Relay for Life (Breast Cancer) 2014 - 2018

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2014 - 2018

American Cancer Society’s Corks and Forks 2016 - 2018

Whisper Walk (Ovarian Cancer) 2010 - 2014

Light the Night (Blood Cancer) 2010 – 2013, 2017

Shawnee County’s Largest Workout 2012 – 2016

​NAMI Kansas 2014 - present
NAMI Kansas Minority Mental Health Awareness Chairperson 2017

The meaning of life is to find your gift.
The purpose of life is to give it away.

-Pablo Picasso