Founding Members
Martin Frey
Martin Frey is a successful business leader, tech investor, and an accomplished mountaineer and sailor. In April 2016, he set a Guinness World Record when he became the only person to climb the world’s Seven Summits and sail the Seven Seas.
Martin’s groundbreaking achievement follows a business career that included thirteen years in Silicon Valley as a senior director for Cisco Systems where he led a global organization that helped build out the internet and made Cisco the world’s most valuable company. In 2004, he served as the managing director for Utah’s Office of Economic Development where he developed Utah’s model for economic growth that continues to receive national recognition. Since then, he has been an active tech investor in Utah.
Martin is passionate about inspiring the next generation of leaders and offers his time to a variety of organizations in the Utah community. He serves advisory councils for BYU, the U, UVU, and the Boys and Girls Club. He is also the founder of Summit Journeys, a non-profit that strengthens character and promotes well-being by providing transformational outdoor adventures. Martin graduated from BYU in Mechanical Engineering, Harvard’s Advanced Management Program, and is currently finishing a masters in Positive Psychology at Penn. He and his family live in Holladay, Utah.
Kristin Elinkowski
Kristin is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) where she researched how to maintain and strengthen friendship in adults. She is passionate about building thriving social communities in workplaces, communities, and organizations. She is also a co-founder of @flourishing friends – an online community to encourage and cultivate stronger friendships. She is a Certified Business Intermediary, over- seeing several mergers and acquisitions. She was the former Chairman of the Utah State Charter School Board and a member of the Utah Governor's Education Commission. She has previously served as a member of the Utah State Board of Education, Honorary Commander for the Hill Air Force Base 388th fighter wing, Vice-Chair of the Layton City Planning Commission, and Staff Assistant in the US House of Representatives. She has also served as a campaign manager for several political campaigns. She graduated from Weber State University with a degree in Political Science/Business and is a licensed Real Estate Agent. She is most proud of being a mom to her three amazing kids.
Katy Sine
Katy has always been fascinated by the science of living well. Her desire to educate herself on the topic through traditional means led her to attend and earn degrees from University of Utah, Cambridge University and University of Pennsylvania. Her curiosity about the practical application and theory of wellness guided her to explore a more untraditional path of Eastern wisdom traditions, become a Yoga and Mindfulness teacher, immersing herself in the study of ancient texts, raja yoga and meditation. Her masters thesis resulted in an emerging field of Whole Self-Love which she is continuing to pioneer. As a founding member of the Utah Positive Psychology Association, she is committed to bringing the fundamental and foundational skills of thriving and flourishing to individuals, neighborhood, schools, communities and cities in Utah. She strongly believes wellness should be inclusive of everyone. She sits on many diverse boards and has founded several non-profits.
Andy Proctor
Andy Proctor is a Psychology PhD student studying how human friendship impacts health and wellness and is a positive psychology expert and is a founding member of the Utah Positive Psychology Association. His podcast, More Happy Life, has been featured nationally across the USA in The New York Times, ABC News, Fox Business and many other media outlets. His science-based interviews showcase thought leaders such as Positive Psychology founders Martin Seligman and David Cooperrider, Olympians, NYT Bestselling Authors, viral TEDx speakers, thought leaders, viral bloggers and social media influencers. He has been interviewed on local and national television and podcasts talking about the science of human flourishing.