Jasahn M. Larsosa, Co-Owner & Principal Consultant

Jasahn M. Larsosa serves as Principal Consultant for Krystal Klir Communications, having developed our world-changing framework, managing the client portfolio and facilitator collaborations to deliver experiences. Larsosa is a community organizer, activist, philanthropist, program leader, and instructional designer for fatherhood, equity, and community change. He serves as Executive Director for GreenLight Fund Detroit, a nonprofit funder promoting inclusive prosperity by bringing nationally proven direct service programs to Detroit. He is also co-founder of the Detroit Marriage & Fatherhood Fund, a program advancing healthy births and generational wealth by addressing systemic barriers to committed partnership between parents.

Authorship & Publications
Jasahn is the lead author of The Color of Fatherhood: A Facilitator’s Guide for Supporting Black Dads on the Perinatal Journey (SEMPQIC & Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2025). He is also a contributor to The A-Z of Effective, Inclusive Campaigns: Win Elections by Getting Out the Disability Vote(Detroit Disability Power, 2022).

His peer-reviewed scholarship includes “Prefiguring Research-Practice Partnerships to Pursue Racial Justice in Education” (AERA Open, 2025) and “Anti-racist Research Practice Partnerships as Critical Education: Dismantling the Master’s House with Their Own Tools?” (Journal of Community Practice, 2023). In addition, he authored “Luv U Better: Facilitating Racial Justice & Healing Through Research-Practice Partnerships” (NNERPP Extra, 2022).

Accomplishments & Other Roles
As a nonprofit leader and philanthropist, Jasahn has leveraged more than $20 million to advance advocacy, economic opportunity, safety net services, youth leadership, research, and social justice initiatives.

As a community organizer, he has mobilized over 15,000 volunteers to advance local agendas across Detroit, and as a facilitator, he has trained or led discussions with more than 20,000 corporate and community leaders across the U.S. and in more than 100 countries. Noteworthy clients include GM Financial, General Dynamics Land Systems, International Research Exchange Board (IREX), Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Coalition (SEMPQIC), City of Detroit Department of Health and Human Services, and University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Previously, Jasahn served for 5 years as a special Director of Advocacy, Equity & Community Empowerment at Focus: HOPE, one of Michigan’s largest anchor institutions, which was founded in response to the crisis of racism following Detroit’s historic 1967 civil unrest. Through this assignment, he integrated mental health and other racial equity factors into all programs and operations, helping restore the organization to prominence as a trusted racial justice leader.

Jasahn serves on several committees and boards, including the City of Detroit Community Health Assessment (CHA) Steering Committee, Disability Action’s Board of Directors, Bottom Line Detroit’s Regional Advisory Board, and as president for his block club.

Personal Life
Jasahn’s leadership is deeply shaped by his lived experience. Formerly incarcerated under the War on Drugs, he has transformed those hardships into a lifelong commitment to equity and justice. A proud Detroiter, he and his wife, Krystal, are raising their three daughters in the city’s 48227 zip code. Together, they enjoy reading, writing, outdoor adventures, camping, and exploring the country in their family RV, finding joy and purpose in building both family and community legacies.