Since 2007, Kimberley has worked with occupational therapy clients and their families, helping them use mindfulness and simple shifts in habits and routines to enhance daily living. In 2013, while looking to bring more mindful simplicity to her own growing household, she discovered the “Zero Waste” movement. More than a decade into her low-impact living journey, Kimberley and her family of four now send just one bag of household waste to the landfill each year.
A Narberth resident since 2014, Kimberley is known around town for her volunteer work with the Narberth Civic Association and the Narberth Business Association. She founded the Narberth Cycling Club and actively advocates for bicycling as green transportation. As co-owner and co-founder of SHIFT, she supports day-to-day operations, leads workshops, school talks, and waste audits, and partners with local organizations to make low-waste living feel approachable—guided by the belief that Every SHIFT Counts. She especially loves helping customers discover low-waste options that fit their needs and meeting people exactly where they are in their journey.
After moving to Villanova in 2016, Eleisha began renovating a 200-year-old stone barn. This introduction to sustainable building techniques of the past, juxtaposed with the accumulating waste of modern construction during the remodel, opened her eyes to the growing burden she was personally placing on landfills. This realization kick-started a complete change in the way Eleisha and her family bought clothing, food, furniture, gifts, etc. She began researching everything she could about low-impact living, which led her to a “Zero Waste” talk presented by Kimberley at the Narberth Library, where the duo met.
Eleisha has traveled a few seemingly disjointed career paths, but they are all tied together by her desire to give back. As a touring pianist/singer/songwriter, she raised over $100k through her annual benefit concerts before co-founding The Performing Arts Project, a summer intensive in North Carolina for young artists developing their craft. For the last eleven years, Eleisha has managed her family’s seasonal community attraction, which partners with the anti-bullying campaign Don’t Be a Monster to present programs to elementary schools in her hometown of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Now, in addition to co-owning and -operating SHIFT, she hosts a weekly low-waste podcast called One Can Hope that provides an refreshing sense of optimism for those feeling climate anxiety.