Tara Seshan

My name is Tara Seshan

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: Scientist turned technologist with an interest in telling better stories and building community. I work on climate/carbon reduction during my day, and write at night!

Ask me about: Public speaking, Event planning, Babysitting, Pet sitting, Housesitting, Exercising/hiking, Music, Technology, Running a business, Science

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Screenwriting and directing, and generally love movies

Instagram: @tarstarr

Twitter: @tarstarr

Serena Bian

My name is Serena Bian

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I work with the US Surgeon General to elevate loneliness & social isolation as a public health issue. I'm in love with soulful friendship, warm dinner parties, creating community with neighbors, learning from others, and the fresh, crisp, morning air.

Ask me about: Solitude and silence, social healing, spirituality, and co-hosting a dinner potluck!

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Writing, podcasting, going on grand adventures :)

Instagram: @serenas_honey

Twitter: @serenabian1

Taylor Hesselgrave

My name is Taylor Hesselgrave

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: Bird Watching, Yoga, Cats, Salary Negotiation, Personal Finance, Financial Literacy, Software Engineering

Ask me about: Exercising/hiking, Accounting/finance /investing

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Digital Painting, Interior Decorating, Yoga, Birding, best of the Bay Area (restaurants, views, secrets, treasures)

Reva Abrol

My name is Reva Abrol

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a Senior Project Manager with Meta's Child Safety team. Outside of work, I'm into dancing (mostly hip hop & Argentine tango), reading fiction, and learning how to make latte art.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Public speaking, Pet sitting, Technology

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I'm interested in learning more about podcasting, photography, film, political organizing & activism, and cooking!

Instagram: @revaraveeee

Catherine Thomas

My name is Catherine Thomas

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a social psychologist studying behavioral science, culture, poverty and inequality. I'm into learning about different cultures and travel. Nearby, I'm interested in dancing, seeing live music, and going on city and nature adventures.

Ask me about: Exercising/hiking, Music, Nonprofits

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: foraging, queer theory, how to sing well, among a million other things :)

Website: www.catherinethomas.org

Instagram: @ccatthomas

Twitter: @ccatthomas

Amy K. Bell

My name is Amy K. Bell

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: East Bay

What I do / What I’m into: Writer, Early Childhood Educator, Mom, Editor at Drop Leaf Press

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Political organizing & activism, Food & cooking, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Events, Visual Art, Dance/Theater

Website: amykbell.com

Instagram: @amykbell

Katherine Lin

My name is Katherine Lin

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: South Bay

What I do / What I’m into: Writer and Lawyer (tenants-rights advocate and former fellow at ACLU)

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Public speaking, Nonprofits, Film/TV, Fashion/jewelry, Political organizing & activism

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I adore pop culture and would love to chat with you about all things tv/movies/celeb. I'm also down to talk about writing, publishing, practicing law, and your dream dog!

Website: https://www.katherine-lin.com/

Gloria Yu

My name is Gloria Yu

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: fiction, nonfiction, history, psychoanalysis, brewing, bowling

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Visual arts/crafts, Pet sitting, Exercising/hiking, Meditation

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I'd love to connect over books, art, meditation, and building a snail aquarium.

Want to learn about web design, finance, and architecture.

Shasha Du

My name is Shasha Du

My pronouns are: she/hers

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a Co-Founder & Creative Director of Wild Awake, a nonprofit org that curates immersive outdoor experiences for adults & youth to bring us closer to the earth, each other, and ourselves.

Ask me about: Visual arts/crafts, Marketing, Exercising/hiking, Music, Nonprofits, Photography, Graphic Design, Running a business, Political organizing & activism, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Creative writing

Website: www.shashaxdu.com

Instagram: @shalaladu

Yume Kim

My name is Yume Kim

My pronouns are: she/hers

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I am an educator who specializes in nonfiction essay writing along with creative writing as well. In my spare time, in addition to reading and writing, I also enjoy watching documentaries and true crime vlogs. I also have interests in researching and conversing on topics relating to social justice.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Exercising/hiking, Music, Event planning, Podcasting/radio, Film/TV, Fashion/jewelry, Political organizing & activism, Food & cooking

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Political organizing & activism, fashion/jewelry, and podcasting/radio.

Website: https://www.yumekim-poet.com

Instagram: @yume.kim_poet

Twitter: @YumeKim7

Rita Chang-Eppig

My name is Rita Chang-Eppig

My pronouns are: she/hers

I live in: East Bay

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a fiction writer and an adjunct professor of clinical psychology. I love speculative fiction of all kinds, and my book, a historical novel with speculative elements about the infamous pirate queen of China, is coming out in 2023! As a general rule, if it's nerdy or woo-woo, I'm into it: graphic novels, anime, neuroscience, astrology, Tarot, martial arts, fire-spinning, arguing/talking for too long about certain TV shows.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Music, Film/TV, Fashion/jewelry, Science

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I would love to learn more about publicity and marketing, and I feel like I'm woefully undereducated when it comes to "classic" film/tv. I want to start nurturing my very limited ability in the visual arts. I also like the idea of cooking, but honestly, I just like to eat.

Website: rchetypes.com

Instagram: @rche_types

Twitter: @rche_types

Emily Parent

My name is Emily Parent

My pronouns are: she/her and they/them

I live in: South Bay

What I do / What I’m into: Writer, Podcaster, Zinester, Video Editor. My day job: I create and manage media-making classes and experiences at a non-profit television station in Palo Alto - The Midpen Media Center

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Event planning, Nonprofits, Podcasting/radio, Film/TV, Veganism

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Homesteading (cooking, canning, sewing, gardening, general DIY), Digital Art,

Website: emilyzines.com

Instagram: @oat.milk.emily

Julia Dionne

My name is Julia Dionne

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I work as a social impact communications consultant.

Ask me about: I love to find new small batch wineries, cycle, do yoga, cook, backpack, and read literature!

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I love to find new small batch wineries, cycle, do yoga, cook, backpack, and read literature!

Website: https://buttondown.email/juliadionne

Instagram: @julialucydionne

Minyoung Lee

My name is Minyoung Lee

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: East Bay

What I do / What I’m into: Writing, visual arts and crafts, the outdoors, cats, investing, trying to finish this novel.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Visual arts/crafts, Pet sitting, Exercising/hiking, Technology, Accounting/finance /investing, Food & cooking

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Local hiking trails, interesting nooks and crannies in the Bay Area, local histories, running a food business.

Website: https://myleeis.com/

Instagram: @@minyoungleeis

Twitter: @@minyoungleeis

Kelly Gannon

My name is Kelly Gannon

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: Currently: Learning & Evaluation at NDWA Labs, the social innovation arm of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. I'm into researching social justice movements, developing frameworks for understanding collective organizing, and building practical tools for activists, organizations, and funders.

Ask me about: Exercising/hiking, Technology, Nonprofits, Political organizing & activism

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: (1) Art - I'd love to spend more time drawing and painting (2) Writing - as a regular practice.

Angela DeCenzo

My name is Angela DeCenzo

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a commercial and editorial portrait, food and travel photographer. I love being in nature, road trips, sewing & needlepoint, flea markets, thrift shopping, cooking healthy food, fermentation, movies, reading, caring for my houseplants, hanging out with my kids and infusing creativity into my everyday life.

Ask me about: Visual arts/crafts, Exercising/hiking, Photography, Running a business, Food & cooking, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I recently discovered the painter Artemisia, Gentileschi who was a feminist Baroque painter which inspired me to learn more about feminist artists from history. I'm also trying to learn more about Italian folk magic and how my ancestors infused that into their everyday lives. My kids and I taught ourselves to play Mahjong during lockdown and I'm trying to get better at playing. And always on the lookout for interesting subjects to photograph, currently working on a project on finding beauty in deteriorating objects, specifically mold.

Website: https://www.angeladecenzo.com

Instagram: @angeladecenzo

Twitter: @

Miranda Tsang

My name is Miranda Tsang

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: Writing (journalism, poetry, fiction), reading, films/TV, music, animals, food.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Visual arts/crafts, Exercising/hiking, Nonprofits, Podcasting/radio, Film/TV, Food & cooking.

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: journalism, film/TV, music.

Website: https://www.mirandajtsang.com/

Instagram: @mirandatsang4ever

Twitter: @

Amber Butts

My name is Amber Butts

Email: whereisamberbutts@gmail.com

My pronouns are: she/ her

I live in: East Bay

What I do / What I’m into: Writer, editor and grief worker. I'm very into cheese, science fiction and birds.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Music, Science, Political organizing & activism, Food & cooking

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Everything! Culture, food, weird facts, animism, woodworking, dream interpretation, physics, plants, more weird things. Also, I’m teaching myself Japanese.

Website: https://www.amberbutts.com

Instagram: @amberbuttswrites

Twitter: @sleepyhuman