Danica Li

My name is Danica Li

Email: rondaview@gmail.com

My pronouns are: she/hers

I live in: East Bay

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a union lawyer and writer!

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Publicity, Public speaking, Password sharing, Event planning, Pet sitting, Housesitting, Exercising/hiking, Music, Political organizing & activism, Food & cooking, Carpooling, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Everything!

Website: www.danicaxli.com

Instagram: @danicaxli

Twitter: @danicaxli

Salina Isaq

My name is Salina Isaq

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a foodie who loves to bake, go hiking, read, dance, and sit in the sun!

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Public speaking, Babysitting, Pet sitting, Housesitting, Exercising/hiking, Music, Technology, Nonprofits, Event planning, Political organizing & activism, Food & cooking, Carpooling

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Cooking, gardening, and working with fiber-based arts!

Instagram: @salinaa.x

Tammy Tarng

My name is Tammy

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I read, write, hike with my dog. Am constantly on the hunt for great grocery stores. Am a beginner cook + surfer.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Publicity, Exercising/hiking, Music, Film/TV, Food & cooking, Carpooling, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Meeting new folks! I moved to San Francisco last year and still have brand new eyes when it comes to the Bay area and the communities in it.

Also always love hearing about favorite grocery stores, small business, good books and snack recommendations.

Instagram: @tamgelos

Marya Brennan

My name is Marya Brennan

Email: mlbrenna@gmail.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: East Bay

What I do / What I’m into: Co-Director of Programs at National Novel Writing Month/ fiction, dogs and dog training, tarot, circus, thrift shopping, museums

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Exercising / hiking, Nonprofits, Carpooling

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Wood block printing, roller skating, filmmaking, tarot, transcendental meditation, bike mechanics, Spanish language learning

Instagram: @marya_brennan

Twitter: @moxyb

Alisha Gorder

My name is Alisha Gorder

Email: alishabethgorder@gmail.com

My pronouns are: she/her/hers

I live in: East Bay

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a book publicist, but used to work in a flower shop so I'm big into books and plants (who isn't!) I like going on hikes and to yoga classes, trying out new restaurants/bars, spending too much on skincare, and also—as of recently—roller skating.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Publicity, Password sharing, Pet sitting, Housesitting, Exercising/hiking, Carpooling

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Always looking for new recipes or places to eat! Also always interested in advice on how to advocate for oneself at work, ask for raises...you know, the hard stuff!

Website: https://www.alishagorder.com/

Instagram: @alishabethgorder

Twitter: @alishabgorder

Alexia Nader

My name is Alexia Nader

Email: alexia.nader@gmail.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: Writing, Teaching

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Event planning, Visual arts/crafts, Babysitting, Pet sitting, Housesitting, Exercising/hiking, Food & cooking, Carpooling, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Art, Dance, Parenting, Cooking

Website: https://alexianader.com/

Twitter: @arnader

Jill Kolongowski

My name is Jill Kolongowski

Email: jill.marie.k@gmail.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: South Bay

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a nonfiction writer (personal essays) and English/literature/creative writing professor!

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Event planning, Exercising/hiking, Food & cooking, Carpooling

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I'd definitely be interested in learning more about the visual arts, marketing, and podcasting! I'm always down to connect with other writers, hikers, and foodie people, too.

Website: https://jillkwrites.com/

Instagram: @jillofdiamonds05

Twitter: @jillkolongowski

Bethany Kaylor

My name is Bethany Kaylor

Email: kaylorbe@gmail.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: East Bay

What I do / What I’m into: Writing (mostly creative nonfiction; mostly reported essays and personal essays)! Also visual note-taking, animation, and drawing.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Visual arts/crafts, Marketing, Pet sitting, Exercising/hiking, Nonprofits, Food & cooking, Carpooling, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Drawing! Watercolor painting. Color theory, drawing in perspective, you know, the works....I'm also interested in more tactile art, like lino-cut prints. (After so much writing, it's a real relief to just use my hands to make something). I'd love to chat with a trained graphic designer; I'm new to the field (by way of my job), and I'm so curious to learn more about the principles of composition and balance and typography and all that.

Website: www.bethanykaylor.com

Instagram: @kaylorbe

Vicki Lang

My name is Vicki Lang

Email: vickimlang@gmail.com

My pronouns are: She/they

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: For work, I'm a learning designer and with a psych and education background. At home, I do parenting, meditation, reading, running, puzzles, and music.

Ask me about: Event planning, Pet sitting, Housesitting, Exercising/hiking, Music, Technology, Nonprofits, Running a business, Accounting/finance/investing, Political organizing & activism, Carpooling, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Interested in healthy simple living, intentional relationships, community care, co-housing, outsider art, intuition and alternative ways of knowing, absurdity/surrealism, consciousness/the hologram and how to balance being of use with being my own. (But I'm not an Aquarius or anything.)

Instagram: @harryhelpsthedancers

Michelle Yee

My name is Michelle Yee

Email: m@michelleyee.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: writing, photography, collage

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Public speaking, Event planning, Visual arts/crafts, Exercising/hiking, Photography, Accounting/finance/investing, Carpooling, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: cooking, pickling / fermenting, baking, quilting, podcasting

Website: michelleyee.com

Instagram: @_michelleyee

Twitter: @_michelleyee

Peggy Lee

My name is Peggy Lee

Email: peggy@therubysf.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a Product Manager at the Internet Archive and formerly from the world of STEM education for girls/youth, Public Health, and Social Work. I'm into poetry, movies, cooking, homebrewing, pop culture, and road trips!

Ask me about: Event planning, Babysitting, Housesitting, Exercising/hiking, Technology, Nonprofits, Film/TV, Food & cooking, Carpooling

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I love learning how to make or build things with my hands, having someone explain or share something about culture, science, art, history, sociology/anthropology, etc. that they're really passionate about, volunteering/community building, and exploring the city and Bay Area (born and raised here but there's always new crevices and areas to explore)

Instagram: @peggyleesix

Twitter: @pegsix