Niba Audrey Nirmal

My name is Niba Audrey Nirmal

My pronouns are: She/her/hers

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a content creator, exploring plants and science through makeup. I'm into unique chip flavours, science, makeup, plants, journaling, meditation, yoga, pilates, reading and petting cats.

Ask me about: Public speaking, Visual arts/crafts, Marketing, Pet sitting, Exercising/hiking, Technology, Graphic Design, Running a business, Podcasting/radio, Film/TV, Fashion/jewelry, Science, Food & cooking, Gardening, Meditation

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Everyone at the Ruby! Especially those with overlapping interests <3

Website: www.notesbyniba.com

Instagram: @notesbyniba

Twitter: @NotesByNiba

Alx Nixon

My name is Alx Nixon

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: East Bay

What I do / What I’m into: I own a hair salon, I'm a mom, I love to cook

Ask me about: Visual arts/crafts, Marketing, Music, Running a business, Fashion/jewelry, Food & cooking

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Business ownership, cooking, new music, chess

Website: principlesalon.com

Instagram: @alxnixon

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/

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

Abi Ramanan

My name is Abi Ramanan

Email: abi.ramanan1@gmail.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into:
I write fiction, I volunteer/organize (particularly around homelessness/tenant organising)

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Public speaking, Event planning, Exercising/hiking, Technology, Nonprofits, Running a business, Fashion/jewelry, Political organizing & activism, Food & cooking

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Writing fiction! Particularly speculative fiction which explores pressing issues of our era, like climate change, non-mainstream voices and experiences, I'd love to learn more about craft and world-building. I recently started sewing again and would love to learn about that, deeply interested in contributing to and participating in a new community, I started a food social enterprise in London... so cooking, different types of activism people are involved in, science, co-ops...

Website: www.papispickles.com

Twitter: @abilalayo

Ash Huang

My name is Ash Huang

Email: ash@ashsmash.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into:
Fiction, jewelry/metalsmithing, graphic/product/user experience design, watercolor, knitting

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Public speaking, Visual arts/crafts, Technology, Graphic design, Illustration, Fashion/jewelry

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Gardening, catching up on important film/books I missed, so much

Website: ashsmash.com

Instagram:
@ashsmash / @cormorant.jewels

Twitter: @ashsmash