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My name is Nicole Carlos-Watson
Email: carloswatsoninterpreting@gmail.com
My pronouns are: they/them
I live in: East Bay
What I do / What I’m into: ASL/English Interpreter
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Public speaking, Event planning, Marketing, Nonprofits, Political organizing & activism
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Pilipinx diaspora, disability justice, anti imperialism and decolonization
Instagram: @elementarymydear
My name is Sarah Matsui
Email: sarahkmatsui@gmail.com
My pronouns are: she / her
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: I’m a writer based in the Richmond, SF. For my day job, I do communications strategy for renewable energy startups. In my free time, I’m working on my debut essay and poetry collections. I’m also into park walks, baking, my ESA Okami, and saunas.
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Marketing, Pet sitting, Exercising/hiking, Food & cooking
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I’m currently exploring the pros and cons of freelance vs full-time work, and I’ve been learning more about frontotemporal dementia care. I’ve also been loving and wanting to read more poetry; recent favorite collections include Pilgrim Bell by Kaveh Akbar and Customs by Solmaz Sharif.
Website: https://www.sarahkmatsui.com/
Instagram: @sarahkmatsui
My name is Shane Kennedy
Email: Shane@divergelabs.com
My pronouns are: They / them
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: Entrepreneurship, web design, queer activism, freediving and scuba diving, ex marine biologist
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Event planning, Marketing, Exercising/hiking, Technology, Nonprofits, Graphic Design, Running a business, Science, Political organizing & activism
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: What does entrepreneurship look like for those who do not want to support the harmful aspects of capitalism?
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
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
My name is Kimberly Kralowec
My pronouns are: she/her
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: Poet and lawyer
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Marketing, Running a business
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Writing, poetry, reading, hiking/walking, art
Website: http://www.anapoetics.com
Instagram: @kimkralowec
Twitter: @kimkralowec
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
My name is Emily Wilson
Email: emilyhwilson415@gmail.com
My pronouns are: She/her
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into:
writing, mostly about the arts and education
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Event planning, Marketing, Podcasting/radio
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I have done radio, a while ago now, and I'd like to start a podcast
Instagram: @pureewil
Twitter: @ehw415
My name is Tessa Cheek
Email: tessa.cheek@gmail.com
My pronouns are: She/her
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: I'm a writer, especially into fiction and poetry :) My day job is in small biz/ brand/ marketing work -- I sling candles for a Colorado-based beeswax candle company called Bluecorn.
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Publicity, Marketing, Pet sitting, Housesitting, Exercising/hiking, Photography, Running a business, Film/TV, Political organizing & activism
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I love going to poetry/lit readings of all kinds and attending workshops, free writes, etc. Also interested in dance, drawing and happy hours/ social timez
Website: tessa-cheek.com
Instagram: @cheektes
Twitter: @tessacheek
My name is Nina Shen Rastogi
Email: nina.rastogi@gmail.com
My pronouns are: She/her
I live in: East Bay
What I do / What I’m into: I used to work as a journalist/critic (mostly at Slate and Vulture) and had all kinds of other literary lives (English teacher, grad student, book and comic book editor, VP of a literary startup for teens and young adults) ... now I work as a UX content designer and have had various language-oriented tech roles for the last decade or so. I'm on the board of the California Shakespeare Theater and work with them on marketing/branding projects and give talks about the plays through their dramaturgy department.
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Marketing, Technology
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I love running reading groups and am always looking for cool opportunities to moderate/facilitate events and brainstorms. As a writer, I'm trying to figure out how to get to work without an editor's deadlines!
Website: nina-shen-rastogi.com
Instagram: @ninashen
Twitter: @ninashen
My name is Jessica Zhou
Email: fieldednotes@gmail.com
My pronouns are: she/they
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: -writer, poet, researcher, journalist
-nurturing/contributing to creative/arts infrastructure with kearny street workshop, pride poets, broke ass stuart
-digital communities with subtle asian dating, friends with benefits
-fledgling saxophonist in a jazz band with friends
-sous chef's sous chef
-avid concert goer
-question-asker of strangers and friends alike :)
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Publicity, Event planning, Marketing, Pet sitting, Housesitting, Exercising/hiking, Music, Technology, Event planning
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I am excited to learn about folks' creative/artistic practices, independent business/freelance practices, the ways the two intertwine with one another, and exist separately from one another!
Also love hearing about people's favorite haunts/venues/small businesses, beloved places in the Bay, the things you're dreaming about :)
Down to swap playlists, writing, book recs, event recs, restaurant/coffee recs! Always wanting to scheme fun events with folks too <3
Website: www.jyz.digital
Instagram: @jayzeeismee @mooncasted
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
My name is Lauren C. Johnson
Email: laurencjo.writes@gmail.com
My pronouns are: She/Her/Hers
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: I'm a fiction and nonfiction writer with a primary interest in fabulist fiction. My novel-in-progress is a Gothic fairytale that merges fantasy with historical fiction.
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Event planning, Marketing, Pet sitting, Exercising/hiking, Music, Technology, All things related to birds!
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I would love to learn more about sewing/ making clothing & learning to play the keyboard! I'm also always looking for indoor climbing buddies.
Website: https://linktr.ee/laurencjohnson
Instagram: @laurenc.johnson
Twitter: @laurenc_johnson
My name is Jolene Torr
Email: jolenetorr@gmail.com
My pronouns are: She/her
I live in: East Bay
What I do / What I’m into:
I love to write. I work in publishing as the Assistant Director of Marketing at University of California Press. And I'm trying unsuccessfully to learn to play the guitar.
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Publicity, Visual arts/crafts, Marketing, Music, Film/TV, Food & cooking
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I would love to join a writing group. It'd be fun to learn to make crafts or get together to draw or paint or make things out of clay, so I'm down for that. If I ever get decent at playing the guitar, playing music together would be cool. I'm a movie nerd, so I'd also love to have a group viewing session.
Instagram: @jolenethesong
Twitter: @jolenesbrain
San Francisco, CA