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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 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
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 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
My name is Erin Bank
My pronouns are: she/her
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: I'm a grant writer and consultant specializing in research strategy for my day job; I write fiction, personal essays, blogs on the side.
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Pet sitting, Exercising/hiking, Music, Science, Political organizing & activism, Gardening
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Freelancing, running and kite surfing, science, politics (local and national), wine, gardening and indoor plants, dog training, journalism
Website: www.bankoferin.com
Instagram: @bankoferin
Twitter: @bankoferin
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
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/
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 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
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.
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 Brynn Rubinstein
Email: brynnr@gmail.com
My pronouns are: She/her
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: Women's and reproductive public health
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Exercising/hiking, Nonprofits, Running a business, Political organizing & activism, women's health, public health, ceramics, raising twins and wine (see twins)
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Writing buddies (I write personal nonfiction), tea
Website: brynnr.com
Twitter: @monkeyproblems
My name is Stef Demong
Email: stefanie.demong@gmail.com
My pronouns are: She/her
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: I'm a freelance writer and producer. The majority of my paid work is in the non-profit/philanthropic/CSR space and I'm always working on personal projects as well. Outside of work, I love cooking, hiking, hosting friends, watercolors, my pup Rodeo.
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Public speaking, Event planning, Visual arts/crafts, Exercising/hiking, Nonprofits, Political organizing & activism, Food & cooking
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
My name is Amulya Aradhyula
Email: amulya.aradhyula@gmail.com
My pronouns are: She/her
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: user research, lifting, doula
Ask me about: Visual arts/crafts, Exercising/hiking, Technology, Political organizing & activism, Food & cooking
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: writing, making art, reading hard books together, creating and executing our own syllabus
Website: aradhyula.com
My name is Daniela Blei
Email: daniela.h.blei@gmail.com
My pronouns are: She/her
I live in: San Francisco
What I do / What I’m into: Book editing (mostly scholarly books; occasional non-fiction), writing for museums and non-profits/NGOs, and some journalism/I'm into food, languages, history
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Public speaking, Babysitting, Pet sitting, Housesitting, Nonprofits, Political organizing & activism
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Politics: local + national; how to grow vegetables; finding accountability buddies (mine moved/got new jobs...sob)
Website: daniela-blei.com
Instagram: @dblei
Twitter: @tothelastpage
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
My name is Bethany Woolman
Email: bwoolman@gmail.com
My pronouns are: She & they
I live in: East Bay
What I do / What I’m into: Writing, nonprofit communications, crafting, interior design, strength training, houseplants
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Visual arts/crafts, Exercising/hiking, Nonprofits, Running a business, Political organizing & activism, Gardening
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I'd love to learn more about screenwriting and working on film sets :)
Website: bethanywoolman.com
Instagram: @besalyn
My name is Claire Calderón
Email: claire@therubysf.com
My pronouns are: She/her
I live in: East Bay
What I do / What I’m into: I'm a writer, editor, and singer/songwriter. I help manage the Ruby and I'm working on a novel about ancestors. I like cooking, junk shops, queer hangs, my senior citizen dog Noni.
Ask me about: Writing/editing, Music, Political organizing & activism, Freelancing
What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Dance/Somatics/Movement & exercise buddies! Small business management! Strategic goal setting! Gardening!
Website: clairecalderon.com
San Francisco, CA