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

Bethany Woolman

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

Shane King Zackery

My name is Shane King Zackery

Email: szackery1244@gmail.com

My pronouns are: They/them/Shane

I live in: East Bay

What I do / What I’m into: Writing, film, entrepreneurship, coding

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Babysitting, Technology, Running a business, Film/TV

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Equal opportunity learner

Website: Shanekingzackery.com

Instagram: @shanekingzackery

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

Claire Calderón

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

Rachel Khong

My name is Rachel Khong

Email: http://www.rachelkhong.com/contact

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a writer, editor, and novelist. I founded The Ruby in January 2018 and retired at the end of 2021 (though I remain a member!). Before I started The Ruby and published my novel, I was an editor at the food quarterly Lucky Peach. I love reading and writing, food and cooking, interior decorating, and music. I’m working on a podcast called “Trash/Treasure,” about reusing food containers.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Publicity, Password sharing (Hulu, HBO, etc.), Event planning, Housesitting, Event planning, Running a business, Food & cooking, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I’m hoping to travel more in 2022 and beyond! If you’re interested in cat sitting, I have a cat named Bunny and a two-bedroom apartment in the Mission. :) I’m also currently learning more about: landscape architecture, botany and gardening (flowers and vegetables), traditional Chinese medicine & herbalism, and folk tales and mythology. I’m an enthusiastic but beginner sewer and quilter. As of the pandemic, I’m also newly into fountain pens.

Website: rachelkhong.com

Instagram: @rrrrrrrachelkhong

Twitter: @rachelkhong