012 Kai Newell 

Kai Newell is a queer author and advocate who uses their writing and work to push for equality and inclusion. A Transgender and Gender Expansive Care Coordinator by day, they’re passionate about breaking barriers, especially in the LGBTQ+ community. When they’re not busy fighting for change, you’ll find them hanging out with their kids, jamming to 2000s emo, or getting lost in a great book.

Wendy Jean Saathoff is a QC native, breast cancer survivor and a mother of two. She finds substance through painting, writing poetry, instructing yoga and connecting with youth as a Behavioral Interventionist. She most recently presented an exhibit titled "Just Barely" at DeSoto Studios in Rock Island.