Executive Director – Rain Black (he/they)
Rain Black, M.P.H., CPH (He/They) is an unenrolled Cherokee and Choctaw descendent Two-Spirit artist who specializes in watercolor, beadwork, and nature based artwork. He earned his bachelor’s degrees in Biology, Public Health and Art from Cedar Crest College. He holds a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology from the University of South Florida and is Certified in Public Health. They are a community educator with 8 years of experience focusing on topics around domestic and intimate partner abuse, queer and transgender justice, foraged art making, life skills, Indigenous approaches to environment restoration, and public health. They are a founding organizer of Queer & Trans Lehigh Valley and serve on the board of Basement Poetry and Creative Community Practice.
Administrative Assistant & Event Planner – Robin Gow (any pronouns)
Robin Gow (any pronouns) is a Lambda Literary award-winning poet, educator, and organizer. In addition to writing poetry, Gow also writes Young Adult and Middle-Grade books. It is the author of YA novels in verse, A Million Quiet Revolutions, and Ode to My First Car with FSG Books for Young Readers, and Dear Mothman, Gooseberry, and Saber-tooth with Abrams Books. He is a Umatilla and Cañari descendent.