Taylor Brorby is the author of Boys and Oil: Growing up gay in a fractured land, Crude: Poems, Coming Alive: Action and Civil Disobedience, and co-editor of Fracture: Essays, Poems, and Stories on Fracking in America.
Christina Sambor is the North Dakota State Director at Gender Justice, where she is working to develop a strategic presence in North Dakota to promote gender equity and protect the rights of North Dakotans.
Ames Simmons is a queer white transgender man who holds a senior fellowship at Duke University School of Law and lectures at George Washington University’s graduate program in LGBT Health Policy & Practice.
Asheley LeFors, Founder of Raven’s Mom Asheley is a wife of 21 years, mother to three amazing people, a veteran Military Spouse, LGBTQ+ and Human Rights advocate since 1996.
Sadie Sheppard, B.A., graduated from Chadron State College with a Bachelor of Arts in Family Consumer Science with a concentration in Public Health and Human Services.
Kristin Nelson is the founder of Project RAI (Rainbows are Inclusive). She lives in Fargo with her husband Nick, daughter Alex, and 2 rescue dogs. Kristin just graduated from the University of Jamestown with a master's degree in non-profit leadership.