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(she/her) I grew up in Bloomington, Indiana an area known for it’s beautiful fall colors. Spring, however, is the most beautiful season when redbud, dogwood, and crabapples array themselves against soft light green leaves that slowly unfurl in the warming, dappled sunlight. Opera permeated my waking hours. My mother often sang along with recordings of Jussi Bjoerling, a leading tenor during the 50s, while ironing my father’s shirts. Music remains an essential aspect of my life. When not confronted with a pandemic, I sing each week in a local church. I moved to the Chicago area in 1977 after completing a Bachelors degree in Environmental Health Sciences. After working as a Compliance Officer for OSHA, I returned to school to earn a Masters degree in Public Health, specifically Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the School of Public Health at what is now the University of Illinois at Chicago. I devoted my career to protecting the health and safety of workers in the Chicago area. I took an early retirement several years ago and worked briefly as a medical writer and editor. I am fully retired now and devote my time to gardening, reading, hiking and traveling. (Fall 2019-Present)

Hi! I’m Fox Graham, a 23 year old gay trans man. I grew up in a small rural town in southwestern Pennsylvania, but I’m currently living in Chicago with my boyfriend and our two cats! I graduated from SAIC in 2021 with a BFA in painting and drawing. I’m primarily a cartoonist and illustrator, but I also dabble in a few different things like making text games and embroidery! I like making work exploring interpersonal relationships and belonging, with a focus on LGBTQ+ characters and themes.

I am a farm raised and Illinois good farm gal with an associates degree in horticulture garden center management and landscape installation. I identify as a cis woman and card carrying lesbian feminist, but not a separatist. I live at Town Hall Apartments partly owned by the Center on Halsted. I have numerous health issues which I have decided approach like a contact sport and go after issue as it shows up. I use she/her pronouns but answer to most anything. I try to use correct pronouns and hope to be corrected gently when wrong. I also say I am a "wishy washy" Renaissance woman. Meaning I am interested in a lot things but but know very little about any of them.