Maureen Nicol is a Doctoral student at Columbia University studying Early Childhood Education and the Founder and Director of Camp Story - a pop-up arts camp based on the continent of Africa. Her background is in teaching and education. Maureen is committed to working with young children and educators to ensure every child and teacher knows their value, worth and power. Maureen's research and work interests have always always situated children of color but specifically young Black girls. Her ultimate goal is to make schools safer places for young Black girls with the idea of safety being articulated based on the terms and articulations of Black girls. Maureen is also researching and building curriculum for young girls (specifically young girls of color) on how they can be seen themselves as feminists using arts integration. In her free time, Maureen enjoys going on long walks with her dog, baking and maxing out her library card with good reads.

Luis López es traductor e intérprete. La mayor parte de su trabajo es en apoyo de esfuerzos y organizaciones que luchan por la justicia social. Su trabajo se informa y motiva por muchas cosas, incluyendo su experiencia y participación en los movimientos sociales, como organizador y educador, y su migración como niño a una tierra extraña, donde aprendió la importancia de las diferencias lingüísticas y de tantas otras diferencias culturales y su potencial de crear obstáculos o vínculos entre las personas.