Maria Canela, Community Coordinator, City of New York, Department of Cultural Affairs. Maria Canela is a writer and artivist who currently serves as Community Coordinator for the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Originally from the Dominican Republic, she has lived in the United States since 2006. During that time, Canela has worked on Make the Road NY campaign for car wash workers and served as a Housing Organizer in the Bronx. Canela is a member of Mujeres en Movimiento and a longtime member, volunteer, and educator at The Queens Museum, where she worked for three years as the Spanish Speaker Student Council Coordinator. Canela is the mother of two incredible children, Hans and Nadia. After living for 5 years as an undocumented woman in the United States, Canela advocates for understanding and respect for immigrants of any status from all countries.

Adrianne Koteen, Curator of Public Practice, Queens Museum. Adrianne Koteen is the Curator of Public Practice at the Queens Museum. Her recent experience includes working in the Public Programs department at the Brooklyn Museum and Friends of the High Line the Public Programs and Community Engagement department at the Queens Museum and the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art and Contemporary Art curatorial departments at the Brooklyn Museum. Adrianne holds an MA in Arts Politics from the Art & Public Policy Department at NYU.

Leticia Gutierrez, Associate Educator, Learning Programs and Partnerships, MoMA. Leticia Gutierrez is an arts educator, curator, and writer based in New York. Originally from Mexico City, Leticia graduated from Tisch School of the Arts, NYU with an MA in Arts Politics and Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City with a BA in Art History. She has worked for a variety of arts institutions in both New York and Mexico City, including Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes and Casa del Laao-UNAM. She currently works as an Associate Educator at the Museum of Modern Art, where she produces artist-led programs for adult audiences, and the MoMA and CUNY Partnership that aims to position the Museum as a resource and destination for the communities across all 25 CUNY campuses.

Lauren Argentina Zelaya, Director of Public Programs, Brooklyn Museum. Lauren Argentina Zelaya is currently the Director of Public Programs at the Brooklyn Museum, where she curates and produces First Saturdays and other public programs that invite over 200,000 visitors annually to engage with art in new and unexpected ways. As a curator, advocate, and educator, Lauren is committed to collaborating with emerging artists and centering voices in our communities that are often marginalized, with a focus on film and performance and creating programming for and with LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. Most recently, she co-curated the special exhibition Nobody Promised You Tomorrow Art 50 Years After Stonewall. Other projects include Art History Happy Hour, Feminist Film Night, Cuerpxs Radicales Radical Bodies in Performance, and Black Queer Brooklyn on Film. In her spare time, she produces and hosts a radio show called Queer Art Radio. Known and respected equally for her nail art andher fierce commitment to bringing art and culture to the people, Lauren was named one of Brooklyn Magazine’s 30 under 30 in 2018.

Elena Ketelsen Gonzales, Founder and Director, La Salita; Program Manager, Gracie Mansion Conservatory, formerly at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Elena Ketelsen Gonzlez is an arts administrator and educator committed to facilitating access to cultural institutions and arts programming for a diverse New York Community. She founded La Salita, a curatorial project and gallery dedicated to highlighting the work of emerging and established artists working across Latin America, and Latinx and immigrant artists working within the US. Previously, she served as Assistant to Family Programs at the Whitney Museum, Lead Family and Community Programs Educator at the Museum of the City of New York, and Project-based Bilingual Educator at the NYC Department of Education.