(or Shuf, she/her) is a researcher, educator, artist, and zine maker currently based in the Twin Cities. She makes zines, comics, and other forms of art that bring a critical power lens to science, technology, epistemology, and knowledgemaking, as well as other themes like labor history, immigration, and liberatory celebration. You can learn more about Sophie here https://www.wangshuf.com/

is a Minnesota based comic artist. She currently works at Smart Set, Inc. as a digital print technician helping folks with their printing needs in South Minneapolis. Ngoc has a passion for telling compelling stories and creating interesting page layouts, from slice of life coming of age stories, to fantasy action adventures. She also enjoys late night snacks. You can learn more about Ngọc here ngocdoan.com.

is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA). He grew up growing, harvesting and selling vegetables for the local food economy and currently runs his family-owned value-added business making spring rolls and egg rolls at the downtown Saint Paul Farmers Market. A 2001 Saint Olaf graduate in Biology and Asian Studies, Janssen has over 20 years of experience in agriculture, 12 years in small business management, and 7 years as a licensed-real estate agent. Janssen is also one among just a few certified Hmong Mekongs (cultural broker). Janssen likes to spend his free time with his family in the outdoors. Learn more about HAFA here hmongfarmers.com/hafafarm.

(any pronouns) is a Teochew-Vietnamese-American butch lesbian from St. Paul. Despite graduating with a bachelor’s in Information Technology, she is an artist, an environmental outreach worker! She has experience in both vegetable and native pollinator gardening, along with basic orchard and arbor work. She was part of the SEAD storytellers cohort in 2020, an exhibited artist at XIA in 2021-2022, became a certified tree inspector 2024, and spoke at the Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course in 2025 on environmental outreach to diverse communities.

(he/him) As the former co-director of Frogtown Green, Chris was responsible for getting over 1000 trees planted in the Frogtown neighborhood of St Paul! Continuing environmental work as the Director of Operations for Human Nature, Chris will make sure the shovels are ready and the pruners are sharp.

is a Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota and Assiniboine printmaker, bookmaker, and fiber artist based in the Midwest. A citizen of Spirit Lake Nation, their multidisciplinary practice explores the estranged and complex relationship they hold with their Indigenous identity, drawing from familial archives, Dakota and Assiniboine cultural frameworks, Native nuances, diaspora, wry humor and pop culture.

has led environmental and public health initiatives for over 20 years, partnering with communities, organizations, and governments to build trust and inspire collective action. She has launched dozens of businesses, mentored educators, and trained hundreds of leaders nationwide. Maggie has held roles at the Permaculture Research Institute Cold Climate, the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, and now the Office of Equity and Environmental Justice at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, where she advances a future in which people and planet can thrive.

is an Environmental Justice Outreach Coordinator in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Environmental Justice and Equity Unit, where he has served for over eight years. In this role, he advances environmental justice strategies and develops authentic community engagement approaches within Minnesota’s environmental regulatory system. His career path has led him to state service, where he is dedicated to protecting the environment and ensuring that impacted communities have a meaningful voice in environmental decisionmaking.

is a queer Cambodian American artist based in Minnesota whose work uses storytelling as resistance and reclamation. Through collage, zines, photography, and editorial shoots, she explores layered identity, diaspora, and emotional truth. Rooted in her experience growing up in a working-class immigrant household, her art blends maximalist aesthetics with quiet reflection. As a photographer, she’s known for creating spaces where people feel safe, seen, and fully themselves, grounding each session in care and curiosity to honestly capture personality and story.

is the Field Trip Supervisor for the YAEL program. He has a broad range of abilities, spanning from natural knowledge about hiking, fishing, and foraging to physical labor skills like woodworking.

(they/she) is the Program Coordinator for the YAEL program. They love learning about the environment alongside youth, drawing on the community’s diverse cultures, and supporting young people as they grow and deepen their artistic practices. Their love of mythology, fairy tales, and family storytelling inspired them to turn everyday moments into captivating narratives. Learn more about Ngân at nganelichuynh.com.