is a Puerto Rican artist who is known for his Latinpop music and representational queer art. He says, "I feel a great need to capture moments and stories that might otherwise be overlooked. I passionately believe that art should be accessible to all and that everyone should find themselves represented in and by it.”

is a fifth-generation Floridian whose multi-genre writing on the state's environment, its history/culture and LGBTQ+ communities forms the basis for The Thing about Florida: Exploring a Misunderstood State (2021), Florida Man: Poems (2018) and the nature machine! (2023). Tyler is a writing professor at Ringling College of Art + Design.

is CEO of the St. Pete Arts Alliance, a nonprofit umbrella dedicated to driving arts-related funding and advocating for the creative community. She is a seasoned nonprofit strategist and successful fundraiser with 20 years of experience.