Laura Moreno is currently pursuing an MFA at the University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance after receiving a BFA in Acting in 2016. Moreno is known throughout the local theatre community as a producer, director, arts administrator, actress, makeup artist, costume and wig designer, and teaching artist (Alley Theatre, Main Street Theater, University of Houston). She currently sits on the advisory board for El Zocalo at the Alley and she served as an advisor and task force member of the play selection committee for Stages’ Sin Muros Latinx Theatre Festival. She founded the Houston chapter of the Parent Artists Advocacy League (PAAL) and is its chief representative. She is also a member of the UH College of the Arts Anti-Racism Task Force and School of Theatre and Dance DEI committee. 

Jose Avalos serves as President and Co-Founder of Creative Vida. A local non-profit with a mission statement to educate and empower youth through creative experiences. Jose was born in Baytown, TX to loving parents that came to this country from a small town near Guadalajara, Jalisco. He graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor's degree in Marketing and a minor in Sales and Entrepreneurship. In his career, he helps small-medium-sized businesses create software, apps, and digital marketing strategies. Jose has always kept the phrase 'change the world' or 'cambia el mundo' close his heart and with the help of God, his wife Michelle, and a lot of mentors, he has faith he will do just that. 

Veronica Olivarez is a digital marketing consultant, solo-traveler, and creative professional who believes in living big and laughing often. She specializes in assisting entrepreneurs with digital marketing strategies to help build a clean and effective online presence. After graduating with a BBA in Marketing from the University of Houston and two years in the oil industry she began researching and learning the ins and outs of digital marketing and the best practices to build a brand online. 

A public-school educator for twenty-eight years, Dr. Sergio Lira received his doctorate in Urban Educational Policy from the University of Houston. His  mission in life is preparing all students for a career or college and advocating for equity of resources for their future. He proudly served on the Houston ISD school board as a trustee from 2018-2020. 

Dr. Sergio Lira's thirty-five years of community involvement have centered on helping all students, immigrant families, parents, teachers, staff, and all educators. He pursued the highest level of education possible because he wants to be the best prepared to offer his knowledge and experience to those who need it the most. His vocation, his mission in life is to provide educational access and equity to those who are disenfranchised and to create maximum educational opportunities to all students. He promotes strong academics supported by a strong fine arts program to enrich and develop every students with multiple intelligences. 

Blanca L. Garza, LPC-Intern. Graduated with her Masters in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in California. She currently interns as a Bilingual Psychotherapist at the Center for Creative Resources under the supervision of Jyl Scott-Reagan. She works with BIPOC communities and the focus of her studies has been Depth Psychology where she focuses on the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious incorporating mythologies, somatic work and other creative modalities. Her thesis work and research has centered around the archetypes of the Latina woman including the archetypes of the warrior goddess and the enslaved virgin. 

Sergio Aguirre is a Certified Family Partner in Texas, a Certified NAMI Instructor in Texas, and a Certified Pastoral Counselor in NY. He currently works at The Harris Center and Volunteer advocate with NAMI and Mental Health of America. He has been working within the Houston Community for over 20 years. 

Writer, activist, and professor Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, was the first Chicano to earn a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. He earned his bachelor's degree in Communications from De Paul University in Chicago. Diaz is currently the Director of Intercultural Initiatives at Lone Star College-Houston North, where he also teaches Mexican American Literature.  

Diaz is also a political analyst on "What's Your Point" which airs on Fox 26 Houston. He also hosts the weekly bilingual radio program Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say which covers Latino Literature, Art, and Politics on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston. His essays have appeared in the Houston Chronicle, Texas Observer, CNN.com, the Los Angeles Times, and Huffington Post Latino Voices, among other publications and wrote the novel “The Aztec Love God.” 

Diaz made national and international news when he led the Librotraficantes in defying Arizona's ban of Mexican American Studies by organizing the 2012 Librotraficante Caravan to smuggle books banned books in Tucson back into Arizona. He just completed writing the textbook "The Mexican American Studies Toolkit" for adoption in Texas high schools.  Diaz currently resides in Houston where he continues to fight for Intellectual Freedom and Freedom of Speech.