I was homeschooled K-12 and have worked in education for the past 8 years, including two years at a self-directed learning center. I am currently studying Early Childhood Education at Durham Tech, and have a passion for working in alternative schooling, focusing on the social-emotional growth of each child. In my spare time I like to create art in various forms, listening to music, and watching/reading sci-fi.

Devin Lancaster is a North Carolina native from Raleigh. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Painting at UNC Asheville in 2017. Devin transitioned to childcare work in 2024 after several years in organic agriculture. Devin believes children are an important demographic of people. He hopes to assist in the development of compassionate, perceptive, and versatile people that will help shape the future.

Anjali is a facilitator with 10 years of experience working with youth. They have mostly worked as a facilitator of a queer and trans-affirming feminist after school program and summer camp Girls Rock Charleston. The programs served youth ages 7-17. Anjali is also a freelance web designer and recording musician. They are an active life-loving person who spends their time homemaking with a low-waste lifestyle, participating in community events, challenging people to play board games, and working with plants.

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As I continue working with teens, my personal goals are to help unwrap their unique gifts to the world, nurture critical thinking about their environment, and help them live in harmony with their peers, youth, elders, and all of our relations.

Marguerite is an Integrated Learning Specialist from Miami with over a decade of experience supporting students with ADHD, learning differences, anxiety, and emotional regulation. Drawing from a holistic and relational approach, she helps young people build both academic confidence and emotional resilience. In addition to her degree in ESE, Marguerite holds certifications in Emotion Coaching, Critical Thinking through Art, and Coaching Young Learners, and is deeply passionate about making learning feel accessible, empowering, and even joyful.

Outside of her work with students and families, she enjoys collaging, reading, fitness (especially bike polo!), and building community. She believes deeply in the power of curiosity, humor, and connection and brings that spirit to every student relationship.

a youth ally, advocate, and mentor of over a decade with experiences ranging from counseling at leadership camp as a high schooler, to tutoring and mentoring high and middle school students as an undergraduate, to teaching undergraduate courses while completing graduate studies. Since obtaining their Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, taari has been actively involved in art mentorship, connecting with youth ages 5-17 through and around encouraging creative expression. taari has made community, art, and love the foundation of their pedagogy and philosophy of care; they hold as a core belief that while in community and creating with consideration and care of those we share space and air with, suffering will be at a minimum. taari is a multimedia artist who currently spends time puppeteering, playing guitar, making prints, and sculpting