Celeste currently resides in the Hermitage area of Nashville and works in the marketing and communication field. Her background in journalism, media relations, event planning, visual design, and team management assists have given her a special lens on the intersectionality of public relations and governance.

Charmin A. Bates is the event planner for the Office of the Chancellor at Vanderbilt University.

Callie Jennings was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. She is an artist, musician, and workers’ rights lawyer.

Brenda Waybrant split her childhood between southeastern Kentucky, and northern Michigan. Growing up in a single parent household that survived on disability, food stamps, public