Ellen Jarosz is Head of Special Collections and Archives at California State University, Northridge. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Master of Arts in Library and Information Studies with an Archives Concentration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the Associate Administrator for the Western Archives Institute, and a past president of the Society of California Archivists. Ellen was formerly Special Collections and University Archives Librarian at San Diego State University, and a Project Archivist at the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Heidi Schumacher is the Director of the Graduate Resource and Academic Development Center at California State University, Northridge and teaches in the Queer Studies, Gender & Women’s Studies, and English departments. Her work focuses on feminist and queer theory, and on approaches to student success rooted in equity, inclusion, and justice frameworks.

Artist and Multiple Sclerosis advocate Lydia Emily Archibald was born in Chicago in 1971. A prolific and dynamic international artist, Lydia Emily’s work has been featured at gallery shows in Milan, Berlin, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Washington DC, and San Francisco. Lydia Emily battled cancer in 2010, only to be diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2012. She later became a spokesperson for the MS Society sharing the story of her diagnosis and struggle with MS and her message of hope for others suffering from the disease. Lydia Emily also shares this message in her art, creating four bright, inspiring murals in Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX; Portland, OR; and Louisville, KY. She plans to continue painting the hopeful murals for M.S. chapters around the globe. Lydia Emily is the subject of the documentary The Art of Rebellion, a feature length film from Bluprint Films directed by Libby Spears, and other short documentaries.