Brandon Tamayo

Brandon Tamayo

December storyteller Brandon Tamayo is originally from Bucktown but tragically moving to Hammond, Indiana when he was a kid. Brandon ...
Elizabeth Strusz

Elizabeth Strusz

December storyteller Elizabeth Strusz is a salon owner, speaker, and author from Southern Illinois, known for her commitment to creating ...
Michael Concepcion

Michael Concepcion

December storyteller Michael Concepcion is a Chicagoland native who grew up in Bolingbrook, IL. He graduated from Moody Bible Institute ...
Shawn Cobb

Shawn Cobb

December storyteller Shawn Cobb has worn many hats over the years, working jobs ranging from Railroad Mechanic to Cosmetologist and ...
Mike Gifford

Mike Gifford

December storyteller Mike Gifford is a proud volunteer at the Leather Archives and Museum and the LGBTQ+ Gerber Hart Library ...
Michelle Young

Michelle Young

December storyteller Michelle Young started telling stories and performing as a stand-up comic right before Covid. Post-pandemic, Michelle has performed ...
Jean Kim-Snyder

Jean Kim-Snyder

November storyteller Jean Kim-Snyder is a licensed Trauma Therapist specializing in working with marginalized populations, especially Asian Americans and LGBTQ+ ...
Stan Mitchell

Stan Mitchell

November storyteller Stan Mitchell serves as a Teaching Pastor at The Village in Atlanta, GA. and Austin New Church (UMC) ...
Jennifer Ould

Jennifer Ould

November storyteller Jennifer Ould moved to Chicago from North Carolina 20 years ago and found home here. She has a ...
Vince Amlin

Vince Amlin

November storyteller Vince Amlin is a writer and pastor of two Chicago churches: Bethany United Church of Christ in Ravenswood ...
Helen Shiller

Helen Shiller

November storyteller Helen Shiller was the Alderman of the 46th Ward from April 1987 to May 2011. She served as ...