Get to Know Us

CO-FOUNDER & GENERAL MANAGER
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Hilary handles the day-to-day operations of Queermunity. Originally from Oklahoma, she made her way to the Twin Cities via Boston in 2010. She’s collected a bit (a lot) of experience that supports her Queermunity work like a BA in Sociology and Gender Studies, an MBA, background in program development, fundraising, and more.

CO-FOUNDER & STRATEGY MANAGER
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Kayla oversees strategy and building operations. Raised in the hinterlands of northern Minnesota, she joined the army, was deployed overseas and returned to Minnesota. She has extensive experience in construction management and overseeing large engineering projects.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
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Kyra curates Queermunity's internal programming, event operations, and technical logistics. She is a multi-hyphenate developer and artist who has worked with numerous local and international organizations to build programs, systems, brands, connections, and experiences.

FOOD & BEVERAGE DIRECTOR
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June is the chef/owner of Bella Chow Minneapolis and the mind behind Queermunity’s seasonal café menus. A James Beard-nominated chef, June’s wide culinary expertise has graced the screens of Diner's, Drive-Ins, and Dives as well as Street Food USA on Netflix.

RESOURCE & RESILIENCE PROGRAM MANAGER
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Oceane joins Queermunity from the HIV prevention community. They hope their experience in community engagement of Queer and Trans folx and youth communities will help enhance the efforts of Queermunity. Their proudest career achievement is being published in The Routledge Handbook of Queer Rhetoric (under their former name). Outside of work, Oceane likes all things Star Trek, Rupaul’s Drag Race (been to DragCon 3x!), attending sporting events, visiting new places/countries, reading Black and/or Queer sci-fi, and napping.

RESOURCE & RESILIENCE PROGRAM COORDINATOR
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Rachel Herrmann is a senior in St Catherine University's Bachelor of Social Work Program with a double minor in Psychology and Sociology. She hopes to complete a master's degree, become a therapist for queer folk, and help create more resources for improving mental health. When she isn't overworking herself, Rachel loves running Dungeons and Dragons for her friends and cooking a good meal (please recommend her your favorite recipes).

COMMUNICATIONS INTERN
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Ash assists with content creation for social media. They are currently studying nursing at St. Catherine's University. Alongside being an intern with Queermunity, Ash is collaborating in a research project looking to increase the pool of knowledge about queer experience and identity. You can find them often in nature, taking photos, or at the Renaissance Festival showing how a trans viking may have experienced life with the MN Viking Encampment.