Sarah Baker finds joy. Since 2011, she has been styling people and places for video and photo productions. She started two of Portland’s most popular monthly dance parties, The Get Down and The Hustle and In 2017, Sarah established Boogie Buffet Productions, producing art films and music videos. Collaboration is what gets Sarah out of bed in the morning, the thrill of seeing what a group of folks can create through shared vision keeps her energy high. Sarah has a keen eye for the strengths in others and gets immense pleasure in helping folks shine. Though her early efforts at incorporating environmentalism into the fast paced and heavily disposable world of styling were only minimally successful, Sarah continues to find ways to be more environmentally mindful in her work and to inspire those around her to do the same.

Nora Colie, born and raised in Portland, Oregon is a film director, curator, archive researcher, film teacher at NW Academy and the Managing Director of the POW Film Festival, a festival showcasing films by women and non-binary directors. She is also a freelance producer for OPB’s Oregon Art Beat. Her primary film focus is in documentary film where she got her start in New York City working with the filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, on his Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning films, “Why We Fight” and “The House I Live In” and on his highly acclaimed films “The King” and HBO’s “Reagan”. She then spent several years in Berlin as part of the art collective Mindpirates that shared projects with the commercial director Ralf Schmerberg. Nora spends too much time watching animal videos, loves nature and is deeply worried about climate change.

Shawn Creeden (b. 1981, USA) is a transdisciplinary artist living and working on unceded Cowlitz territory in what is now known as Portland, Oregon USA.

They wheel like a joyful butterfly across an expanded field of interconnected being and making. Cross-pollinating a diverse range of media and methodologies, Creeden's creative output includes living sculptures, textiles, dance parties, activism, environmental installations, publications, plant care performances, and cable-access video art.

Collaborative, playful, and sensitive, their work emerges from an enchanted and spirited world where audience and participants are humbly invited to reconnect with themselves and Mother Earth.

Angela McIlvain [mackle-vane] is enthusiastic. She loves seeing a great idea unfolding, then jumping in to support it with her Mary-Poppins’-bag of collected skills and tools. Collaborating with creative folks is central to everything she does. Be it as an Art Director on commercials, a set designer for theatre, a prop fabricator for film, or an activist for the earth she loves the process of discovering the truth for each moment and utilizing it to create objects and spaces that help tell each story.

She’s passionate about intersectional feminism, planet earth, and creating a future we can be proud of. She’s beyond thrilled to be a part of Making Earth Cool!

Mel loves being a citizen of Earth.

Celebrating, collaborating, and creating with her community are central to everything she does.

For the past decade, she has been active in supporting her community as a social service provider through youth mentorships, educational classes, supportive housing, and food justice. Mel finds joy in learning. She has a deep passion for working with others to question, improve and redesign systems that no longer serve us.

Mel is her happiest when she is helping turn dreams into reality, championing for her community, and soaking up all the wonders of this planet!

Katya owns and operates a queer, femme, and BIPOC-centric company called Klip Klop Productions, which provides event, media, and resourcing services for the Portland and LGBTQ+ communities at large! In the last five years, we have produced drag brunches, panels, fundraisers, after-hour events, variety shows, themed dance parties, trivias, bingos, podcasts, virtual talk shows, fitness classes, and all sorts of digital queer content! He also is a current commissioner on the Oregon Commission of Hispanic Affairs, works with the creative climate resilience collective Making Earth Cool, and is a coach at OrangeTheory Fitness.

As a purveyor of organized chaos and ethical nonsense, I strongly believe that community, health, and activism are best when it's multi-faceted, inclusive, and unconventional! Through her work, Katya aims to prioritize diversity and equity, inspire full and radical self-acceptance and love, and foster a variety of spaces that are safe, mindful and celebrate our potentials for good!

Kyle does his best to pretend to be a competent writer, editor, and film creator. He loves the planet. See yah out there.

Connie Wohn is known for dreaming up truly unique activations & experiences, breaking brands into the market, building killer teams & producing innovative & memorable client elevating events. With over 16 years’ experience, highlighting artists, teams, brands & musicians for success, she truly understands what people seek, remember, and want to experience. With a strong focus on communication & team building and a clear priority on efficiency, effectiveness & creativity, these drivers showcase Connie’s abilities to execute. Calling in the community to support & get behind the clients & brands to embrace them fully is a special skill. This comes from her innate understanding of the market (local & at large) and she works with the brand's desire to support and contribute to the landscape & community in reciprocity. Being an active member of Portland’s creative community fabric, Connie thrives at creating these spaces and experiences for all the community to gather around & celebrate. All things culture, unique and forward thinking is her specialty. Add an emphasis on a sustainability & an equity lens to all things she touches making her a leader in the discussion for the events & experiential industry.