Ana Bernal
They/Them

executive director

Ana Bernal, MA, CNP (They/Them) is a Gender Non-Conforming artist born and raised in East Los Angeles.

They are the founder and executive director of Q Youth Foundation, a non-profit organization using the power of storytelling, wellness and survivor centered work to connect the LGBTQIA+ community in California. 

They earned a master's degree in Nonprofit Management at Antioch University in 2015.

They serve as co-chair to the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health Underserved Cultural Communities (UsCC) Subcommittee for LGBTQIA2-S+. 

They co-chair the Queer and Trans BIPOC Caucus for the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) 2018-2022. 

Currently, they are working as the Project Director and Co-chair for the Sexual Assault Prevention Committee and they also serve as a lecturer in the Critical Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department & Theater Department at Cal Poly Humboldt University. 

Abe Zapata Jr.
He/Him

Project Director

 Abe Zapata Jr. is a playwright, director, and actor, whose work tackles issues of race and sexuality with a slant to camp and pop culture.