Our Team

Richmond, Virginia

I grew up the product of hard-working German stock working the wheat fields of Kansas and married young, which I don't recommend. I gutted the marriage out for thirty years, because that's what you're supposed to do, but the drinking finally became too much. I got three beautiful children from it, though I'll have guilt for the rest of my life for what I let us go through. We've come out on the other side, scarred and broken… one of them didn't survive the journey.

But mine is a story of second chances: I've found healing, peaceful love, and my new passion — working with LGBTQ+ youth. I want them to see that they're special and strong and beautiful, and that they're very, very loved. I want to share some of my life lessons, and hopefully help them avoid some of the painful ones.

My community saved my life when things were so dark that I couldn't see. My community has kept me joyful when there was plenty of pain. We all need community… that's what I intend to build with The Q Art Hour.