This session will serve as an audience-focused review on What's Next?
All of the dialogues will be framed to engage panelists with each other and with the audience. All will be offered in-person and online, via Zoom. The benefit of a hybrid model is that it expands opportunities for participation to anyone with computer access, including those who may not be able to attend in-person. The sessions also will be videotaped for on-demand access after the series has ended.
is a Colombian-American writer and advocate for multilingual literacy. She is St. Petersburg’s first Latina poet laureate; her book DANZIRLY won the Academy of American Poets 2019 Ambroggio Prize and the Gold Medal Florida Book Award. Other honors include a Hedgebrook Residency, Highlights Foundation’s 2022 Diverse Verse Fellowship and a St. Pete Arts Alliance Muse Award.
GLORIA MUÑOZ, MFA
is a Florida native who has served as a classroom teacher, non-profit leader, and Florida's former LGBTQ+ Consumer Advocate. He serves on the American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) and as co-chair of the ABA’s Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice SOGI Committee.
NATHAN BRUEMMER, J. D.
is a lifelong nonprofit professional who began as a volunteer with the YMCA in high school. Currently, Paul serves as the Vice President of the OUT Foundation and as the volunteer Board President of OUT Arts & Culture. Past roles include Executive Director of the YMCA of Southwest Florida and Associate Executive Director of the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington.
PAUL RAKER, Moderator