Author Biography

Owen Dempsey

Owen Dempsey (he/him) is a special educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He obtained his Master of Arts in Teaching from Mount Holyoke College and has a decade of multidisciplinary teaching experience in public and independent middle and high schools, post-secondary institutions, and through one-on-one coaching and consulting. Owen is passionate about creating space for neurodivergent and disabled students and LGBTQ+ youth to learn, explore, and thrive.

Jet Lepper

Jet Lepper (he/they) is a queer comic artist from the San Francisco Bay Area who specializes in educational content for children. He also works in special education as a paraprofessional while working towards becoming a teacher.