leadership

Pickle is the first Drag Laureate of the City of West Hollywood and the second Drag Laureate in history. She was the first reader for Drag Story Hour in Los Angeles and assumed management of Drag Story Hour LA in 2017. Since then she has partnered with organizations including The Academy Museum, Aquarium of the Pacific, Grand Annex Music Hall, The Independent Shakespeare Company and The Music Center as well as LA County Library, LA Public Library, the City of West Hollywood and the City of Santa Monica to present Drag Story Hour as well as other original and dynamic drag programs.

Darwin has worked in the non-profit space for over a decade, specializing in education and harm reduction. He was previously the Program Manager for the West Hollywood Project at the Institute for Public Strategies. Darwin was a Senior Trainer at the Posse Foundation and is currently a PHD Candidate for Anthropology at UC Irvine. Additionally, Darwin led the implementation of the DEI Strategic Plan within IPS by facilitating the DEI Committee.

Ashleigh is Manager of Operations and Facilities at College Track. She previously held the position of Business Operations Manager at KIPP Public Schools in Los Angeles County and has over ten years experience in non profit work, specifically centered around education.

Bailey is a stand up comedian by night and a social media manager by day living in Los Angeles by way of Springfield, Missouri. She loves the performing arts, elevating voices that deserve to be heard, being a woman, and hanging out with her boyfriend and two cats.