Leslie Elias of West Cornwall
Leslie is co-founder and artistic director of the Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Children's Theatre, as well as a published playwright, director, actress, storyteller and teaching artist.
Elizabeth Morgan of Middletown
Elizabeth is a youth advocate and a former board member of Oddfellows Playhouse in Middletown, where she also served as the volunteer executive director.
Mohamad Hafez of New Haven
Mohamed is a Syrian-born artist, architect and co-founder of UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage, a multimedia installation that seeks to humanize the word "refugee."
Kerri Quirk of Willimantic
With her escort Tom Menard. Kerri is a visual artist and a person with autism who is deaf. Kerri's art is her voice.