Ani Cassellius (she/her) is a co-founder of People's Pride and the vendor/artist coordinator. She is a high school art teacher and loves time off in the summer to be an artist and organizer. She has a passion for cultivating queer community and believes anytime is a good time for a big gay party.

Lake Owens (they/them) is one of the founders of Mpls people's pride and currently runs the website, social media, and communications. They also run the free closet clothing exchange that happens during the event. You may have seen them on the B Resale instagram posing and dancing up a storm. They have a passion for fashion, art and crafts, and seeing all the cuties who pop out at powderhorn each year <3

Sheila Nezhad (she/her) Sheila’s motto is “From the streets to the spreadsheets!” and she leads fundraising for Mpls People’s Pride. Sheila has been an organizer in Minneapolis for the past 15 years, cultivating the conditions for a police free future working with groups like MPD150 and Reclaim the Block. Sheila believes everything can be done in leopard print.

Luna Zeidner (she/her) is a NE Minneapolis resident, semi pro-gardener, and a former political organizer. She got tired and these days, just wants to grill. Making people happy with a free meal is one of her favorite pastimes, so she's excited to be running the food program for People’s Pride in 2024!

Mik Finn (they/she) is the Music and Sound coordinator for Peoples Pride. They are a sound engineer and podcast producer. As much fun as producing a good story is, nothing beats community formed dancing to live music! Can’t wait for another year of watching cute queer people move to the music!

Elise Swenson (she/they) is the volunteer coordinator for Mpls People’s Pride. She is a law student at Wisconsin Law with a particular interest in restorative justice and juvenile justice. They are also an amateur aerialist in their free time and love being part of the circus community! She is excited to meet all of the amazing volunteers :)

Chelsey McKinney (she/her) is the Floater extreme; She’s ready to help out with pick ups, flyer posting, snacks, and wherever else help is needed at the time . During the day, she is a software engineer for a local tech company. At night, you can find her skateboarding, watching various women’s sports games, or reading. Excited to be a part of organizing People’s Pride this year!!