Jenna Beacom
Deaf, ASL fluent, hearing loss as a teenager
Experience
Lived experience including the use of hearing aids. Experience in advocacy and media criticism
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Isabelle Felix
Black, Haitian American, Afro Latina/e, Chronic migraines, Hard-of-Hearing (HoH), Physical rehabilitation (regarding mobility), Survivor of Natural Disaster, Family member with mental and emotional health disorders
Experience
Lived experience, background in Psychology (research and therapy), experience as a sensitivity reader
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Hana Ali
Arab, Yemeni, Muslim Woman, Hijabi, Muslim American, Social Anxiety, Anxiety
Experience
Lived experience, academic research on Muslim women representation in media.
Reading Interests
All genres welcome, especially fond of adult, New Adult, Young Adult. Sci Fi, Fantasy, Contemporary, Romance.
Gulnaz Saiyed
Indian American, Muslim, Anxiety, foster/adoptive parent (*not* qualified to read for adoptees or those who are/have been in foster care), learning and cognition, special needs parenting
Experience
Lived experience; academic research on Islamic feminism and women's issues; ethnographer of racial, cultural, and power dynamics in learning environments; curriculum writer; editor/writer, MFA Candidate in Writing for Young People at Lesley University; MS in Journalism.
Reading Interests
Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children's Literature, Academic Writing
Georgina Kamsika
British Asian (second generation Indian), Biracial, Bisexual, Non binary
Experience
Lived experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, published author
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Gabriel Yuriria
Bisexual genderfluid, light-skinned brown Mexican, self-diagnosed autistic, as well as with EDS, depression, and anxiety.
Experience
Lived experience, text analysis courses, writing and crafting courses, study of literature politics
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Ennis Bashe
Nonbinary, queer, Jewish with Ukrainian heritage. Physically disabled (cane and brace user, chronic illness, chronic pain, GI issues, dysautonomia, progressive neuropathy)
Neurodivergent and mentally ill (ADHD, anxiety, OCD, medical trauma, survivor experience) Hemiplegic migraines with aphasia Food allergies
Domestic violence patient advocate
Experience
Lived experience, BA in English and Theatre, MSW in Social Work with a focus on trauma treatment. Marketing and Communications. Teacher for young writers.
Reading Interests
All genres welcome