Karen Crews Hendon is Director of Exhibitions and Senior Curator at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in Tovaangar territory/ Los Angeles, California. She has worked as a museum curator, exhibition designer, and arts educator for the past twenty years in California institutions, private collections, and universities. Her curatorial focus bridge culturally rooted contemporary art and visual anthropology, and her research interests include multi-disciplinary media that explore narratives of marginality, hybrid identity, and cultural empowerment that aims to shift perception and generate cross-cultural connections. 

Kevin McGarry (M.Ed., M.Sc.) is the Associate Director for Public Engagement at the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation. At SBTHP, Kevin oversees the Visitor Experience, Programs and Curatorial departments, as well as the Presidio Research Center. He is also managing editor of SBTHP’s publication, La Campana. A credentialed teacher with advanced degrees in history & education and fifteen years in the field of public history, Kevin also serves as Vice President of the California Association of Museums and co-chairs CAM's Program Committee. He also serves as Board Secretary & Governance Committee chair for the Santa Barbara County Office of Education's Children’s Creative Project, a nonprofit organization that brings arts education & experiences to over 75,000 youth in schools across the Central Coast each year.