Our Committee

Armando Garcia (She/Him)

Armando is originally from Orange County, California. When she’s not busy with crafts, you might find her spending time with her Malshi Maltese Shitzu, Lily Mae, and her cat, Jack. She began Queer Craft Corner to provide a safe, healing place for her community to express their creativity. He is keen on any craft or activity that lights up his inner child and lets him come out and play.

Founder, Executive Director

Armando’s Favorite Crafts

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Acrylic Marker
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Tote Bag Making
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Collage
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What Does Community Mean to Armando?

Family: a vibrant, effervescent family.

Jenn West (She/They)

Vice President

Jenn is from Chicago; she moved out to NWA at the end of 2024 and has really enjoyed going on hikes with her pit bull pup, Everest. They’ve worked as a procurement manager for a manufacturing company in Chicago for eight years and are currently pursuing a master's degree from Northwestern in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She looks forward to having created a collection of art of her own and has been amazed watching the organization’s growth from the very beginning.

Jenn’s Favorite Crafts

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Rock Painting
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Community is everything. Through QCC, I have met so many friends I can’t imagine life without!

What Does Community Mean to Jenn?

Jolée Ray (She/Her), (Elle/Lui)

Jolée currently lives in Fayetteville with her children and cats. She has around 30 years of experience working as a professional artist. Learning new crafts or crafts with a new twist has been one of her favorite things about Queer Craft Corner. She also loves the joyful, fun community she has met through events.

Secretary

Jolée’s Favorite Crafts

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Painting
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Drawing
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Sculpting
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What Does Community Mean to Jolée?

Having a place where I can show up as 100% myself and be accepted.

Bri Romanello (Any)

Treasurer

Your new favorite polyglot, Bri, has lived in over half a dozen countries. She is a self-described research nerd with a penchant for travel, languages, animals, dancing, and nature. The warmth and kindness of the community is what drew them into becoming involved with our efforts.

Anything that helps to decompress and has no pressure to be “good” at

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Collage
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Bri’s Favorite Crafts

Mutual respect, reciprocity, and quality time.

What Does Community Mean to Bri?

Helen Wilson (She/They)

Originally from Little Rock, Helen has bounced in and out of NWA most of her life. They love to take a stroll down the street or on a trail with their dog, Maybelle. She has a passion for backpacking and making a positive impact on the community. One of the things that she enjoys most about Queer Craft Corner is feeling the love from everyone at events.

Donor Engagement Officer

Helen’s Favorite Crafts

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Knitting
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Collage
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Having a ‘net’ of folks to share joys and hardships with.

What Does Community Mean to Helen?

Shea (They/She)

Living with her spouse in Bentonville, Shea looks after a dog, cat, catfish, 5 tarantulas, and the neighborhood birds. They spend most of their time volunteering, reading, hula hooping, dancing, and roller skating. They love Halloween and trying new crafts. Pulled in by how warm and inviting their first meetup was, Shea has been heavily involved at Queer Craft Corner ever since.

Community Ambassador

Shea’s Favorite Crafts

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Upcycling Clothes
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What Does Community Mean to Shea?

Feeling accepted as a neuroqueer individual. Queer Craft Corner is a safe space for me to create and try new things.