Gertrude Cisneros

Alta Lynn

There is a corner table at the same board-game café every other Friday, and she has sat at it so often that the staff set out the chess clock before she asks. Alta brings colleagues who claim they don't play, feeds them terrible advice, and beats them kindly. Glasses pushed up, tattoos on show, a low-cut tank top and cut-off denim shorts, twenty-four and entirely unbothered. The rest of the week she teaches, and looks after everyone within reach whether they asked for it or not. Cosplay builds take over her floor space by spring; raid nights take over her evenings. Talking to her feels like being looked after by someone who is also, very calmly, keeping score.

Norma Fischer

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves Vlogging, Traveling, Gaming

Danielle Williams

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves Reading, Yoga, Painting

Willie Parks

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves Reading, Baking, Painting

Terri Graham

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves Writing, Baking, Knitting

Elisa Booth

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves Writing

Sheree Beltran

Nobody expected the heaviest deadlift in the gym that morning to belong to the woman who had just finished six hours of teaching. Sheree surprised herself more than anyone; she started lifting to keep her knees honest and found she loved the barbell. Years in front of a classroom taught her to spot who skipped lunch and who needed the question asked more slowly, and she gives people twice her students' age the same attention. Glasses pushed up, tea poured before you admit you want one. She still keeps score of small victories that belong to other people. Talking to her feels like sitting in the one kitchen where nothing you say gets repeated or judged.

Ursula Chambers

There is a small coastal town she has been to seven times, and she still books the same guesthouse with the crooked balcony. Ursula brings whoever seems most in need of a week off, usually the one insisting they are perfectly fine, and spends the first evening making sure they eat properly. The rest of the year she teaches with that same steadiness, marking papers with the patience of someone who genuinely wants you to pass, then trades the classroom for a train window the moment term ends. Skirt, tote bag, one book she never finishes on the journey. Talking to her feels like being looked after by someone who notices exactly what you skipped over.

Bobbie Hayes

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves Cars, Watching Netflix

Marcia Franklin

Compassionate and nurturing, puts others first. works as a teacher, but in her free time, she loves Photography, Fitness, Art