Khamry Varfley (she/her) is the Curator & Program Manager for Gather RI, where she has overseen the development and implementation of the state’s first Biographical Library and Portrait Gallery dedicated to women and gender expansive people. She is also a Certified Entrepreneur Librarian Specialist and has expertise in fostering economic growth and educational opportunities, particularly for underrepresented communities, having previously served as Entrepreneur Specialist for the Community Libraries of Providence. She continues to inspire positive change in the communities she serves as an active member of the Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, focusing on raising awareness of violence against women. She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration & Marketing from Johnson & Wales University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology & Behavioral Neuroscience from Rhode Island College. Khamry is a Rhode Island native and avid illustrator. She can be found perusing the aisles of local bookstores, art supply stores, or trying new coffee spots.

Jennifer A. Corace, better known by her pen name Jen Corace, is an American artist and children’s book illustrator. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, Corace earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1996. From 1996 to 2006, she created cover illustrations for Cricket magazine. She illustrated Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Little Pea (2005) and Small World by Ishta Mercurio (2019). Her work on Gibbus Moony Wants to Bite You! (Atheneum Books, 2011) and Mudby Annie Bailey (Abrams, 2021) earned her recognition as a runner-up for the Caldecott Honor and the Ezra Jack Keats Award.

Today, Corace has expanded her design and illustration practice beyond the page, creating highly illustrated ceramic works at Anyhow Studio in Providence, Rhode Island.