Kristina is an arts administrator (and academic in training) with an activist’s heart, and is excited to be a part of the Akin team. She spent the past four years working in Communications at Tangled Art + Disability, (@tangled_arts), a non-profit Disability arts organization. You can listen to the podcast she produced and hosted, Crip Times by following Tangled on social ;). She is currently a Research Assistant at @CrippingMasculinity, a project investigating how Deaf, Disability-identified men (cis and trans) and non-binary masculine presenting folks use fashion as a way of enacting their identity. During her free time, she is completing her Masters in Communication & Culture at TMU.

"Joining the Akin board feels like kismet. Amidst my COVID-19 isolation, quarantine, distancing, I began craving new ways to build community within the Toronto arts sector. With me, I bring years of experience in building accessible and inclusive spaces and experiences, and a desire to do the work. Our access to art is our access to life."