Multidisciplinary artist Aaron Counts is dedicated to the work of opening arts spaces for all voices. He is co-founder of Youth Speaks Seattle; the Seattle Youth Poet Laureate program; and Creative Justice, where he served as lead artist and executive director for its first six years and currently advises as curricular coach. Aaron is the author of the poetry collection Strange-tongued Names and holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia.

(Photo credit: Kory Kumasaka)