MEET OUR TEAM

Galindified TEAM OF PASSIONATE QUEER MARKETERS

Clio Levan (they/them)

The Wizard

With a passion for creating marketing that centers community and authenticity, Clio brings deep expertise in brand development, paid media strategy, and creative direction. Clio has led campaigns for businesses across industries, from small queer-owned startups to multi-location automotive groups. Known for connecting data with bold storytelling, Clio brings a collaborative, heart-forward approach to every project. They are passionate about helping values-driven brands grow sustainably without compromising who they are. Clio loves playing soccer at Queer soccer club and building community.

Elly Belle (they/them)

Sorcerer of storytelling (& Social media)

Elly Belle is a queer and trans storyteller from Brooklyn, raised within the cultural context of and by people from the global majority, particularly family from Lebanon, Palestine, and India—which greatly shapes and informs how they engage with the world. They specialize in filmmaking, poetry, music, and comms strategy and social media. Elly has done comms work for many orgs working for social justice and equity, among them but not limited to: Transgender Law Center, Groundswell, and Planned Parenthood. As a journalist and essayist, they have regularly written and reported for outlets including Teen Vogue, Prism, SELF Magazine, XTRA, and others. Elly does not dream of labor and considers themself first and foremost a collaborator and community member devoted to passing on care wherever possible. They take puns, friendship, collaboration with nature, and mycelium networks very seriously. Wicked is one of their favorite musicals of all time and impacted them greatly on their queer journey along the brick road. In their personal life, they are a seasoned community organizer who has worked across varying issue areas including COVID safety, disability justice, mental health, poetry and the arts, and more. In all avenues of life, Elly is always foraging for faith and hopemongering. Their cat's name is, appropriately, Elphaba.

Arielle Rebekah (they/them)

Good Witch of All Trades (Wizard of None)

Arielle is a queer, trans, disabled, anti-Zionist Jewish organizer and marketing professional based in the unceded land of The Council of Three Fires, currently known as Chicago, IL. With a decade of experience working in communications & marketing within the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, Arielle’s skillset spans across branding, messaging, graphic design, web design, strategy, and more. An admirer of media’s ability to shape culture, Arielle's all-time favorite show is The Good Place. This understatedly profound and thoughtful comedy dares to dream of a world in which rather than being punished for their mistakes, people are given the love and support they need to do good. Arielle’s favorite character in the OCU (Ozian Cinematic Universe) is Elphaba, a BIPOC radical changemaker with a penchant for causing good trouble.

Mandy Marcus (she/they)

Graphic Design Hunty

Mandy is a multimedia artist, book designer, graphic designer, and filmmaker. She is very interested in asking questions. They like to learn about the world and dream about possible futures through art. She thinks humans are fascinating, especially in the way they express, interpret, and share communications. Everything is design! It’s important to ask who designed it—and to “do” design yourself. She has been finding creative ways to tell stories since she was a kid and she hopes to continue to do so forevermore.

JS (she/they)

Resident Excel Fanatic

JS is a queer, POC business analyst based in Chicago. She specializes in consumer insights and sales analytics, bringing a wealth of experience from their work across a diverse array of organizations. JS values flexibility, creativity, and is a pro at data scrappiness: simply put, they will (positively) make you a mountain out of a molehill, piecing even the most sparse of data into actionable recommendations. JS is there to help you assess the market, understand key sales drivers, identify opportunities, and every need in between. JS’s entrypoint to Oz was their skillful portrayal of Princess Ozma,* one of the first trans characters in children’s literature.

*in their Middle School Play

David Fairbanks (they/he)

SEO Grunkle Stan

David's been in the SEO world long enough to know better: real sustainable successes come from sincere, good-faith efforts to deliver content people want. Anything else is a sad old man hiding behind a curtain, waiting to be exposed. As with all SEOs, they trained in the traditional manner: studying physics, creative writing and education. Like many of the Friends of Dorothy, David's a jack of all trades who is as comfortable with a computer as they are a soldering iron, a hammer, a pencil.