Popular understandings of leadership tell us that leaders look a certain way: they are in charge. They possess outward strength. They are extroverted and act pragmatically rather than emotionally. Perhaps most important, leaders are people in positions of authority and power. Is there an alternative type of leadership? When are we leaders in our communities? How can our unique senses of self contribute to our roles as leaders?

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Facilitator Pepe Moscoso, CEO of Blind Insect, is a Portland-based gallery owner, curator, creative consultant, arts producer, and lawyer. A lot of his work has to do with education, inclusion, personal narrative, the exploration of identity, diversity, and storytelling in a variety of forms. He has collaborated with different institutions, producers, and organizations, working on creative projects for the community. He loves to produce multidisciplinary projects to reframe culture in our community. His business, projects, and events have been grounded in the experiences of multicultural people living in the Pacific Northwest, but the issues that these events have raised are relevant to cultures and communities in all areas of the United States. Through discourses on art, leadership, subculture, migration, identity, diversity, and stereotype, these projects and events have demonstrated the critical role that the arts can play in bringing the invisible to light.