Bryan Boyce / Executive Director
bboyce@cowtippingpress.org / 507.201.9678
Bryan Boyce grew up in Waseca, Minnesota and graduated from Grinnell College before teaching high school English in Lesotho and the Rosebud Lakota Reservation and serving as Assistant Director of Breakthrough San Juan Capistrano, which he led to nationally recognized student gains. As the sibling of a brother with developmental disabilities, Bryan knows firsthand the value and richness of exchange across neurological difference. He seeks to give others this opportunity—an alternative to presuming deficit and pity—through the often inventive, radically self-representative writing of Cow Tipping authors.
Rachel Lieberman / Program Director
rlieberman@cowtippingpress.org / 847.340.1339
Rachel Lieberman grew up in and around Chicago, Illinois before moving to the Twin Cities to attend Macalester College. For over eight years she has enjoyed teaching in special education classrooms, coaching Special Olympics, and working as a caretaker for individuals with developmental disabilities. In her work with Cow Tipping, Rachel finds tangible and inspiring possibilities for a more inclusive and creative future: one that expects, accepts, and celebrates neurodiversity, and one that embraces greater equity for all of us.
Natalie Martell / Arts Manager
nmartell@cowtippingpress.org / 612.424.0035
Natalie Martell is a writer and has worked in group homes for many years. At Cow Tipping, Natalie works to amplify our authors’ voices through publication and arts outreach. She has always found Cow Tipping books unique, delightful, and moving, and she strives to connect them with a diverse readership. She believes that honoring and valuing neurodiversity enhances the literary landscape and society as a whole.
Shaunte Martin / Inclusion Associate
inclusion@cowtippingpress.org
Shaunte Martin was born here in Minnesota. She was born in December of 1987 in Regions Hospital in the morning. She has a big family of a lot of nieces and nephews. She likes to go to the state capitol and going bowling with her family and friends.
Maeve McDevitt / Inclusion Associateinclusion@cowtippingpress.org Maeve McDevitt is a young woman who wishes she could time travel to times of past years especially the 1920s (only to visit). For now she gets to live in a different time as she writes a historical fiction novel about a Deaf woman living during the 1920s and 1930s and has to put up with living in the modern world ugh. She is a curious soul who loves not only history and antique/vintage items but traveling,cooking,hanging out with friends,family and boyfriend, is an animal lover and last not least enjoys reading books and writing stories.
Fellows
Joseph Allen / Teaching Fellow
Joseph Allen supports Black Lives Matter, Minority Lives Matter and Pride. He likes to play basketball, video games, and go for walks. He likes writing about social justice. He wants the World to know that he’s a Black Man that will stand up for what’s right.
Taiyo Brown / Teaching Fellow
Taiyo Brown was born in November, 2002. He was born in Detroit Michigan. He likes Mario.
Ryan “Numbers” Lewis Johnson / Teaching Fellow
Ryan “Numbers” Lewis Johnson wants to be remembered as a mathematician a person that does game shows in different languages. And also wants to be remembered as being on a podcast by Brian Shapiro. Numbers is a happy person!
Benjamin Johnson / Teaching Fellow
Benjamin Johnson loves helping people as an advocate. He also likes and is good with technology. He likes exercising both indoors and outdoors.
Brynn Sexton / Teaching Fellow
Brynn Sexton knows American Sign Language and she has a real disability called Down Syndrome. She loves her brother Niall, her family, and friends. Brynn likes having donuts with her dad, Tony and watching the Minnesota Wild. She likes bike rides with her mom, Sally, as well. And she loves seafood.
Seth Wagner / Teaching Fellow
Seth Wagner is an aspiring author. He loves science fiction and poetry. He was inspired by his family, including his mother, father and great grandmother. Their encouragement and love inspires him everyday and he is grateful for them for being in his life.
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