our team

Led by BIPOC and Queer creatives, we resource BIPOC and Queer visionaries, artists, and entrepreneurs to realize their wildest dreams.

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the core crew

  • leigh robbie gaymon-jones

    Founder & Chief Creative Officer

  • valeria esqueda

    Brand Strategy, Event Production, Facilitation

  • aubrey pongluerlert

    Operations, Project Management

  • geri leung

    Website Design, Graphic Design

Meet our
creative director

LEIGH ROBBIE GAYMON-JONES (she/her) is a visionary creative leader with a dynamic background as an interdisciplinary artist, facilitator, program director and community builder. As the founder of The Nest she has been connecting with communities through creativity and craft for over two decades. She is a natural-born cheerleader for big, bold ideas and innovative dreamers. The clients, community and team of creatives at The Nest inspire Leigh Robbie’s imagination every day. She is delighted to witness The Nest continue to expand, shift and flourish, shaped by collaboration and partnership with an ever- growing number of creative minds.

Leigh Robbie is thrilled by the places where function meets beauty, form meets magic, and possibilities emerge. At her core, Leigh Robbie is a radical dreamer with a wild imagination, excited to foster connection with changemakers working towards a collective thriving future.