Born in Trinidad, Nekeisha Alayna Alexis grew up in New York City and became an Elkhart transplant in 2004. She has worked as Intercultural Competence and Undoing Racism coordinator at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary for many years. Jamie Pitts is Professor of Anabaptist Studies at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and director of Institute of Mennonite Studies. He has lived in Elkhart since 2012.