Kris Grey (they/she/he) is a New York City-based transgender artist whose social practice work centers on building communities of affinity and bridging cultural differences. Grey blends professional development techniques with visual arts training to empower next generation inheritors through social/emotional coaching at Freedom Futures’ Aligning Legacy with Liberation™ (A.L.L.) Families Coaching. Grey co-founded and co-directed Gender/Power, LLC. Over a decade of community collaboration, Gender/Power evolved into a workshop and teaching methodology that employed storytelling, personal narrative, and movement prompts, to question and reveal the dynamics of power in relationship to gender and gender perception. Their expertise in interrupting bias and strengthening group cohesion supports Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) initiatives across disciplines. As a faculty member, Grey teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at Parson School of Design and School of Visual Arts, integrating facilitation techniques to transform the pedagogy of visual art critique. With over 20 years of experience in arts non-profit administration, higher education, organizing/activism, healthcare reform, and museum education – including their former role as Director of Education and Visitor Experience at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art – Grey has solidified their commitment to fostering inclusive and equitable practices to connect and support social change.