Co-Founder & Executive Director
CurrentKaleidoCollective is a startup nonprofit network of queer and trans creatives, executives, and other professionals in media, arts, and entertainment, aiming to make the world a safer, more enriching place for our community through narrative change and culture-shift efforts. With twin goals of (1) expanding the market share of queer and trans content that gets professionally produced and distributed, and (2) ensuring that members of our community are creatively propelling those works and getting paid for their efforts, KaleidoCollective platforms sustainable careers for queer and trans storytellers, particularly those at the mid-career level. It was founded in 2024 by Ashlee Marie Preston and Jared Ruga and is based in Los Angeles.