Reunion Chicago: Elijah McKinnon & Kristen Kaza

Elijah McKinnon and Kristen Kaza are the founders of Reunion Chicago. They are forward-thinking individuals that cherish the chosen family they’ve fostered in a space created for those left behind and forgotten in creative enterprises and industries. They engender the feeling of home and belonging, and they work on their relationships as business partners and, in a sense, siblings to each other as they endeavor in a labor of love for the culture. Armed with a red-orange pen, Director of Programming Kristen Kaza let her hand fly across the page when someone’s said something noteworthy. As she does, her medium-sized gold hoops dance from side to side. She is alight with the vision of a world in which people are held accountable and marginalized voices are serviced. Sunlight filters in on her right side, illuminating the golden fire she possesses.