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Tiffany “Ms. Tee” Golden

Tiffany “Ms. Tee” Golden is a vibrant teaching artist, author, and illustrator dedicated to empowering young voices through creativity and play. With a warm teaching style that blends imagination and empathy, she designs writing experiences that encourage curiosity and self-expression. Tiffany’s published books, including I WANT TO BE BIG and WASH DAY, reflect her passion for storytelling that embraces diversity and celebrates everyday magic. Living by a philosophy of joyful resilience, Tiffany believes in nurturing emotional wisdom through laughter, art, and authenticity, inspiring both students and readers to find courage, kindness, and connection in every adventure life offers.

2025 Family Day 

Speaker  – Tiffany Golden activity

Dan Alter

Dan Alter’s poems, reviews and translations have been published in journals including Field, Fourteen Hills, and Zyzzyva; his first collection My Little Book of Exiles won the 2022 Cowan Poetry Prize. A volume of translations Take a Breath, You’re Getting Excited, from the Hebrew of Yakir Ben-Moshe, was published by Ben Yehuda Press in September 2024, and Hills Full of Holes, a second collection of poems, by Fernwood Press in March 2025. He lives with his wife and daughter in Berkeley. He works at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley.

2025 Writers’ Workshops

Speaker A Compass in the Wilderness: Poetry in the Age of Environmental Crisis