Stimpunks Foundation is governed with community-first accountability and guided by the lived experience of neurodivergent and disabled leaders. Our board provides mission oversight, fiduciary responsibility, and strategic direction in service of disability justice, access infrastructure, and mutual aid.
Every board member brings deep lived experience, commitment to community leadership, and alignment with Stimpunks’ values of dignity, authenticity, and access as infrastructure.
Board Oversight
Our Board of Directors provides fiduciary and mission oversight, including:
- financial stewardship
- policy governance
- executive accountability
- long-term sustainability
Community-Led Values
Stimpunks is created by and for neurodivergent and disabled people. Our governance is grounded in:
- disability justice
- mutual aid
- presuming competence
- restorative and transformative practices
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is independent of paid staff. The people who run day-to-day operations are not voting members of the board. Our bylaws make President and Secretary the required offices; Vice President and Treasurer are optional ones the board fills as needed.
Ryan Boren (he/they) — President, Co-Founder, Co-Creative Director
Ryan is co-founder of Stimpunks and serves as President. With a background in tech leadership and community building, Ryan brings strategic experience and a commitment to translating lived experience into public infrastructure.
Betsy Selvam (she/her) — Vice President
Betsy supports governance and strategic planning as Vice President. She brings artistic perspective and scholarly inquiry to Stimpunks’ community work.
Kristina Brooke Daniele (she/her) — Secretary
Kristina serves as Secretary, bringing experience in education, community design, and collaborative safe-space creation.
Becky Hicks (she/her) — Board Member
Becky contributes creative leadership and cross-sector experience from decades in visual communication, arts direction, and community projects.
Treasurer — vacant. The seat opened when the founder’s spouse resigned from all board and officer roles as part of the board diversification behind our public charity conversion, leaving no family members on the board. Recruitment is underway; the President is covering the duties in the meantime.
Staff & Creative Leadership
These are the people who run the work day to day. They are not members of the Board of Directors. What they read, sign, and are accountable for is set out in Staff & Volunteer Onboarding.
Chelsea Adams (she/her) — Executive Director
Chelsea leads the organization’s strategy and operations. She has extensive experience in nonprofit leadership and disability justice work, shaping programs that honor agency, access, and equity.
Norah Hobbs (she/her) — Program Director
Norah oversees program development and delivery, bringing a depth of care experience and a focus on creating environments that prioritize inclusion and emotional safety.
Helen Edgar (she/her) — Co-Creative Director
Helen co-directs creative strategy and educational design. She is a long-time educator and writer whose work centers autistic advocacy, burnout, and neuroqueer theory.
Meeting Cadence
The board meets quarterly and reviews:
- financial reports
- program effectiveness
- risk and compliance
- strategic priorities
A quorum is a majority of the whole board. Directors may participate by phone or video, and doing so counts as presence in person.
Key Policies
Governance Practices
Our board meets regularly to review:
- organizational strategy and mission alignment
- financial oversight and stewardship
- accountability policies and compliance
- community safety and access priorities
Decisions are documented and reflected in our public accountability materials. We publish key policies on conflict of interest, reporting concerns, donor privacy, and gift acceptance to ensure transparent governance.
Accountability Structure
Stimpunks governance is rooted in disabled and neurodivergent leadership and guided by principles of:
- transparency
- community stewardship
- lived-experience decision-making
- dignity and access as core values
Our leadership structure centers accountability to the people we serve, not external gatekeepers. We aim to build governance that supports radical honesty, ethical resource stewardship, and shared decision-making.
Related Documents
For full governance policies and accountability materials:
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Whistleblower & Concern Reporting Policy
- Donor Privacy Policy
- Gift Acceptance Policy
- Transparency Log
- Covenant
Governance is infrastructure for dignity.