# Participants > Meet artists, musicians, educators, researchers, and Makerspace Challenge student teams, including Happy Note, The Seam Team, and Team Strum-Able. Page URL: https://empowerarts.ca/participants/ ## Art and performance - Sean Lee has worked at the intersection of art and disability for the last decade. - Jo-Anne Bryan is an Ottawa-based artist and a lead performer of Speaking Vibrations. - Tamyka Bullen debuted as an actress in 2018. - Joël Dazé works in Ottawa as a freelance musician and composer. - Joël Dazé is Accessibility Coordinator at the National Arts Centre. - The Blind And The Beautiful is an acoustic blues/roots duo. - Colin Tucker is a musician, writer, and curator. ## Education and research - Olivia Adams is a Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Music Research at the University of Ottawa. - Olivia Adams is Director of Education at the Lotus Centre for Special Music Education. - Julian Bertino is a professor of Music Technology at the University of Ottawa. - Michael Carter teaches Disability Studies at the high school level. - Rowan Friesen is pursuing a Master of Arts in Music and Culture at Carleton University. - Jesse Stewart is a faculty member in Carleton University's music program. ## Founders and organisations - David Bobier established VibraFusionLab in 2012, a creative multi-media, multi-sensory centre. - Erin Parkes founded Lotus Centre for Special Music Education in 2012. - Jay Pocknell is Founder of Sound Without Sight. - Jenna Richards serves on the Board for Xenia Concerts Inc. - Jesse Stewart founded We Are All Musicians. - Gift Tshuma co-founded United Tribulation Choir in 2007. ## Summit assistant and student teams - Charlotte Stewart-Juby is the conference assistant for this year's Empower Arts Summit. - Makerspace Challenge student teams include Happy Note, The Seam Team, and Team Strum-Able. ## Images - Sean Lee, a male-presenting East-Asian Chinese person smiles at the camera. He wears steampunk circle glasses that are brown… - A young woman with glasses and long brown hair, wearing a pink jacket and white t-shirt. She is standing against a… - Julian has long brown hair tied up in a bun, a long beard, and white skin. He is holding a guitar with 10-strings and… - David Bobier, an older man with silver hair tied in a ponytail is wearing a black jacket, t-shirt and jeans. He is standing… - Black and white headshot of a Black woman, Jo-Anne, who has long braided hair and is wearing earrings. She is smiling at the… - Image of a Black woman who has glasses, long black hair pulled back from her face, and is wearing large silver hoop… - Joel Dazé describes himself as a middle aged man of white colour. He is wearing a dark grey suit jacket along with a blue… - A head shot of James Deaville. He has short brown hair and a short beard and mustache. He is wearing a blue shirt and dark… - Rowan Friesen stands in a forest in autumn wearing a black suit with silk vest and white open collar shirt. He has wavy… - A photo of musicians Luke Haneman and Meghan Lawrence. Luke has short dark wavy hair, wears a patterned shirt and black… - Black and white headshot of a Vietnamese woman, King Kimbit, who has long, dark hair, and is wearing a long necklace… - An image of Erin sitting to the right of an upright piano. She is wearing a flower-patterned scarf and is smiling at the… - A photo of Jay Pocknell. He has short brown hair and a beard. He is wearing tinted glasses and a red parka with a fur lined… - Headshot of a woman. She has long, flowy light brown hair parted in the middle, and is wearing a purple, patterned dress.… - Headshot of a man from the chest up. His hair is brown and he has facial hair. He is smiling at the camera wearing a… - An asian woman with light pink hair "Dani Saldo", stands in the foreground wearing a denim jacket with orange patches and a… - Image of a man outside smiling at the camera. He has facial hair, and is wearing a dark brimmed hat, a plaid button-up… - Image of a white woman smiling at the camera. She has long red hair parted in the middle, copper-framed glasses, and is… - giftimage.png - Headshot of Colin Tucker, a white man with short brown hair, wearing a black t-shirt. He is smiling at the camera