Mar is an Illustrator and business owner based in Southern New Mexico. Mar studied animation and earned her associates in arts at DACC and has been featured in various art zines and other projects in the Cruces area. She’s been involved in art direction and youth mentorship for the Learning Action Buffet (LAB) for 5 years, where she helps curate programs to get youth involved with the community through the arts. Mars’ has also been involved with the production of the Lab x TENM podcast collaboration; Transform The Norm, as co-host and production assistant. Her passion lies in creative expression and Social justice, and she hopes that this 10×25 presentation bridges the two concepts together to highlight the Labs journey with podcast production and youth leadership.