Katrina Kerstetter was born in Louisiana and raised in Tucson, Arizona. She later spent 20 years teaching in South Korea, teaching English through mindful-learning skills and exposure to cultures and art from around the world. Kerstetter is a mixed-media artist who worked with refugees in Korea, helping them adjust to a new culture and environment, while encouraging and preserving their own culture through the arts. When Kerstetter returned to Tucson, she began a nonprofit library, Koru Multicultural and Diverse Library, with the same focus. At the same time, she began volunteering at Iskashitaa Refugee Network, which combines artistic expression, education, and community building to encourage refugees and asylum-seekers to maintain their heritable pride and courage while adapting to new environments, challenges, and cultures. Kerstetter enjoys bringing people together to share stories and experiences, giving voice to their communities through artwork. This has developed into becoming a resident artisan with Iskashitaa’s Refugee Garden Art Program (RGAP).