Our Team
STAFF
Kendall Hagar
Executive Director
Kendall has a degree in Special Education and nearly 20 years of experience supporting the intellectual and developmental disability community. She became involved in the disability community in 2004 when she was 12 years old as a volunteer for the Cherry Creek Special Olympics Aquatics Team. Now, she volunteers as head coach for the Denver Sharks. In addition to her love for Special Olympics, Kendall has also worked with Adam’s Camp and The Rise School of Denver, which shaped Kendall’s perspective on inclusion. Kendall is neurodivergent, and her experience anchors her work with authentic understanding. She is passionate about empowering people to find the skills to ask for help within the context of their needs, as well as the sense of security required to share and express their gifts. When not exploring the world, you’ll likely find Kendall in her garden, trawling vintage shops for quirky tchotchkes, and enjoying time with people she loves.
Drew Austin
Program Manager
Drew started with The Wayfaring Band in 2017 as an artist-in-residence for the Colorado Hot Springs Tour. He has returned to work with The Band as a Roadie, volunteer, and passionate advocate, now acting as their Programs Manager. He worked in residential care supporting adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities one-on-one and has worked in the non-profit world for nearly a decade. Drew's work centers around relationships, and his diverse range of connections and interests creates an interwoven network of connectivity, encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration, one-off intuitive meetings, and opportunities for everyone to grow. His experience as a queer man growing up in rural Montana, as an artist, and as a change leader has shaped the narrative that divergence from the norm is a powerful force for creation, identity formation, and compassionate expulsion of what society views as ‘the standard.’ All people contain multitudes, and with patience, trust, and grace, those often not given space find room to thrive, allowing the expansion of our community, society, and world at large.
Drew grew up in Great Falls, Montana, and attended the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, in Denver, which he graduated from in 2017 with his BFA as Valedictorian. Austin was most recently the Curator of Visual Arts at The Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, CO, where he exhibited the work of artists from all across the country (and sometimes the world) in their five rotating gallery spaces. He previously worked as the Exhibitions Curator for ReCreative Denver and put together independent curatorial projects to bring together community in shared experiences. Outside of the workplace, Drew can be found reading on the porch with a cup of coffee, going on long walks with his dog, or making some sort of shiny object in the studio (and probably listening to Beyoncé).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Band Aids
Not a temporary fix, this essential team provides on-the-spot assistance applied directly when and where it is needed to tackle a variety of jobs, from donor stewardship to tour prep and general office tasks. Our mission benefits from the energy, talent, and authenticity they bring to support our full-time staff, adding important capacity to our grassroots organization. Read more about our Inclusive Talent Initiative here.
