Missy Spears

Missy Spears is a political satirist and Type-A spreadsheet lover who uses humor and mockery to further civic engagement. During the day Missy Spears works in her dream job as the Executive Director of Queer Kentucky, a nonprofit that uses the power of storytelling to impact Queer health and culture. In addition to her work with Queer Kentucky, Spears serves as the Board of Directors co-President for the Kentucky Civic Engagement Table, sits on Community Advisory Boards for the Cincinnati Art Museum as well as Cincinnati media outlet WCPO, and serves on alum/member committees for Emerge Kentucky and the Metropolitan Club. Spears’ community projects have included trying to build a wall between Covington and Newport (to keep drugs out), “Cut Your Balls off Covington” a feral cat TNR program, and co-founding the COVunity Free Fridge program in Covington. Spears once told dirty jokes at an awards dinner attended by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. (He was not a fan.)