Meghadeepa Maity (they/them) grew up birding in India and now lives in western Massachusetts, where they continually navigate the challenges of exploring the outdoors as a neurodivergent, disabled, Bengali, queer immigrant, and a trauma survivor.

They have been storytelling and building community around safety, accessibility, and belonging in birding spaces across North America for more than four years. Meghadeepa is the co-chair of the Feminist Bird Club, and has been involved with the Anti-racist Collective of Avid Birders, Birdability, Mass Audubon, and the Murmuration Project. They have a degree in physics from Mount Holyoke College.