The U-M Spectrum Center welcomes River Coello to campus as the keynote speaker for National Coming Out Week 2019 and LGBTQ History Month 2019.

River Coello is a queer and trans multidisciplinary artist from Guayaquil, Ecuador living in Chicago, Illinois. 

As an actor, River has appeared on various stage productions, having trained at Acting Studio Chicago, Second City Training Center, and the University of Michigan. As a writer, River's work explores various liminalities of the human condition through a focus on River's own identities and experiences, grounded in a deeply spiritual perspective.