Mia Ibrahim (1990-2023) (they/them) was a queer, Middle Eastern high school music educator and department head in the south Bronx of New York and a PhD Student at the University of Kentucky. They served on the Board of Directors for the Association for Popular Music Education and as chair of the development committee. Mia graduated with their Master’s in Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and had a long history of working with marginalized communities, starting with a music therapy apprenticeship at rehabilitation centers and brain injury centers in the Bay Area of California. Other philanthropic endeavors included volunteer lacrosse coaching for CityLax where they served as a junior board member helping those in the community who cannot afford the sport, and volunteering with the Sylvia Rivera Law Project assisting TGNCI community members with legal services and protection. Their work with Gender Sexuality Alliances in the South Bronx, coupled with their vast music field experiences ranging from Carnegie Hall to principal clarinetist and orchestra manager of the Downtown Symphony Orchestra, have all helped round them into a knowledgeable asset in the progressive music education community.