Nami Rutherford is born and raised from St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Parkway Central High School, where she was an active member of the color guard and winter guard for 4 years. After graduating high school, Nami performed with Avidity Independent in 2019. She studied fine arts at St. Louis Community College in Florissant Valley for two and a half years until 2021. Nami worked with the color guard and marching band at Francis Howell Central High School December 2018-October 2024, where she served as the Color Guard director for 5 years. Nami also worked with the Cavaliers Drum & Bugle Corps, 2 years on the visual staff and 1 year on the color guard staff. She is currently a visual artist while also working at Washington University. Having been a performer with LVPE for 5 seasons(2020-2024), Nami is excited to be on staff at La Voûte to give back to the artists and organization that gave her a place to call home when she needed it most.