Emily Shaw was born and raised just outside of Atlanta, in Chamblee. She attended Chamblee High School, and went on to study art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York before returning to Georgia and…
Ally Smith
Ally Smith was born in Tucker, Georgia, and raised in Hampton, Virginia. After high school, she moved to Athens and attended UGA, where she studied Anthropology and Advertising. While she was working in various service industry…
Michael Greig Thomas
Michael Greig Thomas was born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, a post-industrial town in the North of England. After being accepted into Columbia University in New York, he moved to Barcelona, where he worked in finance for…
Amelia Herb
Amelia Herb, though Georgia born, moved across the Midwest and Southern U.S. throughout her childhood. She attended cosmetology school during her high school stint in Indiana. Graduating both from Carroll High School and beauty college, she…
Von Kidd
Von was born in Thailand and grew up in Oconee County, graduating from Oconee County High School. She studied Business and Entrepreneurship at Athens Tech, in pursuit of her dream of owning a restaurant. She moved…
Kirsten Hindes
Kirsten was born in Kentucky, and grew up in Columbia, SC where she graduated from AC Flora High School. She attended two years of college at the University of South Carolina and two at the University…
Dr. Cullen Timmons
Cullen Timmons was born at Saint Mary’s, the hospital where he now works as an Emergency Room Doctor with ACES (Athens Clarke Emergency Specialists). As a child, Cullen attended Athens Montessori, St. Joseph’s, Clarke Middle and…
Dani McCall
Dani was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School. She went to Edinboro University in Pennsylvania where she earned a bachelor’s degree in International Finance. Dani came to Athens in…
Gunnar Tarsa
Gunnar Tarsa was born in New Jersey but spent most of his childhood in Gwinnett County, Georgia, where he graduated from Collins Hill High School. A lifelong lover of comics and drawing, he moved to Athens…
Alichia Cruz
Alichia was born and raised in Baltimore, MD where she studied at the Polytechnic Institute and Lansdowne High School. After graduation, she went on to earn a certificate in radio and broadcasting from the Broadcast Institute…