Jessica Groves-Chapman was born in Louisville, Texas, spent most of her childhood in Warner Robins and then Macon, Georgia, where she graduated from Central High School. She started college at Emory University and finished her undergrad at Wesleyan College in Macon with a degree in Psychology. She moved to Athens to study at the University…
Matt Chambers
Matt was born and raised in Peachtree City where he graduated from McIntosh High School. He moved to Athens six years ago, but feels Athens as always having been his adopted hometown because of his extended family members here. He attended Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia where he earned a degree in Mass Communications,…
Hank Hambright
Hank Hambright was born in Washington, D.C. and raised on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia where he attended Glynn Academy high school. He attended Warren Wilson college in Asheville, North Carolina where he got degrees in Environmental Science and Forestry and worked at the campus sawmill. He is the co-owner of Heavy Friends with his partner…
Marvin Chapman
Marvin Chapman was born in Warner Robins, Georgia. He moved around some, and spent most of his childhood in Macon, Georgia, graduating from Tattnall Square Academy high school. Marvin moved to Athens in 1997 to attend the University of Georgia where he got a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and a master’s degree in Kinesiology….
India Rows
India Rows was born and raised in Thomson, Georgia, but attended boarding school at The Madeira School, outside of Washington, D.C. She came to Athens to go to the University of Georgia, where she majored in Recreation Resource Management. India traveled extensively after graduating from UGA, and lived in Colorado, California, Chile and Canada. She…
Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota where he attended Anoka High School. He went to the University of Minnesota where he studied literature, and Columbia College Chicago where he studied film. He moved to Athens in January, 2012. Jonathan is co-owner of Flicker Theatre and Bar, delivers bread for Luna Baking Co., caters…
Rebecca Wood
Rebecca Wood was born in Richmond, Virginia and raised mostly in Smyrna, Georgia. She graduated from Lovett High School there, and then attended the University of the South before transferring to the University of Georgia in 1975 to study painting and drawing. She is the owner of R. Wood Studios, one of the largest pottery…
Meg Darnell
Meet Meg Darnell! Meg was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in the suburbs of Roswell, Georgia. She graduated from Pope High School and moved to Athens in 1997 to attend UGA, where she studied nutrition and graduated with a degree in Food & Consumer Sciences. Meg is co-owner and co-operator of Community Meat…
Gus Darnell
Gus was born in Crawford, Georgia in Oglethorpe County, and was raised mostly on the East Side of Athens. He graduated from Cedar Shoals High School and attended UGA. Gus runs Community Meat Company with his wife, Meg, and he also has been doing woodwork for 9 years and is an owner and the shop…
Nick Combs
Nick Combs was born and raised outside of Washington D.C. in Montgomery County, Maryland, although he attended elementary school here in Athens. He graduated nursing school in 2007 and moved back to Athens six years ago. He was a practicing registered nurse for eleven years, working in Cardiovascular ICU, Emergency Room, and finally Substance Abuse…