Bethany Nanan was born in Tallahassee, Florida and grew up in Bainbridge, Georgia, where she graduated from Bainbridge High School. She moved to Athens in 2005, and has worked at Epting Events as an Event Planner for 15 years this August. In addition, she owns her own company, Cotton Oak, LLC, coordinating weddings and crafting….
Rhuben Williams
Rhuben Williams was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Eagle Rock High School. He attended the University of California Berkeley and earned a degree in biology and competed in shot put, hammer and discus. Rhuben was a two time collegiate All American in shot put and competed in the Olympic trials…
Rashe Malcolm
Rashe was born in Hartford, Connecticut and lived all around the world during her childhood as a child of a military family. She moved to Georgia as a teen and graduated from Greene County High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Environmental Management from Methodist University and a master’s Administration Justice and Security…
Beau Shell
Beau Shell was born in Athens and has lived here his whole life. He attended Athens Christian for elementary and middle school, and is currently a sophomore at Cedar Shoals High School, where he plays drums in the school band. Beau is the owner and founder of Lil Ice Cream Dude Cool World Ice Cream Shop…
Lissa Keppner
Lissa Keppner was born and raised in Southern California. She moved to Georgia when she was 19 and to Athens in 2013. She was a competitive fighter from 2006-2009, competing in kickboxing, Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts, and retired with approximately twenty fights under her belt. Lissa is a classically trained violinist and plays…
Jessica Groves Chapman
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…