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…
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…
Sally Kimel-Sheppard
Sally Kimel-Sheppard was born and raised in North Carolina, graduating from Fred T. Ford High School in Newton, NC. She attended Appalachian State University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. Sally came to Athens and did…
Hilary Metz
Hilary Metz was born in Abingdon, VA and raised in Augusta GA, where she graduated from Westside High School. She went to Augusta Tech to become an EMT, and earned a BA in Nursing from the…
JoBeth Allen
JoBeth Allen was born in Evanston, IL and lived in Oklahoma and Texas before moving to Hill City Kansas, where she graduated from Hill City Rural High School. She studied education at Kansas University, earning Bachelors,…
Alejandra Calva
Alejandra Calva was born in Mexico City and grew up in Cuernavaca, the “City of Eternal Spring.” She moved to Pennsylvania when she was 11 and graduated from Pennsbury High School. She graduated from Villanova University…
Josh Miller
Josh was born in Abington, Pennsylvania. When he was seven years old, he moved to Fishkill, New York and eventually lived in the city of Poughkeepsie, New York. He attended State University of Binghamton in upstate…
Rick Fiala
Rick Fiala was born in Detroit and grew up in Michigan, Joplin, Missouri, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from Penn Manor High School. Rick attended Penn State University, taking art studio classes, along with academic…
Whitney Barr
Whitney Barr was born in Columbia, South Carolina and graduated from Spring Valley High School. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in English. She was a Fulbright Jr. Research Scholar…
Sarah Thurman
Sarah Thurman was born outside of Los Angeles and graduated from Royal High School. She attended Humboldt State University in California, and moved to Athens to be with her now husband in 2014. Sarah is the…