JR Green was born in Vienna, Austria. He grew up in Fort Riley, KS and then Los Angeles, graduating from Garfield High School. He graduated from Old Dominion in Virginia. He came to Athens in 1980,…
Kitty Meyran
Kitty Meyran was born and raised in Athens, as was her mother before her. She graduated from then Athens High School, and earned Bachelors and Masters degrees in Elementary Education from the University of Georgia. Kitty…
Chinami Goodie
Chinami Goodie was born in Okinawa, Japan and raised all over, moving frequently with her military family. She graduated from University of Texas, lived in San Diego where she met her husband, and moved to Athens…
Juliet Jones
Juliet Jones grew up in Fayetteville, Ga, and graduated from Fayette County High School. She moved to Athens in 2003 to attend UGA, where she earned a Bachelor of Business degree in Risk Management and Insurance…
Cooper Currin Hudson
Cooper Currin Hudson is the Co-owner and Catering Director of Mama’s Boy restaurants with her partner, Alicia Segars. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina and moved to Athens in 1993 to attend the University of…
Stephanie Weaver King
Meet Stephanie Weaver King! Stephanie grew up in Marietta, Georgia and graduated from Sprayberry High School. She studied 17th Century Women Studies and Psychology at Auburn University, as well as Atlanta Dermal Institute and Athens Tech….
Stevie King
Meet Stevie King! Stevie was born and raised in Athens and graduated from Cedar Shoals High School, where he was drum major for the band. He studied music at Florida State University and then returned to…
Anita Aubrey
Meet Anita Aubrey! Anita grew up in Marietta and moved to Athens in 1996 to go to UGA, where she graduated with a degree in Child and Family Development and then went to work in advertising…
Daniel S. Robertson, Jr.
Meet Daniel S. Robertson Jr! Daniel grew up in Savannah. He went to Emory University and studied anthropology, philosophy and theatre, graduating in 2000. Daniel moved to Athens in 2014 with his family. He is the…
Betty Jean Craige
Dr. Betty Jean Craige is University Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature and Director Emerita of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts at UGA. She has published more than twenty books, including, most recently, Conversations with Cosmo:…