Cecilia Herles, who was born in New Jersey, grew up between New Jersey and England, where her father moved the family for work. After graduating from high school, she moved to South Carolina and attended Clemson…
Amanda Mooney
Amanda Mooney was raised near Daytona Beach, FL after being born in Isfahan, Iran, where her family had moved due to her dad’s job 2 years prior to her birth. At only 10 days old, her…
Linnea Ionno
Linnea Ionno was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. She received her bachelor’s degree from University of Connecticut, where she studied history, art history and women, gender and sexuality studies. Linnea moved to Athens to attend…
Ryan Lewis
Ryan Lewis was born in Columbia, Maryland. He grew up between Maryland with his father, and New Jersey with his mother. He attended high school at Saint Andrew’s boarding school in Delaware. Ryan moved to Athens…
Dr. Loretta Duggan
Loretta Duggan was born and raised in Sparta, Georgia. After graduating from Hancock Central High School, she attended Mercer University, where she studied sociology and chemistry, before moving to Atlanta and studying medicine at Morehouse School…
Eugene Willis, Jr.
Eugene Willis Jr was born and raised on the east side of Athens. After graduating from Cedar Shoals High School, he went on to study business, marketing and accounting at Athens Tech. In 2022, he founded…
Jo Thomas Wilson
Jo Thomas Wilson was born in Birmingham, Alabama, until moving to Atlanta as a 12-year-old. Jo called Atlanta home through high school and into their twenties, when they decided to go to cosmetology school after years…
Andrew Shearer
Andrew Shearer was born and raised in Atlanta. He went to Cross Keys High School. Growing up, he worked in his dad’s lithography shop. After high school, he moved to Athens when his then girlfriend, now…
Stacy Raye Kellogg
Stacy Raye Kellogg was born and raised in Durango, Colorado. Her family on her mom’s side were cattle ranchers, and they’ve lived in Durango for six generations. She graduated from college at the University of Colorado…
Emily Shaw
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…