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Volume 24 - ERIC PIEPER Eric Pieper is a co-founder of Homestead Studio with his wife, Ellen. They met working at TOMS Shoes many years ago and it helped shaped a vision for what their own studio would look like someday. Homestead was formed to bring people together, and through honest hard work, build strong establishments that a community can take pride in. Together they strive to follow the tradition of their craft, & believe that every brand already has a unique story waiting to be dug up from the soil. eric@homestead-avl.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1582317918409-O9P09C0ZC4G8UPRJ4GFE/Ampd_Designs_Alyssa_Phillips_2000px+-+Alyssa+Phillips.jpg Events - Volume 24 - ALYSSA PHILLIPS Alyssa Phillips, Vice President of AIGA Asheville, is a graphic designer and the owner of Amp'd Designs, focusing on logo design & branding, web, and print design for small businesses in Asheville. Alyssa grew up in Buffalo, NY, studied graphic design in Brooklyn, and worked for several studios in NYC before relocating to the mountains. Through Amp'd Designs she loves collaborating with entrepreneurs who are passionate about what they do to create design that helps them communicate their values. alyssa@ampddesigns.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1582317956707-ESTVFJDFDB24TCC4G0IT/image0+-+David+Huff.jpeg Events - Volume 24 - DAVID HUFF David snaps photos for some cool clients and organizations hire him to speak about leadership, creativity and communications. For two years he documented the new construction, as a photographer in residence, at the Asheville Art Museum. He likes chocolate. He was a finalist in the inaugural Canon Imagin8tion Project with Ron Howard and made a movie based on stories by his father. He studied psychology in CA, lived in Australia but has yet to visit the moon. Asheville is where he gets his creative mojo. david@davidhuffcreative.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1582318038731-BI0CY6JM77O1HHOR4C2Q/IMG_2033+-+Cortina+Jenelle.jpg Events - Volume 24 - CORTINA JENELLE CALDWELL Cortina Jenelle Caldwell is an Appalachian native descending from generations of Southern, West African, and indigenous peoples. In a few key words, Cortina is an artist, organizer, event designer and community building architect. In addition to having her own consulting-coaching practice, Cortina is the Founder & Creative Director of Artists Designing Evolution, LLC (adé PROJECT). connect@theadeproject.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1582318081705-2EXHSJCQDYWUTGNES5M1/YokoRabbit+-+Yoko+Morris.jpg Events - Volume 24 - YOKO MORRIS Yoko was born and raised in West Virginia, where her family line goes back generations and generations of subsistence farmers. She has lived in Asheville for 13 years and has had a backyard farm for 3 after moving to 5 acres in Weaverville. It has been steadily successful, with many failures sprinkled in to give her hours of hilarious stories to entertain even the most stone-faced farmer. yokosmorris@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1582318246519-1O5BFSD7XL93PF7ZDXPI/David_Carr.jpg Events - Volume 24 - JONATHAN ROSS Jonathan Ross is an instructor in the Digital Media Technologies program at A-B Tech Community College. He has a background in graphic design, interactive design, audio/video, motion graphics, web design, and opera! Jonathan enjoys the variety of being a jack-of-all-trades and playing with new software and technologies as they emerge. Among other client website projects, Jonathan has also been working on KioSign, a digital signage solution using WordPress as a platform. jonathansross@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1582318273197-95GH5NVQ1BWAR1E26ZB3/IMG_2984+-+Liz+W.jpg Events - Volume 24 - GABE SWINNEY Gabriel is a professional photographer with a decade of marketing experience. He specializes in commercial, architectural, and interior photography; and loves integrating edge technology like drones and 3D imaging into his work. A believer in the importance of relationships in business, Gabriel can often be found at industry conferences, networking groups, and wherever else new friends can be made. His favorite pastime is exploring ancient pilgrimage routes in faraway destinations. gabe@swinneyphotography.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1574456413196-56ZPROZEONDLF0AIAWJH/Screen+Shot+2019-11-22+at+3.59.01+PM.png Events - Volume 24 https://pechakuchaavl.org/events/v23 monthly 0.5 2020-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1574454622447-QI3CQ3SP6KQQ65VAA9S2/image.png Events - Volume 23 - Lisa Zahiya Lisa is an internationally known life-coach, small business developer, speaker, dancer, and performer. She is the founder & owner of Studio Zahiya, Zahiya Bellydance, Asheville Bachelorette Parties; and Lisa Zahiya Coaching, a coaching program for entrepreneurs. She has offered workshops on body image and self-love across the country; she's taught and performed belly dance in New York City, Las Vegas, Austin, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Montreal, and Southern France. She's also taught at the University of North Carolina, Asheville, Warren Wilson College and Western Carolina University. lisazahiya@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1574454299439-4SB79BYK5T4GW29JEXM1/DSCN0639+%281%29+-+Kendall+Williams+-+Jay+Hill.jpg Events - Volume 23 - Kendall Williams My passion for health and well-being has inspired my work with individuals and groups for the past 15 years. I have facilitated transformational experiences through bodywork, meditation, embodied movement practices and wilderness adventure. Within my private practice I work with individuals using a relational, bottom up and body-oriented approach to healing, I aim to increase one’s unique capacity for fulfillment and a sense of ease in the world. I weave Somatic Experiencing, touch, mindfulness and spiritual coaching into personal sessions depending on the needs of the moment. kendallw3@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1574454850444-QTD86Y5U006INPIDHVRL/0.jpeg Events - Volume 23 - Beth Kellerhals From the Midwest, Beth Kellerhals spent her college years in Greenville, SC where she baked instead of studied. She earned an English degree which she put to good use teaching English in China. A scholarship provided by the Chinese Government allowed her to study Mandarin while eating her way across Asia. She returned to Chicago to earn a Art de le Patisserie at The French Pastry School before heading to Los Angeles. She is excited to be returning to her roots here in Asheville. Her family has lived here for almost 19 years and she is happy to be a part of this creative and innovative food community. pastrychefbeth@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1574453775206-VGZJCVM6MJP1T6BO8SM6/Screen+Shot+2019-11-18+at+10.02.24+PM+-+Erik+Iverson.png Events - Volume 23 - Erik Iverson Remember this face because Erik Iverson is someone you might want to track down in the apocalypse. He can cook a satisfying meal foraged from the trail or roadside. He’ll teach you to cultivate the seeds with improvised tools. He’ll unite a well-rounded alliance of your new best friends and collaborators. Apocalypse or not, death comes for us all, so why not make it a good one? This is, in part, what led him to co-found www.holdingspaceasheville.org erik@holdingspaceasheville.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1574454132525-WVYNA4VST517XZIKGW14/IMG_1883+-+Amber+White.jpg Events - Volume 23 - Amber White Amber has been an Ashevillian for nearly 10 years. She graduated from UNC Asheville in 2012, and worked in Marketing and Design for the first 8 years of her career. She now co-owns a woman-led Real Estate team called Curated Housing Collection of Asheville under the Berkshire Hathaway umbrella. When she's not showing homes, she loves taking walks with her Beagle, Josie, cooking, enjoying live music, and casually dismantling the indoctrination of Evangelical Fundamentalism in her everyday life... You know, the usual things. amberleigh164@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1574454112791-ZRCF2JKFGA6HBV9N8M86/IMG_2984+-+Liz+W.jpg Events - Volume 23 - Liz Trader Williams Located in Asheville, Liz toes the line between the real and fantastic in a variety of mediums including photography and illustration. Her subjects range from photos of nationally acclaimed musicians to animations of family cats. Recently, she has joined Campaign for Southern Equality as the Artist in Residence. Through this position, Liz seeks to collaborate with her community and create uplifting artwork and conversation reflective of the LGBTQ identity and the nuances of it. e.evwilliams@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1574454637710-AVVQSLSXER2DD1DXE0BP/David_Carr.jpg Events - Volume 23 - David Carr David is the husband of Terri, the father of Erin (NYC) and Brett (AFD). He is an Eagle Scout and graduate of DePauw University. David has been a business owner, marketer, sales manager, artist, newspaper columnist, teacher, Girl Scout, window washer, blogger and author of "What's On Your Rear End?" Since 1996, David has be an experience-based facilitator of organization development, team building and leadership for Fortune 500 companies, non-profits and currently, the City of Asheville. He and Terri became transplanted Buckeyes in 2009 to Asheville. carrpe.diem@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1574454780376-LR40NB986BIZ54VH5AJV/BeLoved+Core+Team+-+BeLoved+Asheville.jpg Events - Volume 23 - Amy Cantrell Rev. Amy Cantrell lives/works in the intentional community, BeLoved Asheville. BeLoved brings people from all walks of life together to tackle some of the most challenging problems of our time: homelessness, poverty, and racism. BeLoved’s projects includes: BeLoved Village of affordable homes, Homeless Voice Project, the first homeless Street Medic Team in the nation, Proud to Be Brown initiative, BeLoved Mexico, Rise Up Art Studio, being the first declared sanctuary in WNC, Elders Free Farmers Markets and community gardens, as well as advocacy campaigns around affordable housing, gentrification, systemic racism. She is a pastor in the Presbyterian Church, USA. A queer woman who loves being mom to twin five year olds. She loves the color purple, playing guitar, and studying movement history. belovedasheville@gmail.com facebook.com/amycantrell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1574456413196-56ZPROZEONDLF0AIAWJH/Screen+Shot+2019-11-22+at+3.59.01+PM.png Events - Volume 23 https://pechakuchaavl.org/events/v22 monthly 0.5 2019-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1551459376474-BNW4Q9KX25FGLZ7ZO94X/Ron+Schon+-+Ron+Schon.jpg Events - Volume 22 - Ron Schon Ron Schon is a volunteer instructor at OLLI on the campus of UNC Asheville. He specializes in popular history. Before retiring here from Tampa, he had careers in broadcasting and advertising. This story is excerpted from his series titled “Sex, Greed and Violence – Stories of Western North Carolina’s Past”. schonad@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1551459393744-I47TP4SF1M5QC0YLWEXI/KATHRYN_ANCAYA+-+Kate+Ancaya.JPG Events - Volume 22 - Kathryn Blatt Ancaya Kate’s passion for design is grounded in her interdisciplinary education and professional work in both archaeology and landscape architecture. She is keenly interested in how humans connect with their environment. Kate strives to design ecologically resilient and memorable landscapes that bring us closer to nature and repair the relationship between ourselves and our world. Kate is busy. She is a mom of a dynamite ALMOST 10 year old, a landscape architect and co-founder of Living Roofs Inc, and Director of Design and Partner at Roots First Design. kate@livingroofsinc.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1551459418252-ZVPX3LRZLEHJCUIS0KI7/Luis+Serapio+7+8+17++HR+%281%29+-+Luis+Carlos+Serapio.jpg Events - Volume 22 - Luis C. Serapio My name is Luis Carlos Serapio, I am an immigrant from Mexico, the father of two beautiful children born here in Buncombe County. They are my inspiration, my drive, and it is because of them that would love to see Asheville become a city that truly embraces multiculturalism. I’m also the creative director of Descubre Asheville, a bilingual media platform that showcases Asheville in Spanish and English. asheville.interpreter@yahoo.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1551459462511-7B3P3EUK1P793TXW5XYT/MarisolAdam001S+-+Marisol+Colette.jpg Events - Volume 22 - Marisol & Adam Colette Marisol & Adam are a couple of conscious creatives working respectively in the fields of Therapeutic Image Consulting and Environmental Advocacy. They are social entrepreneurs and relationship hackers. Marisol runs her own business, Sol Reflection, PLLC, and Adam's environmental work has been featured in major media outlets around the globe. At this point, they're both practically locals, having come for college (Marisol to Warren Wilson & Adam to UNCA) and lived in Asheville off-and-on for over 15 years. In their spare time they like to pet their 12-year old dog, Trouser, and pretend she's their love child. Marisol & Adam met on the dance floor. marisol@solreflection.com • aacolette16@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512088008097-1U1WJPJSUI3NLXQOYI6Q/battledecks-01.jpg Events - Volume 22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1551459500107-6QNT13FIGNG2LGWR1HPF/Hunter+headshot+-+Jeff+Hunter.jpeg Events - Volume 22 - Jeff Hunter Jeff Hunter lives in Burnsville, NC, where he lives in the shadow of the highest mountain range in the Eastern U.S., the Black Mountains. Jeff is a Senior Program Manager with National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), based in Asheville. Here he works on projects focused on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including the wildlife connectivity project that he’ll be talking about today. jhunter@npca.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1551459519963-IQW4K3IP2E1AFF7AQFJM/twc_profile_mike_storey_IMG_3577_edited_SM_square+-+Mike+Storey.jpg Events - Volume 22 - Mike Storey Photographer and Computer Scientist - specializing in Gigapixel Panoramic Photography mike@ssgpp.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1551459539871-BSXFB9XKK7PA54A08RIO/Headshot+Emory+3+-+Emory+Prescott.JPG Events - Volume 22 - Dr. Emory E. Prescott Emory is the founder and owner of THE HERBAL BRAIN, LLC. Emory is also a NC native, a registered herbalist, and a medical speech-language pathologist with 26 years of experience helping patients with neurological issues. Her PhD in Natural Health Sciences and doctoral research have given her a unique perspective on brain health as it applies to adults with memory issues. With a passion for healing, Emory has created a unique blend of highly beneficial herbs known to help memory and boost brain function. THE HERBAL BRAIN produces teas and aromatherapy specifically blended for enhanced brain health. Her gardens are located on the Balsam range overlooking Sylva, NC. emoryprescott@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1551459559124-MH4EAPVUCVO61LLIJ18N/TIM-WLMHeadshot+-+Isaiah+Mosteller.jpg Events - Volume 22 - Isaiah Mosteller Isaiah is an educational tour planner - kind of a traveling history teacher. His cross-cultural international experiences have made him a recreational observer and curious critic of his own country and culture. The recent birth of his first child makes him further reflect and forecast on the world we inhabit. tisaiahm@yahoo.com https://pechakuchaavl.org/events/v21 monthly 0.5 2019-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1543590574509-70HBD6U45E9N7V951TVQ/Paul_Moog+-+Paul+Gisondo.jpg Events - Volume 21 - Paul Gisondo Paul moved to Asheville from New York in 2015 with his wife Merrill. He retired from a career in cartography and regional planning spanning over three decades and remains an avid lover of all things cartographic. When he’s not perusing the real and digital world for fascinating and obscure maps, he engages in pottery making at Odyssey Clayworks, volunteering at Manna Foodbank and Brother Wolf, serving on the City of Asheville’s Greenway Committee, hiking and biking, and imbibing in the many artisan-gastro pleasures the ‘Cesspool of Sin’ has to offer. pgisondo@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1543590647294-Z5ZNTRWD1RBTVHL6EEGS/Kym-BW+-+Kym+Verhovshek.jpg Events - Volume 21 - Kym Verhovshek I live in Asheville with my husband and son, and have partnered with local social justice groups to bring the unique and profoundly motivational multi-media concert-drama, Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín to Asheville in June 2019. Music often reaches the heart and soul when words can not. The arts and humanities offer hope and inspiration, and this performance will be led by 8+ weeks of educational programming created for and coordinated with area schools, colleges, and the public. The goal is to create awareness by sharing past experiences, and through education and these conversations to participate in shaping the future. asheville@defiantrequiem.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1543590635559-B1DY5N1E0P1HL73J3MPJ/linda_peacockcollection-55+%282%29+500+x+500+-+Linda+Vettrus-Nichols.jpg Events - Volume 21 - Linda Vetrus-Nichols Linda Vettrus-Nichols, creator of THE PATTERNED LEARNER SYSTEM©, has over 30 years of experience as a Wholistic Education Efficiency Expert. Linda knows how to simplify the complex in order to empower Mindful Mompreneurs to create positive results for their children and their business, including becoming a published author in 30 Days. Linda is amazing at helping people find clarity and releasing what no longer serves them. She is a connector and loves connecting people to their Soul and each other. Linda believes in fun and the well supported entrepreneur. She enjoys Glamping and traveling with her husband Terry (Earthwind) Nichols and their pups Marshall and Gracie. linda@evolutionaryhealer.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1543590658769-VDD9LEHJM2RRUYY5Z5KT/Jasper_Adams.jpg Events - Volume 21 - Jasper Adams Jasper is one half of NineBar Creative, a small design creative in Asheville focusing on web, graphic, and small-scale industrial design. His design work is spatial, textured and tactile and his design process typically involves an ample freedom of movement between digital and manual media. Jasper developed an interest in and an affinity for classic cocktails and spirits about 5 years ago, and he’s sometimes just as often behind the stick as he is in front of the computer. Outside of the office, Jasper is most likely at home cooking, helping to organize the next Pecha Kucha or looking for bottles of antique spirits with which to further clutter his bar, er...house. jasper@ninebarcreative.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512088008097-1U1WJPJSUI3NLXQOYI6Q/battledecks-01.jpg Events - Volume 21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1543590683827-S10F5HV4PYOJIDN7LVFZ/IMG_0022.JPG Events - Volume 21 - Tom McCarter Tom is a native of New York City. He, and his wife Andi, moved to Asheville last July to be with their daughter, Megan, her husband, Steve, and their new grandson, Henry. As a young man, Tom aspired, unsuccessfully, to be a cartoonist for Mad magazine. His dream thwarted, he became a banker, in New York and Miami. In retirement he has drifted aimlessly for the last sixteen years. tmccarter1955@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1543590729152-2OG8KABLHGNO0ER1V24Z/MB+headshot+-+Marilyn+B.jpg Events - Volume 21 - Marilyn Ball As the founder of 12Twelve Marketing with 20+ years of communication experience, Marilyn Ball is a leading expert in developing solutions for business growth. She is the host of the iHeart Radio show, Speaking of Travel, and the author of “The Rise of Asheville: An Exceptional History of Community Building.” An avid traveler herself, Marilyn has expanded the range of her message. She‘s spoken on the subject of Family Travel Trends in the U.S at the Hawaiian Tourism Authority’s annual meeting, and was part of a delegation team promoting North Carolina tourism in Ireland and England. Visit speakingoftravel.net to find out more. info@12twelve.me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1543590713711-KRLFFA5NSTTVK6OZHRND/Terry+Website+700px+-+Terry+Earthwind+Nichols.jpg Events - Volume 21 - Terry Earthwind Nichols Terry Earthwind Nichols is the Father of Repetitive Behavior Cellular Regression™ (RBCR). As a retired US Navy Profiler, Terry figured out how to disconnect the conscious and subconscious synchronization for memory recall. He is able to identify and clear the foundational psychosomatic event and repressed memory which triggers emotions and creates repetitive behaviors such as self-sabotage, procrastination, post-traumatic stress, and suicide ideation. Terry works with clients who are at a point of enough is enough. He is the Chairman of Evolutionary Healer, a global transformational performance improvement company with a non-profit arm. He is also the founder of Earthwind Academy and has certified RBCR Practitioners all over the world. tlnichols@mail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1543590741303-28VZK0QLQ6QK3RLXD31V/Larry_Pearlman.jpeg Events - Volume 21 - Larry Pearlman Larry has performed on stage in plays, as a storyteller, and as a professional speaker as well as presenting at Ignite Ft. Collins, a format almost identical to PechaKucha. He has also offered numerous workshops on a variety of topics from sales to understanding your spiritual reality. He is the author of two books, "Journaling the Journey: 25 Spiritual Insights to Light The Way" and "Journey to Bliss: Stories to Inspire You to Find and Follow Your Passion" and for three years hosted the radio show, "Evolution in Consciousness". larryrpearlman42@gmail.com https://pechakuchaavl.org/events/vol-20 monthly 0.5 2018-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1536882411896-83QKRSA3RSGM5GOBZISV/Jay_Hill.jpg Events - Volume 20 - Jay Hill Jay is a volunteer organizer of PechaKucha Night Asheville. As a software developer (read: functioning introvert), he tries to make it easier for humans and computers to talk to each other. Jay also organizes the Asheville Coders League and curates the Asheville Tech Events newsletter. He enjoys dry humor, making things, and trail running. He also plays a lot of four square with his family. jay@pechakuchaavl.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1536939634883-166SYHOBDM0V5500UC8K/Buzz_and_Heather.jpg Events - Volume 20 - Buzz Durham & Heather Gast Heather Gast is a native of Asheville and a first-grade teacher at Weaverville Primary School. When she is not gardening with Buzz and her class, she is a wife and a mother to three boys and two naughty but sweet Labrador Retrievers. Buzz Durham is a Madison County resident and Grace Covenant Community Garden volunteer, husband, and father to two adult children and four grandchildren. Buzz was raised working on farms as day labor and in a family farm store. Retired from the US Forest Service, he is now a wannabe vagabond. buzzdurham@gmail.com • hrgast@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1536939708659-DIFTBK1UK761XPU25IDY/Jenny_Fares.jpg Events - Volume 20 - Jenny Fares A creative force to be reckoned with, Jenny Fares has been an active player in Asheville’s artistic community for nearly twenty years. Jenny is a mover, shaker, and all around crowd rouser. Her collaborations are a walloping cacophony of sound and fury, art and fun. She thrives in creative, energetic circles - and it shows. Jenny started her career working for some of Atlanta’s top ad agencies, designing for Coca-Cola, M&M, Mars and UPS. She left the big city for the relaxed pace of Asheville in 2002, and opened Sound Mind Creative in 2004. While building a national client base, Jenny collaborated with a handful of Asheville’s rising agencies. In 2018, Jenny moved to her current studio in the Curve Studios, River Arts District. She was honored to be named Best of Graphic Design in WNC by Mountain Xpress readers in 2012 and 2013. www.soundmindcreative.com • jenny@soundmindcreative.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1536882477404-TSAOQL3XCXZG3IQVIFTM/Bill_Brooks.jpg Events - Volume 20 - Bill Brooks Bill Brooks is a Research Assistant Professor with the East Tennessee State University Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment. In addition to teaching graduate epidemiology courses, he conducts research in rural health, prescription drug use, syringe exchange efficacy, HIV and HCV prevention and treatment in injection drug user populations, and overdose prevention programming. Bill lives in Fletcher with his wife, 5 children, 3 cats, two pugs, and 14 chickens. brooksb1@etsu.edu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512088008097-1U1WJPJSUI3NLXQOYI6Q/battledecks-01.jpg Events - Volume 20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1536939665039-JO6Y8X6ZXV7A9X884128/David_Carr.jpg Events - Volume 20 - David Carr David is the husband of Terri, the father of Erin (NYC) and Brett (AFD). He is an Eagle Scout and graduate of DePauw University. David has been a business owner, marketer, sales manager, artist, newspaper columnist, teacher, Girl Scout, window washer, blogger and author of "What's On Your Rear End?" Since 1996, David has be an experience-based facilitator of organization development, team building and leadership for Fortune 500 companies, non-profits and currently, the City of Asheville. He and Terri became transplanted Buckeyes in 2009 to Asheville. www.carrpediem.com • carrpe.diem@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1536939648011-J81SHSG3NCUAVWFBHXPT/Kami_Ahrens.jpg Events - Volume 20 - Kami Ahrens Originally from the St. Louis area, Kami moved to Northeast Georgia after graduating with a master's in historical archaeology from the University of Nebraksa-Lincoln. At the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center, Kami serves as the assistant curator and educational outreach coordinator, and is responsible for supporting and developing heritage and education-based projects. She divides her time between collections management, artifact analysis and interpretation, exhibit development, magazine editing, and various outreach activities for local schools and organizations. Kami is passionate about preserving history, promoting heritage, and engaging with visitors and the local community. She has a penchant for baking breads and desserts, which everyone in the Foxfire offices are happy to sample on a regular basis. asstcurator@foxfire.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1536939689477-XIKCW8F8Q63922XGZ0VN/Dagmar_Stansova.jpg Events - Volume 20 - Dagmar Stansova An actress/writer/director/script doctor, Dagmar Stansova comes from a diverse background. Since then she’s performed in leading roles off-Broadway, at LaMama and The Public Theatre and in Los Angeles at the Odyssey and West Coast Ensemble. Her television credits include “One Life to Live”, HBO’s “The Image” with Albert Finney and “By Dawn’s Early Light”. She starred in the independent films “Dirty Money” and “Tick Tick Tick” which premiered at Sundance. Other film credits include Coppolla’s “Dracula”, “Waist Deep” and “Dark Party”. She’s written an award winning screenplay which earned her a Writers Guild of America membership. She is currently writing a complex and yes funny solo play about being the daughter of a holocaust survivor. She lives between Los Angeles, Asheville and New York City. stansova@aol.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1536939732820-BXFFCOOUGBK674VPBGIM/Reggie_Tidwell.jpg Events - Volume 20 - Reggie Tidwell Reggie Tidwell is an award-winning designer and photographer. He received his BFA in Graphic Design in 1997 from Maryville University in St. Louis. He’s worked with clients all over the world, helping them connect with their audiences. He’s passionate, not only about the creative process, but the industry of design. He has been professionally photographing people and their environment, since 2004 and is an insured and FAA licensed remote pilot. For him, design and photography often overlap. Reggie lives in Asheville, NC with his amazing wife and 4 kids, including new identical twins. reggie@curvetheory.com https://pechakuchaavl.org/events/v19 monthly 0.5 2018-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1527172906779-19KFNLTZCPZHQVMYIVGD/Mark_Medlin.jpg Events - Volume 19 - Mark Medlin Mark Medlin's been traveling since his parents took him on a plane trip when he was 6 months old from Raleigh to Louisville in 1957. His first camping trip at age 3 was to the Mills River State Park with his father. He and his daddy slept in his father's WWII issued "pup-tent." In 1961 when Mark was 5, his father took him on his first trip to the Biltmore House. In 1961, you drove to the front door of the house to park and went inside, there was a swimming pool where they have concerts now and the terrace outside the majestic library was covered in a beautiful canopy of wisteria where they sold Biltmore ice cream. A lot's changed since then. Through the years, Mark's been fortunate to have seen much of the United States, Canada and France, but you only have a "Now I've turned 60 years old" travel adventure once in life. Tonight Mark shares the story of his with us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1527784313751-UUVS8PGMELMVRCWTEZ5D/Deirdra.jpg Events - Volume 19 - Deirdra McAfee Deirdra McAfee is widely published award winning author who's work can be found in Shenandoah, The Georgia Review, Willow Springs, The Diagram, Confrontation, The Rio Grande Review, The Baltimore Review, and others. She is part of Fiction fellowships at MacDowell, VCCA, Ragdale, Ucross, The Hambidge Center, The Vermont Studio Center, and others. Her most recent work, Lock & Load: Armed Fiction, is an anthology that looks at the ways in which writers use firearms in fiction the place that guns have in American Culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1527172527274-UAQC0G2UNCKB0P32ZNAS/Gregg_Levoy.jpg Events - Volume 19 - Gregg Levoy Gregg Levoy is the author of Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life (Random House) and Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion (Penguin). He's also the former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today and a regular blogger for Psychology Today. He's presented at the Smithsonian Institution, Environmental Protection Agency, Microsoft, National Conference on Positive Aging, American Counseling Association, National Career Development Association, and many others, and been a frequent guest of the media, including ABC-TV, CNN, NPR and PBS. A former adjunct professor of journalism at the University of New Mexico, and former columnist and reporter for USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer, he's written for the New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Omni, Psychology Today, Fast Company, and others. His website is www.gregglevoy.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1527172235274-SVXXHLUR5GZY9MR3WCA2/DarcyHeadShot.JPG Events - Volume 19 - Darcy Writer, teller, teacher, actor ~ It's all in the stories! From her pockets she pulls stories seasoned with humor and salted with tears. Plus a few mental caramels to chew on. Watching living history characters come to life was so compelling she created a one-woman show, performing in costume as LAURA INGALLS WILDER. Darcy is partial to orange cats, blue moons, and pink clouds. If she's not out to lunch, you might find her in a brown study. www.DarcyWordDance.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512088008097-1U1WJPJSUI3NLXQOYI6Q/battledecks-01.jpg Events - Volume 19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1527173038174-RAKIJC4ALDJN3Y1ZB276/Matthew_Toney.jpg Events - Volume 19 - Matthew Toney Matthew Toney is a software development manager who works in Asheville and lives in Weaverville. He is a western North Carolina native with deep roots in the mountains. He has a keen interest in genealogy and local family history. He and his wife Alison have recently moved back to the Asheville area after many years in Charlotte, Greensboro, and St. Louis, MO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1527173112209-FAMNT8NEEK2OPWZMJ0H6/Dr_Michael_Trayford.jpg Events - Volume 19 - Dr. Michael Trayford Dr. Michael S. Trayford is a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist and the Founder and Director of Clinical Operations at APEX Brain Centers in Asheville, NC. His primary areas of focus in clinical practice and associated research are learning and behavioral disorders of adulthood (with a focus on addictive disorders), brain injury, and cognitive decline. He is a published journal contributor, international lecturer, and proud recipient of the 2017/18 Functional Neurologist of the Year award from the International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation. He currently sits on the advisory board for the Dementia Society of America. Dr. Trayford’s driving force for the past decade has been bringing together those in the mental health and neuroscience communities to more effectively address the growing challenges faced by those seeking lasting freedom from addiction. He teaches, mentors, and collaborates with many providers and programs across the country seeking neuroscience (neuroplasticity) based approaches to addiction recovery. Aside from doing what he loves in clinical practice, he takes any opportunity he can to spend time with his wife (Denise), two beautiful daughters (Sara and Kelsey), and his dog (Titus). Hiking, biking, camping, and most anything outdoors are his passions; as well as service to both local and international communities through Rotary International. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1527173170831-Q0RF5EBO7ZZVR7VWFHB6/Dawn_Westmoreland.jpg Events - Volume 19 - Dawn Westmoreland Dawn Westmoreland, Retired United States Air Force veteran, is an analytical problem solver, skilled in quickly diagnosing challenges and providing innovative solutions to workplace bullying and discrimination. As a highly skilled Human Resources Manager consultant with over 27 years of experience, she successfully provides a “How To” system to eradicate workplace bullying and discrimination. Dawn is a passionate speaker, author, and mentor who understands workplace bullying because she has experienced it herself. Today, Dawn provide HR consulting to Mental Health professionals, attorneys, and companies. You can learn more about solutions to bullying and discrimination on her Podcast at http://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/the-empowered-whistleblower/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1527784336247-2KXVMHIBSFLAN9X04LHC/Jonathan_Gach.jpg Events - Volume 19 - Jonathan Gach Jonathan Gach (pronounced Gahk) would take a phrase like "master jack of all trades" as a compliment and personal challenge. Nurtured by his experiences as the seventh generation of his family to grow up in Asheville, he is passionate about fostering the ability to adapt to life's universal constant: change. Having studied environmental policy, business and economics at UNC Asheville, Jonathan seeks to nurture closer connections to our community's life-giving resources. Starting an early professional career while in high school, he worked at Biltmore to further estate sustainability. Since then, his professional interests have touched several aspects of sustainability, including clean transportation through supporting work for Asheville's first solar charging stations for electric vehicles. Desiring a balance between physical and mental work, work for renewable energy mechanical and efficiency contractors eventually helped inform his passion for home performance. Jonathan now brings his enthusiasm and experiences to Green Built Alliance with certifications from the Building Performance Institute and the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. Jonathan involved himself early in the endeavors of the Energy Innovation Task Force. Now, Jonathan brings his past experiences to benefit a more-resilient energy future for Asheville by managing a strategic equity-focused energy upgrade program for Buncombe County households, in hopes of reaching peak-energy reduction goals, as well as improving occupant health and structural durability. A resource to the community, Jonathan invites you to reach out to him. When not at work, Jonathan can be found deep into home improvement projects of his 1890s home in Saluda, NC with his wife. https://pechakuchaavl.org/events/2017/11/30/volume-18 monthly 0.5 2018-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1519426519967-4ERT9HL23768RJGPJ2QF/Tina_FireWolf.jpg Events - Volume 18 - Tina FireWolf As an Author, Singer and Facilitator of Remembering, Tina FireWolf, “The Cosmic Farm Girl” is causing a “Remembering” of Inner Peace by combining her feral farm girl upbringing, background in Science & Leadership, and her rockin’ multi-tonal vocalizations. Tina is accelerating and simplifying personal development, and is dedicated to joyfully stopping the “seeking outside of oneself syndrome”. She shares the HOW of Self Leadership & Personal Healing by empowering folks to sing themselves into Sustainable Inner Peace and free their Creative Soul. Purchase her book Beneath the Chatter: the wise self awaits or her new CD “Medicine Within – Vocalizations to Free Your Soul.” You can connect with Tina at TinaFireWolf.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1519426586399-IDD7LJ0NEK9STELKAF2N/Blaine_Greenfield.jpg Events - Volume 18 - Blaine Greenfield Blaine Greenfield, a retired college professor of marketing, moved to Asheville nine years ago with his beautiful bride Cynthia. He has since become a volunteer consultant for Mountain BizWorks, SCORE and the Small Business Center at ABTech, and he also hosts a radio show on WPVM. In addition, he publishes BLAINESWORLD—an entertaining and informative blog. (To get a free subscription, send an email to: bginbc@aol.com and put SUBSCRIPTION in the subject line.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1519426702793-IYFCYTU4JQICQDWUB9MW/maggie.jpg Events - Volume 18 - Maggie Ullman For seven years Maggie served as the Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Asheville where she directed the city’s sustainability programs, projects, and policies. Her ability to institutionalize sustainability, align complex goals across multiple stakeholder groups, leverage resources, and implement successful programs resulted in an impressive 28% municipal carbon reduction for her community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1519426547389-4MDKH202RET3EJ9WRCG8/Jeff_Mason.jpg Events - Volume 18 - Jeff Mason Jeff Mason is a force of nature, cultural ambassador, connective tissue and venture communist. He graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking with a BFA in Producing. Afterwards, he spent 10 years in Los Angeles working in the film industry. When asked what he does, Jeff sometimes states, “I ask questions,” but self identifies as an artist focusing on collage, mixed media, photography and storytelling. He’s amused when associates refer to him as a “man about town.” He volunteers for many creative nonprofits, hosts Tunes and Tangents, a weekly radio show on 103.3 Asheville FM and contributes to the website www.ashevillegrit.com. Jeff is the creator of dunnoisms, a project based around a post-existential ghost named Dunno. www.dunnoisms.comaproperpseudonym@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1519426620959-4YUIHJDDNECP4MHF7JN0/Cecil_Bothwell.jpg Events - Volume 18 - Cecil Bothwell Cecil Bothwell is an editor, investigative reporter, biographer, novelist, poet, musician and painter based in Asheville, and has received national awards from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies and the Society of Professional Journalists for investigative reporting, criticism and humorous commentary. Former news editor of Asheville City Paper, former managing editor of Asheville’s Mountain Xpress and founding editor of the Warren Wilson College environmental journal Heartstone, he served for several years as a member of the national editorial board of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies and currently serves on the boards of two international educational nonprofit organizations working in Latin America. His weekly radio and print journal, Duck Soup: Essays on the Submerging Culture, remained in syndication for 10 years. He was first elected to Asheville's City Council in 2009 and was re-elected in 2013.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512088008097-1U1WJPJSUI3NLXQOYI6Q/battledecks-01.jpg Events - Volume 18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1519426744937-JCY8F55J8ZI2K5V9D1G5/Keith_McDade.jpg Events - Volume 18 - Keith McDade Keith is currently an Associate Professor of Sustainability Studies at Lenoir-Rhyne University Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville. He runs the MS program in Sustainability Studies, and is a Director of the Reese Institute for the Conservation of Natural Resources. He is a board member for Village Focus International in Laos, and was an agroforestry extension Volunteer with the US Peace Corps in The Gambia, West Africa. He is currently the Vice Chair of the Sustainability Advisory Committee on Energy and the Environment (SACEE) for the City of Asheville, an Advisory Committee representative on the City of Asheville’s Comprehensive Plan process, a representative on the City’s Climate Change Resilience Plan, and was a 2017 graduate of Leadership Asheville. He has a Ph.D.in Natural Resources and Environment with a focus on Sustainability Behavior, Education, and Communication from the University of Michigan and Master’s degrees in Community and Regional Planning and Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon. He aims to learn, help others (when possible and appropriate), and enjoy life at every chance he gets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1519426817888-Z7A2E130G79RGJNW2H8L/Hamish_Ziegler_2.jpg Events - Volume 18 - Hamish Ziegler The author of The Happy People of Asheville, What Makes a Joyful Town, became a life coach after discovering Asheville and the Positive Psychology movement. He is also a university instructor of English, published writer, woodcarver, environmentalist, avid tennis player, father of two and a happy husband. He has pursued inner, spiritual work as part of men's groups for over twenty years. His novel is entitled My Father's Empire about America's imperious foreign policy and he has co-written the comedy screenplay Space Potatoes, recounting the unique psychological fitness of couch potatoes for the long Mars Mission. At home in Miami, Florida for over two decades he was a water man, living aboard a boat anchored offshore, diving, sailing and exploring the Keys, Bahamas and Everglades. Now he is a mountain man in the hills and hollows of Appalachia going on twenty years. Hamish Ziegler CHLC, is a licensed Holistic Life & Happiness Coach working in the Asheville area. His door is always open to new people who want to be happier. website: northstarhappinesscoaching.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1519426776692-YQ42JL71D4DQHJPF7WW1/Amy_Kosh.jpg Events - Volume 18 - Amy Kosh Amy Kosh is a Certified Life Coach registered with The International Coaching Federation. She holds a Certificate in Positive Psychology and is a Kripalu Registered Yoga Teacher, (E-RYT 500). Additionally she holds an MFA from Bard College, and an MA from American University. She has presented workshops in Integrative Meditation®, Wellness Coaching for the United States Navy, and a variety of yoga, Mindfulness Meditation, and workshops in Positive Psychology. Currently she offers life coaching to private clients around the united states and here in Asheville, she has taught resilience class at Next Step Recovery. She facilitates two free Monthly Positivity Slams where people can learn tools for living happier. Amy began coaching after a very successful, twenty-year career as a university professor, and work in research and development at Johnson & Johnson, Leica Camera and She remains a consultant for Sigma Camera. When not coaching she can be found hiking in the woods and trails with her camera and her dog, Velo, or you might catch a glimpse of her riding a shopping cart down to her car in any number of parking lots around Asheville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1519426901804-E6AMPES1FE4RFTVBRTP0/john.jpg Events - Volume 18 - John Kreisher John is a CU-Boulder-trained rocket scientist, engineer, and acro-monkey who currently works with two emerging technology startups in Asheville. Better Than Unicorns is a virtual reality company that builds unique immersive experiences. And Fractal Dynamics is a cryptocurrency startup aimed at proper crypto and blockchain education. As a multipotentialite, John loves to dive really deep into different ideas, art forms, and areas of expertise. He cares just as much about WHO he is working with and the collective values of the group as much as the project itself and seeks opportunities to co-create with others in a way that makes the world a better place. He is a passionate lover of disruptive technology and the change that it can bring. https://pechakuchaavl.org/events/2017/11/30/volume-17 monthly 0.5 2017-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512085107196-E3STF13DF6KS5LRVRLG2/Rebecca_Gallo.jpg Events - Volume 17 - Rebecca Gallo Rebecca Gallo has been a park ranger, physical therapist, medical computer systems consultant, and census worker, among other things. After a self-imposed year-long sabbatical, she moved to Asheville and now considers herself a teacher, a traveler, and a writer. She teaches at the Key School at Carolina Day, travels to Europe every other year or so, and writes about her life's adventures at RenaissanceRebecca.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512085363629-ZHY2U9H933XX56ORURM5/Jonathan_Salter.jpg Events - Volume 17 - Jonathan Salter Jonathan Salter received a B.A. degree from Williams College, majoring in mathematics and music, an M.M. from IU and a D.M.A. from UNCG in clarinet performance. His dissertation was about the musical applications (and implications) of chaos theory. He currently works as a professional clarinetist and software developer for web-based pharmaceutical discovery research applications. He also has a fourth degree black belt in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. Jonathan lives in Asheville with his wife, 2-year-old daughter and Pembroke Welsh Corgi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512085406358-8EF81H8MNQGSANY8D5GW/Harry_Pierson.png Events - Volume 17 - Harry Pierson Harry Pierson received his PhD in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. After teaching for several years at the university level, he held business positions in insurance and finance, leading to his becoming a Member of the American Stock Exchange, trading options on the floor of the exchange for his own account. His tenure on the AMEX was largely bracketed by the start of the great bull market of the 1980s, and the crash of 1987. After leaving the AMEX, he took a position as VP of Risk Management and Proprietary Trading at County NatWest Securities. For the past 25 years, he has been Principal Consultant at DREJ Consulting, with clients including the NYSE, Citibank, and Pfizer Inc. More details about tonight's presentation can be found at http://drej.com/pk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512085430265-SH2HYB74F4YB54K2PNTE/Barrie_Barton_square.jpeg Events - Volume 17 - Barton Barton Barton Barton’s greatest passion and calling in life is to inspire people to discover their innate ability to express themselves. She activates this through serving as a Story Choreographer, Speaking Coach and Facilitator. She is Artistic Director of Story Choreography Projects that connects community to the artistic and expressive process of personal stories and performances. Barrie is also a Speaking Coach with Stand and Deliver Asheville, a presence-based presentation and communication skills coaching firm for corporate professionals, organizations and entrepreneurs. Her teaching style combines her highly developed and insightful perspectives of body language, presentation mastery and adult learning methods with her talent and passion to motivate and encourage everyone to reach their finest potential. Story Choreography Projects next event starts in March focusing on Friendship as the theme. Standanddeliverasheville.com Storychoreographyprojects.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512088008097-1U1WJPJSUI3NLXQOYI6Q/battledecks-01.jpg Events - Volume 17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512085626383-V5KS23FJSELRT1YGXOIY/Craig_Plocica.jpg Events - Volume 17 - Craig Plocica Craig Plocica and his two daughters traveled for a school year in ‘16/’17. His girls were in fourth and fifth grades. He and his wife Sheryl decided to heed Mark Twain’s words–don’t let school get in the way of a good education. Sheryl joined RoadSkool frequently on the road, but did not join the trip because as she says, “The Visa bills just keep coming.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512085801759-XYLQCO89RC9QI6N18E9O/Three-Flames-Portraits-061815-14-200x300.jpg Events - Volume 17 - Trey Scott Trey Scott is the Founder of WatchPitch.com - a "Tinder" for Start-ups and Investors. As of earlier today, WatchPitch is available in beta in the Apple Store. It addresses the frustration of deal flow inefficiencies for entrepreneurs and investors. A former reporter and Producer with CBS News, Trey is Executive Producer and owner of Three Flames Productions, an Asheville-based film production company crafting films and media content that inspires, engages and empowers through beauty, integrity and story. trey@watchpitch.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512085673543-CGVGUQJABLT1LVJJSHDX/Barry_Krusch.png Events - Volume 17 - Barry Krusch Barry Krusch has worked as an instructional designer, senior instructional designer, and project manager since 1991. His client list includes Bank of America, Wachovia, American Express, Chase, Hartford Life, Knowledge Transfer International, Procter & Gamble, and many others. Barry is also author of several books. His first book, The 21st Century Constitution, published in 1992 by Stanhope Press, was reviewed by New York Law School professor Richard Bernstein in his book Amending America. In that book, Professor Bernstein stated that the The 21st Century Constitution “may well be the most thoughtful and thorough reframing of the Constitution yet attempted.” His second book, Would the Real First Amendment Please Stand Up? was published in 1996. He has an entry in the Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, and has appeared on C-SPAN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512085736770-41PC87BUICMJORZF5ULL/901382_4330018903563_497323343_o.jpg Events - Volume 17 - Joan Naylor Joan Naylor has lived in Barnardsville, NC, for 25 years. Trained as an Occupational Therapist, Joan worked in health care for 30 years. Joan travels with her husband Andre, who does travel Occupational Therapy, and lived this year for 4 months in Hawaii and 3 months in Florida. Joan has two children, Ryan and Megan and three grandchildren. Joan and Andre have lived in Maine, NC, SC, Florida, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Tennessee, Missouri , Alaska , Hawaii, France, Scotland and England. https://pechakuchaavl.org/events/2017/8/8/volume-16-our-next-event monthly 0.5 2017-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1505236630649-TW1MFPGY8TCB32TQS7T8/Stephanie_Johnson.jpg Events - Volume 16 - Stephanie Johnson Stephanie Renae Johnson is a Pushcart Prize nominated author and a finalist for the 2016 Claire Keyes poetry award. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of The Passed Note. Her work has been published by Parenthetical and Penny, among others. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina with her husband and their seven bookshelves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1505236465095-0T97QWUMZBATEGML7ORS/Megan_Miller.jpg Events - Volume 16 - Megan Miller Before she retired and fell madly, besottedly in love with Asheville, Megan Miller spent the bulk of her career in environmental analysis, compliance and remediation. Fortunately she will not be sharing anecdotes about her time in sewage treatment tonight, but has instead offered to speak on a set of job duties that she never expected to have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1505236982609-Q578VP52YSV58DFEAHFO/IMG_4513.jpg Events - Volume 16 - Richard L Bergh "Richard Lyon Bergh is an award-winning writer, actor, and director for stage, screen, and literary publication. He is currently living and creating in Asheville, NC. Richard graduated from Wilmington University and has studied his craft under the tutelage of several great mentors and schools, including The Delaware Theatre Company, The NYS3 Meisner Acting Conservatory, and the Asheville School of Film. He can be reached at RichardLBergh@gmail.com" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1505236313583-LLBUWGLYAUY0C310KICI/Brett_McCall.jpg Events - Volume 16 - Brett McCall Powerful creativity is born when we can imagine the possibilities from on-hand materials. In Brett’s world these materials include pop culture, media, technology, and entertainment. As a futurist, Brett is brought in to help corporations see what is coming in these areas so they can prepare programming, marketing, and the unimagined into their planning cycles early enough to be on time. Brett is adept at traveling deep into the rabbit hole of technology or far out into the universe of the mind. Originally a computer scientist, Brett quickly turned toward world travelling religious philosophy and achieving World Champ status in Ultimate Frisbee. Since settling down in Black Mountain with his wife and three children, Brett has focused his attention on the art of stories in all their many shapes and sizes. In the last ten years, Brett has been all of the following: -Producer and Director of his documentary The World in One Beach -Director of Design and Technology for HATCHAsheville -Executive Director of TEDxAsheville -Futurist to Turner Broadcasting via Native Marketing -Game Designer as Sheepsknuckles -Head Coach for the first Professional Ultimate Frisbee Team in Charlotte, NC -Emcee at 5-Point Film Festival -C-3PO at Spoken Word -Currently as Creative Director for UGoTour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512088048439-NRDEWPFKC3Z6I3R0ZCKR/battledecks-01.jpg Events - Volume 16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1505236254610-M6ZP7IDF5FFT580Z6HZE/Amy_Climer.jpg Events - Volume 16 - Amy Climer Amy Climer teaches teams to be creative and innovative. She is a speaker, trainer, and coach in creativity, innovation, team development, and leadership. Through her company Climer Consulting she teaches research-based practices, tools, and techniques teams can use to innovate on demand. Amy holds a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University and a Master’s degree in Outdoor Education from the University of New Hampshire. She is trained or certified in Creative Problem Solving, Immunity to Change, and the FourSight Thinking System. She developed the Deliberate Creative Teams Scale to help teams understand how to increase their creativity. Amy is the host of The Deliberate Creative, a podcast and blog designed to teach others how to facilitate innovation in teams. She is the designer of Climer Cards, a creativity and teambuilding tool used by thousands to deepen team conversations and generate ideas. In 2016, she won the Karl Rhonke Creativity Award from the Association for Experiential Education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1505236682072-ZWVVGJSQ97YKBLUNZ4D5/Priscilla_Nullet.jpg Events - Volume 16 - Priscilla Nullet I am one of five siblings (two women, three men) and mother to three grown sons. I grew up in Florida, and have lived in WV, NC, NY and Erie, PA. I moved to Asheville in January, 2014. I was educated as an RN and worked primarily in the Operating Room and the Dialysis Unit. During the past twelve years and currently, I have been a Geriatric Care Manager/Advocate. This job consists of making sure an elderly person gets the care they need and want, doesn’t get the care they don’t want, and provides planning, management, and support for the person and family as healthcare needs and wants change. Really, what's so hard about that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1505399301581-SIP18YKIBFV5130LNCOB/IMG_0124.JPG Events - Volume 16 - Adam Knapp Adam Knapp has lived near the French Broad River a couple of decades. He teaches literacy in the local schools. https://pechakuchaavl.org/events/2017/3/27/volume-15 monthly 0.5 2017-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1495050428281-PFDAOQZFWHW2JECZSYZU/image-asset.jpeg Events - Volume 15 - GARY PHILLIPS Gary Phillips is the 2016-2018 poet laureate of Carrboro, North Carolina. He is a writer, naturalist and entrepreneur. He lives in a rammed earth house with his wife Ilana Dubester. Gary avidly reads poetry and anthropological science fiction, studies amphibian activities on full moon nights and was once chair of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners. His book of poetry and occasional pieces, The Boy The Brave Girls was printed in 2016 by Human Error Publishing (Wendell, Mass). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1495050979188-DR2QP7Y8YFE1OXXH1XMZ/image-asset.jpeg Events - Volume 15 - Barrie Barton Barrie Barton is a speaking coach and lead facilitator of Stand and Deliver Asheville, a presence-based presentation and communication skills coaching firm for corporate professionals, organizations and entrepreneurs. Barrie also serves as Artistic Director of Story Choreography Projects (formerly Community Choreography Projects) and has taught for over 22 years as a Dance Educator in the Buncombe County School System. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1495052506282-UMTHGIKPM2LL0IGOEWM2/image-asset.jpeg Events - Volume 15 - Amanda Fairley Amanda has lived in Asheville for almost 5 years. She loves living in the mountains, getting outside, hanging out with friends and seeing family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1495056528625-L1OG9J4FW66VWEUSA0K9/Jim_Veilleux.jpg Events - Volume 15 - Jim Veilleux Jim Veilleux is a serial entrepreneur, whose latest venture is FarmFreshWeb.com, an online presence for farmers markets coming to Asheville soon. Jim grew up in Maine and had the good fortune to marry a native North Carolinian, Jean, who was born in Wilmington and grew up in Charlotte. After living in Charlotte for the past 20 years, they moved to Asheville about 18 months ago. Jim and Jean have two adult children who have both forgone their father's capitalist ways and seem determined to help save the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1512088072434-976J75FPO5RA088CCEM8/battledecks-01.jpg Events - Volume 15 You take the stage! We’ll show five random images for 20 seconds each; you improvise a talk without knowing what is coming next. The result? Hilarity! We’ll do a sample before intermission and invite two volunteers to try it out after intermission. Each volunteer will receive a free ticket to our next PechaKucha Night Asheville event!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1495058565197-830UHNLACFBHOTMKCJ73/image-asset.jpeg Events - Volume 15 - Randi Janelle Randi Janelle's has been an organizer for PechaKucha Asheville since January 2016. Her novel "The Story: Deviation" is available to revel in, and the second book in the series, "The Story: Possession" is making its way into this world. She's sharing channeled material for personal and global evolution, assisting in a new era called the Age of Omniscience with her business Create the Leap. Check out her work at randijanelle.com and createtheleap.com. More than anything, she wishes you enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58814708ebbd1a875578f1da/1495058531814-UACWA3SP6VNMY4LULKKZ/image-asset.jpeg Events - Volume 15 - Gabriele Stobbe I was born in Germany and have traveled extensively, living for lengthy periods of time in many countries. My work experience includes extensive work on language teaching and testing in German, French, and Spanish for the Goethe Institute, Michelin Corporation of America, the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced Studies, and the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, VA. 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