Profession: Multimedia Designer/ACEnet Five Words About Me: Observant, perceptive, determined, thoughtful, adventurous One Surprising Skill: My friends and family describe me as freakishly strong. (I am also able to nap almost anywhere!) Delia is a multimedia artist and visual communicator who believes in the infinite power of storytelling. She

Profession: Project Coordinator & TrainerAppalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) Five Words About Me: Inquisitive, adventurous, witty, open, music-lover One Surprising Skill: Playing banjo! At ACEnet, Bailey provides training and technical assistance to targeted entrepreneur populations via workshops, webinars and 1-1 interactions. She works in multiple sectors, including Artists,

Profession: Deputy Mayor, Campbell County, Tennessee Five Words About Me: One Surprising Skill: . I have been a public servant my entire adult life. My desire is to share my experiencesand continue to be a help to my community. I think my life experiences, professional and private; success

Profession: Grant writer for non-profit organizations(30 + years) Five Words About Me: Optimistic, practical, organized, adaptable, visionary One Surprising Skill: Cooking Growing up on a small farm in Fentress County, Tennessee, I was introduced to books bymy mother who taught me to read before I started to school. It

Profession: Grants Analyst 3 – TN Department of Environment and Conservation – Recreation Resources Division Five Words About Me: Driven, thoughtful, listener, open, dot-Connector One Surprising Skill: Any or None That I May Have (Until You Get to Know Me) Born and raised in Campbell County, TN – my

Profession: Guest Services Manager at the DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle, TN, and an AmeriCorps VISTA for the Grundy County Mayor's Office Five Words About Me: Adventurous, imaginative, approachable, motivated, determined One Surprising Skill: I can travel for weeks on end with only a backpack (as a personal item on a flight!)

Profession: Owner of Magnacon 7 Enterprises -Creative Consultant Five Words About Me: Resourceful, perceptive, visionary, enthusiastic, honest One Surprising Skill: Has been a photographer for over 20 years Razul Branch is an artistic, cultural, social innovator and lightning rod for some of the creative movement in Bridgeport, CT. Born

Profession: Operations Manager, KidsPlay Children’s Museum Five Words About Me: Kind, creative, animal lover, empathetic, nature enthusiast One Surprising Skill: Can write mirror image backwards almost as well as forwards Bethany Frasco has 10+ years of experience in the non-profit museum field primarily focused on creating the best visitor

Profession: Deputy Director, Neighborhood Housing Services of Waterbury Five Words About Me: Connecter, advocate, creative, healing, liberation seeker One Surprising Skill: Has this magical touch when it comes to the propagation of plants A nonprofit leader with 15+ years experience, Maybeth Morales-Davis is a highly organized and results-driven professional

Profession: Education Director, The Warner Theatre Five Words About Me: Honest, interested in everything, colorful, gardener, artist One Surprising Skill: Making prop food that looks real Eve Wolftrand is the Education Director at the Warner Theatre in Torrington, CT. She graduated from SUNY Oswego in 2009 with a