| Name |
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| Donna Barber |
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| James Blakey |
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| Charles Boles |
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| Sandy Chen |
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| Sandra Conrad |
Sandra Conrad is a frequent contributor to LLI's programs, she is a retired ASID (interior designer) and has a degree in Decorative Design. She is an avid gardener with a keep it natural philosophy. |
| Jennifer Cottrell |
Jennifer Cottrell is a Certified Zentangle® Teacher and has been an arts-and-crafts lover from early childhood. She provides instruction in this wonderful meditative art through JMU Lifelong Learning and through private lessons and parties. |
| Josh Defnall |
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| Sue Dickson |
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| Frank Doherty |
Frank Doherty, a 30-year Rockingham County resident, is an avid photographer, member of the Rocktown Camera Club and OASIS Fine Art & Craft Gallery, and former James Madison University administrator. He has photographed the local community for more than 15 years, and his photos are displayed in the JMU Admissions Office and Oakview, which serves as the president's home. |
| George Gruner |
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| Heidi Hochstetler |
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| Phillip Kniss |
Phil Kniss grew up in a Mennonite family in Florida but has spent 37 years in the Mennonite community in Harrisonburg, most of that time in church leadership. He has pastored two local Mennonite congregations, including 25 years as senior pastor at Park View Mennonite Church. He holds an M.Div. from Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg, and a D.Min. from Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL. He is married with three adult daughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren. He also enjoys photography, hiking, and roasting coffee. |
| Jim Lawson |
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| Linda Leffel |
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| Jackson Lohr |
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| Tom Mack |
Tom Mack is a former elementary school teacher who ran a weekly after-school chess club for 30 years. He now spends his days creating, maintaining, and giving tours of his 3-acre botanical garden in Luray, which allows visitors a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of life while taking in a variety of picturesque gardens, mountain vistas, strolling paths, water features, and al fresco dining. (http://www.birdsongpleasuregarden.info/) |
| Barbara Martin |
The music of vocalist and songwriter Barbara Martin solidly reflects the greats of traditional jazz, never forgets the blues, but relates to the world today. Based in the peaceful Shenandoah Valley, her skillful song crafting and solid guitar chops set her apart. Her performances seamlessly cross genres, reflecting her unique blend of styles. She has taught music history classes and workshops for Road Scholar and Lifelong Learning at JMU, as well as at the elementary, middle school, high school and university level. Over a 20 year career Barbara has produced seven recordings, impressing critics with her original songs and the vocal stylings to put them across: "...slice of life songs that ring with truth, wit and experience." The Washington Post, "a songwriter with an unexpected gift for sultry melody and a singer with a penchant for smoldering seduction." Geoffrey Himes, Howard County Sun, Baltimore. She was chosen as one of ten recent releases by worthy jazz singers by Alexander Gelfand, Jazziz Magazine. Her songs have been placed in two national TV programs and two documentaries. She has performed at numerous festivals and concerts including The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. Barbara's commitment to carrying on the traditions of American music to the next generation is reflected in her Parent's Choice Silver Honor Award for her children's recording, From Ragtime to Rock and Roll. For Barbara music is about learning, growing and creating an experience for others to enjoy.
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| Nathan Miller |
Nate Miller is a professor of Horticulture and Biology at Piedmont Virginia Community College. He is owner of Simply Sustainable Landscaping which focuses on native, edible and historical landscapes and works with Messer Landscapes of Staunton, VA. He graduated from Bridgewater College with a BA degree in Art and a concentration in Environmental Science and holds a master’s in Landscape Architecture from Clemson University. |
| Jennifer Perry |
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| Sue Praill |
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| Sarah Rosenson |
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| Vanessa Rouillon |
Vanessa Rouillon is an Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at JMU. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL; an MA degree in Teaching English as a Second Language (Illinois); and an MA in Economics (Georgetown University). Her research examines African American citizenship efforts during the first half of the twentieth century. She is currently writing the biography of an African American man, Albert R. Lee, who worked at the University of Illinois, President's Office, and became the unofficial, but first dean of Black students. |
| Peregrin Sanchez |
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| Deborah Scalise |
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| Simon Schocken |
Simon Schocken is an Adjunct Professor of Economics at Blue Ridge Community College, where he teaches Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Finance. He holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Universidad of Chile (Santiago de Chile) and a Master of Science in Policy Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As a student of the Holocaust, he has taken courses for educators sponsored by the University College London, Yad Vashem, the Anti-Defamation League, the University of Southern California, and the Shoah Foundation. He is also an avid reader of books on the Jewish Holocaust and both his parents have written memoirs about their experiences. At 10 years old, Simon’s father fled Nazi Germany (Berlin) in 1939 alongside his older teenage brother and parents; they were the only ones in their extended family to survive the Holocaust. Simon’s mother, born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1939, remained hidden in several locations, including a neighbor’s apartment, a Catholic convent, and a Swedish “shelter” in Budapest organized by Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. Once on the line to Auschwitz during the Hungarian Holocaust late in 1944, her mother’s jewels bought her freedom and her life from a Nazi guard. |
| Phillip Stone |
Phillip Stone is an attorney, former president of Bridgewater and Sweet Briar Colleges, founder and president of the Lincoln Society of Virginia, and member of the Lincoln Federal and State Bicentennial Commissions. For 46 years, he has conducted an annual Lincoln ceremony in the local family cemetery. He is a frequent speaker about Lincoln and his Virginia ancestors. |
| Bill Weech |
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