Anna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in the field of social work. She is a member of the Mobile Crisis Team at the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office and, separately, provides training and therapeutic support to local first responders. Anna was born and raised in Nevada County and was homeschooled through high school. During her high school years, she joined Campus Life (the local Youth for Christ chapter) where she developed a love of outdoor adventures, and ca...
Aug 14, 2025•30 min•Ep. 216
Tonight, on The Sages Among Us , host Kimberly Ewing chats and laughs with Beth Moore, a truly passionate community member and retired educator. She arrived in Nevada County in 1980 and has been part of civic engagement ever since, working with Meals on Wheels, Utah Phillips efforts, Haute Trash and Earth Days. She's a huge supporter and producer for local performing artists and musicians as she co-owns Wild Eye Pub in Grass Valley. She has hosted over 1500 events in her seven years of running t...
Aug 07, 2025•30 min•Ep. 215
Host Keith Porter talks with Liam Apple about his role as a financial advisor and his motivation and experiences as a relative young activist in his community.
Jul 23, 2025•30 min•Ep. 214
Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Heather Scott, Infection Prevention Program Manager at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital. Heather's fascinating career started as a charge nurse cardiac care step-down unit, on the front line of the AIDS epidemic in the early 80s, attending law school, attending education at West Point - preparation for biological warfare, practicing law in NYC, and ultimately here at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in the Spring of 2020 as the COVID Pandemic unfolded.
Jul 17, 2025•30 min•Ep. 213
Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores chats with Kristen Bardwell about the pure joy of giving back to this community, owning a business, various options for senior care in Nevada County and the rewards of working with seniors as well as valuing employees.
Jul 10, 2025•30 min•Ep. 212
Host Brian Buckley talks with author and civic engagement consultant Rich Harwood about his life's work in providing tools and advice to organizations to bridge divides, build capacity and overcome shared challenges.
Jul 02, 2025•30 min•Ep. 211
Andrew was born in Grass Valley CA. He grew up here in Nevada County and graduated from Nevada Union High School. Andrew started a family early and soon realized he needed to focus on a direction and career. While he worked as much as possible in various jobs, Andrew was invited on a ride along where he fell in love with the concept of serving his community and doing his part in making this community a better place. Andrew started working at Wayne Brown Correctional Facility in January of 2007. ...
Jun 26, 2025•28 min•Ep. 210
Tonight, on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing invites singer, songwriter Michelle Amador back on the air to talk about her new role with Nevada County's newly formed Community Foundation and her passion for arts advocacy and equity and inclusion leadership.
Jun 19, 2025•30 min•Ep. 209
Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores chats with Rondha Sullivan who has 40 years experience working in the senior care realm including running her own in home care business since 2020, with a love of the elderly. They discuss the challenges and rewards and what makes Nevada County a great place to be a senior.
Jun 06, 2025•30 min•Ep. 208
Host Keith Porter helps summarize the life, adventures and motives of Jeff Dellis, a long-time educator who now works with Nevada County to help launch the Youth Commission, programs to open channels for Career Technical Education and facilitate the County's Citizenship Academy.
May 28, 2025•30 min•Ep. 207
Lori Burkart Frank interviews Lynette Vrooman, Professor of English at Sierra College Nevada County Campus and key organizer and visionary of the annual Sierra Writers Conference.
May 22, 2025•30 min•Ep. 206
Before her role as the Tahoe-Truckee COAD Manager, Anne served as the Director of Hunger Relief for Sierra Community House for the past several years and has a long history of working with nonprofits and community groups in the Tahoe Truckee area. She has experience with community organizing, operations, and public health programming. She was also instrumental in beginning the Emergency Warming Center and has a deep understanding of local partnerships and support services. Anne holds a bachelor'...
May 15, 2025•30 min•Ep. 205
Tonight on The Sages Among Us host Kimberly Ewing chats with local retired teacher and well known thespian, Gaylie Bell-Stewart about her career in education and her ongoing community theatre life. She directs and performs each Spring and Fall in Tim O'Connor's Readers Theater, a fundraiser for The Miners Foundry.
May 08, 2025•30 min•Ep. 204
Host Keith Porter discusses the civic engagement program at Ghidotti Early College High School with Counselor and Key Club Advisor Karla Aaron, and student Ella Lee.
Apr 30, 2025•29 min•Ep. 203
Host Brian Buckley guides us through the life experience of Chris Boyd, from a small town in Washington state to a career in police work including being Chief of a police department built from the ground up, to bercoming City Manager and then, in retirement, back to work as the General Manager of the Lake Wildwood Home Owners Association.
Apr 23, 2025•29 min•Ep. 202
Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores leads her co-hosts of The Sages Among Us in a retrospective ranging from how the show began, why they choose to participate in community affairs in this way to their aspirations for future guests. She talks with Lori Burkart Frank, Brian Buckley, Paul Cummings and Keith Porter; host Kimberly Ewing was not able to participate. Learn why this team believes passionately in the concept of civic engagement as a key contributor to community vitality and success.
Apr 16, 2025•29 min•Ep. 201
Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Lynn Forbes, former Food Editor of San Francisco Examiner, Author, Co-President of League of Women Voters of Nevada County, weekly host of Nevada County NOW on NC Media and much more.
Apr 10, 2025•30 min•Ep. 200
Juan Browne is a local Grass Valley pilot that flies for American Airlines. He has made a name for himself as an investigative journalist covering local disasters like the Oroville spillway, seasonal fires and local, regional and national aviation mishaps. His YouTube channel has grown exponentially shedding a light on aviation and systems safety globally. He grew up on tree farm here in Grass Valley and worked his way up to becoming a pilot at the local airport pumping gas, washing planes and r...
Apr 03, 2025•30 min•Ep. 199
Tonight, on The Sages Among Us , host Kimberly Ewing chats with Lovie Bucknell a local community leader in mental health and the arts. She recently founded Kindred Heart Therapy non-profit, she teaches Modern Dance at Sierra College, and she is an advocate for the local skateboarding community.
Mar 27, 2025•30 min•Ep. 198
Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores talks with Cory Fisher about her time as a journalist, producer for Michael Moore including the Oscar nominated, Sicko and the importance and impact of a free media presence.
Mar 20, 2025•30 min•Ep. 197
Brian Snyder has been FREED’s Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the last five years. Before that, he was FREED’s Disability Community Advocate. FREED is a Nevada County non-profit resource center for older adults and people with disabilities. Before being hired at FREED, Brian worked on a master’s degree in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation. He also founded a non-profit multimedia production organization producing two web-based episodes of the American Unity Project , featuring form...
Mar 20, 2025•30 min•Ep. 196
Lori Burkart Frank interviews Justin Morgan, Executive Assistant at Foothills Compassionate Care, Football coach, Golfer, and formerly with Cirque Du Soliel for twelve years.
Mar 06, 2025•30 min•Ep. 195
Host Keith Porter guides us through the life journey of Shirley Freriks, a woman with widely diverse experiences who has fulfilled many roles. From early childhood on a farm to senior retail executive to student of Eastern philosophy to recycling educator to forest restorer to advocate for elimination of single-use plastic, her inspirational journey reflects a continuing exploration of "who I really am."
Feb 26, 2025•29 min•Ep. 194
Maren Metke is a coach, mother, artist, educator and musician. She has a Masters in Neurolinguistic Processing and is an independent Non-Violent Communications trainer, coach facilitator and educator with more than 30 yrs of immersive, active Non Violent Communication integration. She has a deep human development background working in holistic education. She co-founded the Non-Violent Communication Camp with locations in California and Washington, multiple schools, and has 30 years of attachment...
Feb 20, 2025•45 min•Ep. 193
Tonight on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing talks with Paulette Gilbert, a local children's theatre director of The Main Stage Playmakers at The Center For the Arts and with Sierra Stages. She has worked with children for nearly 30 years as a teacher, actor and director.
Feb 13, 2025•30 min•Ep. 192
Host Keith Porter brings us the story of a true community activist, Michael Leydon, who serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for abused and neglected children and as a board member of Friends of the Library.
Jan 29, 2025•30 min•Ep. 191
Jake Colongione serves as the Nevada County Adult Service program supervisor and the Chief Deputy Public Conservator within the Public Guardians office. Jake has called our beautiful county home for roughly 25 years, where he has raised his two daughters. Jake has a bachelors degree in Criminal and Social Justice, a bachelors degree in Psychology, and a masters degree in Public Administration. He enjoys the numerous outdoor activities Nevada County offers, including kayaking, hiking, and mountai...
Jan 23, 2025•29 min•Ep. 190
Stefanie Geckler was raised in Nevada County from a young age and is the current Supervising Animal Control Officer of the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) and founder of nonprofit, Humane Emergency Animal Rescue Team (HEART). Stefanie never envisioned one day she’d be helping animals, nor working in law enforcement. As a teenager, she had her eyes set on Hollywood—the stars—the glam—the fame—and she did it. After attending college at San Francisco State University and film school in Los An...
Jan 16, 2025•30 min•Ep. 189
Lori Burkart Frank interviews Diane Miessler, retired RN, musician, author, gardener, and avid community volunteer.
Jan 09, 2025•30 min•Ep. 188
Haven Caravelli is a local business owner, a mother and a member of the Grass Valley City Council.
Dec 19, 2024•29 min•Ep. 187
