Teresa Baker is the founder of the In Solidarity Project and Co-Founder of the Outdoorist Oath. She is a lifelong lover of the outdoors who dedicates herself to engaging underrepresented communities in outdoor spaces to promote environmental protection. Through her work with outdoor agencies, organizations, and speaking engagements nationwide, she strives to foster diversity and inclusivity, believing in building a longer table for all voices in outdoor initiatives.
Mar 20, 2024•30 min•Ep. 156
Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores and Union Newspaper Publisher, Chad Wingo discuss the importance of supporting local media and what that means for our community.
Mar 13, 2024•30 min•Ep. 155
Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores and Jim Adams discuss the importance of mentoring youth and the challenges many youth face in today's world.
Mar 06, 2024•30 min•Ep. 154
Tonight, on The Sages Among Us , host Kimberly Ewing chats with Brazilian-born Bia Navarro. She is a local musician & artist living in California for 14 years and known for her cultural, musical, and educational contributions. She is involved with NorCal Curumim (coo-hu-mean) which is Brazilian for native child, a local cultural foundation. She coordinates events celebrating Brazilian culture, music, and history and has worked as an events coordinator for Center for the Arts, Color Me Human,...
Feb 29, 2024•30 min•Ep. 153
Lori Burkart Frank interviews Sean Grayson City Manager for Nevada City. Sean graduated as a valedictorian from Nevada Union High School and has spent his career in public service from every rank in the fire service, including Fire Chief of the City of Rialto to Interim City Manager, to coming back home to be City Manager in Nevada City.
Feb 22, 2024•30 min•Ep. 151
Host Keith Porter helps reveal details of the life journey of Rich Crosby, a multi-faceted entrepreneur, real estate broker and developer. Rich talks about owning and operating Crosby Real Estate and Crosby Development, and his goal of mentoring others to help them identify, find and live their best life.
Feb 14, 2024•30 min•Ep. 149
Host Brian Buckley interviews Twin Ridges School District Superintendent Scott Mikal-Heine, who describes his childhood growing up on the South side of Chicago, his switch from being a builder to an educator, and his current perspectives on education and role of schools in a community.
Feb 07, 2024•29 min•Ep. 148
Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews the man in charge at South Yuba River Citizens League, Executive Director Aaron Zettler-Mann. Learn about this amazing and essential community asset, and what it takes to keep it thriving.
Jan 31, 2024•30 min•Ep. 150
Host Maddie Davis interviews Daniel Elkin, who was born in New Jersey, raised in Dallas, Texas, and educated in Upstate New York. He has lived in the Nevada County area for the past 25 years. He spent 20 years in education as a High School English teacher at both Bear River High School and Bitney Prep Charter High School. He is now the Communications & Engagement Director at SYRCL (the South Yuba River Citizens League), owner/marketing director of Elkin Education Marketing, and President of ...
Jan 24, 2024•29 min•Ep. 147
Tonight, on The Sages Among Us , host Kimberly Ewing speaks with Carlos Caruncho a local educator, a wine maker and an arts advocate. Carlos weaves a story of international travel and growing up in Cuba and Russia and finds himself in Nevada County where he raises a family and finds his passion for wine and more.
Jan 10, 2024•30 min•Ep. 146
Host Keith Porter brings us the story of Maddie Davis, a woman who went away for college and returned to bring her talents to work as Community Engagement Manager for South Yuba River Citizens League. Maddie talks about her interests in restorative justice in education, environmental racism, local ecology, and civic engagement in her community.
Jan 04, 2024•30 min•Ep. 145
Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores chats with Eileen Mello a little bit about philanthropy and fundraising but also how astrology works and its affect on how we live our lives
Dec 27, 2023•30 min•Ep. 144
Tonight, on The Sages Among Us , host Kimberly Ewing chats with Kristine Alcamo. She’s the House Manager of Auburn State Theatre, has been part of Creating Communities Beyond Bias for over 3 years, she also helped with Grass Valley Downtown’s Love Walk this year. As well she’s been instrumental in helping with MLK day festivities locally with the Unity Church in Grass Valley. She’s also an actor & singer and has done local theatre for over 20 years. Tonight, we hear her story on and off the ...
Dec 07, 2023•30 min•Ep. 143
Host Brian Buckley talks with Nevada County District Attorney Jesse Wilson about his background, his job, and how we can make our great community even better.
Nov 29, 2023•30 min•Ep. 142
Host Brian Buckley, himself a former education administrator, talks all things education with his former colleague Nevada City School District Superintendent John Baggett.
Nov 15, 2023•30 min•Ep. 141
Lori Burkart Frank interviews Rick Partridge, Board Chair of Nevada County Pride and Board Member of Color Me Human. Rick also contributes his time and expertise in Human Resources to a variety of organizations. Rick was a Human Resources Executive and a lecturer in Human Resources at San Jose State.
Nov 09, 2023•30 min•Ep. 140
Tonight, on The Sages Among U s, host Kimberly Ewing chats with local musician and Nevada City Council Member ADAM KLINE about his life here in Nevada County as an artist and how he likes being involved in civic work.
Nov 02, 2023•30 min•Ep. 139
Host Keith Porter brings us the story of Jim Bair, a retired pioneer in computer science, an award-winning photographer and a citizen activist in Nevada County.
Oct 26, 2023•29 min•Ep. 138
Hollie Grimaldi Flores interviews Union Newspaper editor Elias Funez about the importance and challenges of running a small newspaper. Funez has an extensive background in media including multi media photographer, reporter and editor for a number of newspapers from Modesto to Nevada County.
Oct 18, 2023•30 min•Ep. 137
Host Keith Porter talks with Tom Anderson, retired Nevada County Superior Court Judge about his life, his experiences as a Public Defender, and his perspective on justice after serving many years on the bench.
Oct 11, 2023•29 min•Ep. 136
Lori Burkart Frank interviews Maggie Gilmore, Manager of the Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada County. Maggie shares Punk Rock concert library stories from Washington DC to the many programs here in Nevada County.
Oct 04, 2023•30 min•Ep. 135
Tonight, on The Sages Among Us , host Kimberly Ewing speaks and connects with local artist of many genres, Sharon Rose. She's the President of Lake Wildwood's Art Club, an involved community leader with Professional Women's Club, National Alliance for Mental Illness, Hospitality House & more. We'll find out more about how and why she advocates for such important and vital local organizations.
Sep 27, 2023•30 min•Ep. 134
Host Keith Porter interviews Greg Fowler, fifth-generation Nevada County resident, long time community activist and owner of B&C Hardware in Grass Valley.
Sep 20, 2023•29 min•Ep. 133
Host Brian Buckley talks with Nevada County native Amy Guy Wagner about her involvement as a Director of the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and the impact of her childhood growing up by the river. She also shares her insights about environmental issues gained from her studies at Stanford University and her work as a globally recognized expert consultant in sustainable energy.
Sep 06, 2023•29 min•Ep. 132
Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Scott Neeley M.D. FACP President and CEO of Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital since March 2022.
Aug 30, 2023•29 min•Ep. 131
Tonight, on The Sages Among U s, host Kimberly Ewing talks with Gary Bowman, a local musician, community volunteer, and retired educator.
Aug 24, 2023•30 min•Ep. 130
Host Keith Porter interviews attorney Kit Elliott, who has performed a wide variety of roles in the legal profession: Public Defender, a private practitioner of criminal law, and a County Counsel, most recently in Nevada County since 2019. Learn about her life, her career and the unique challenges of managing the legal issues for a dynamic and complex local government.
Aug 16, 2023•27 min•Ep. 129
Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores and guest Shanin Martin discuss the importance of philanthropy. How nonprofits can best utilize sponsors for a successful event, the importance of consistent messaging and branding, all while having fun contributing to causes you love.
Aug 09, 2023•30 min•Ep. 128
Lori Burkart Frank interviews Robin Milam, a global earth rights activist and local community volunteer.
Jul 26, 2023•30 min•Ep. 127
Host Kimberly Ewing speaks with local farmer, Tim Van Wagner, from C.S.A. farm First Rain Farm about what it takes to farm in the foothills, life as a local farmer and land steward, his background and history, and what makes him an important community member.
Jul 19, 2023•29 min•Ep. 125
