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.

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's degree in Spanish & International Studies and a master’s degree in Public Health. When Anne's not working she's snowboarding, hiking, reading, or hanging out with her dog Wrinkles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 restoring
airtankers back to warbirds until attending college and joining the United States Air
Force where he served for ten years as an instructor pilot and cargo pilot. He went on to
serve as a Flight Officer with American Airline for the last 25 years flying airline
transport aircraft with his most recent qualifications being in the Boeing 777. He has
numerous personal aircraft and is very involved in mentoring and supporting youth in
their developing aviation careers.