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.

• Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores and Union Newspaper Publisher, Chad Wingo discuss the importance of supporting local media and what that means for our community. 

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores and Jim Adams discuss the importance of mentoring youth and the challenges many youth face in today's world.

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, KVMR, and works with our youth.

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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 Fieldmouse Press, where he also act as Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of SOLRAD, the online literary magazine for comics.

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.