SOUTHERN HIGHLAND MADE
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JURIED MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD
With a creative community of juried members spanning over nine states, the Southern Highland Craft Guild fosters opportunities for makers to build, market, and maintain their creative livelihood through continuing education, retail outlets, and mentorship. We are invested in helping members achieve their goals and providing them with the resources to refine and sell their craft. Membership is open to craftspeople living in the specified counties of the Southern Appalachian mountains: of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
COUNTIES WITHIN SOUTHERN HIGHLAND CRAFT GUILD REGION
ALABAMA: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Walker, Winston
GEORGIA: Banks, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, Whitfield, White
KENTUCKY: Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Clinton, Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, McCreary, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe
MARYLAND: Alleghany, Frederick, Garrett, Washington
NORTH CAROLINA: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Surry, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
SOUTH CAROLINA: Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg
TENNESSEE: Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, Dekalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Hawkins, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McMinn, McNairy, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Putnum, Rhea, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Sumner, Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson, Wilson
VIRGINIA: Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Bedford, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Clarke, Craig, Dickenson, Fauquier, Floyd, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Greene, Highland, Lee, Loudoun, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Page, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rappahannock, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Tazewell, Warren, Washington, Wise, Wythe
WEST VIRGINIA: The Entire State
Southern Highland Craft Guild
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2024-2025
Mary Nichols – 2025
Katherine Caldwell – 2026
Paula Bowers – 2027
Tamela Wells – 2025
Lee Entrekin – 2026
Connie Brown – 2027
Peter Werner – 2025
Mark Traub – 2026
Blair White – 2027
Officers:
President – Tamela Wells
Vice-President – Mark Traub
Treasurer – Peter Werner
Secretary – Katherine Caldwell
Southern Highland Craft Guild
COMMITTEES
2024-2025
FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2024
Joseph Rhodes, Chair – 2021
Jim Gentry – 2023
Sue Grier – 2023
Martha Sutherland-Wright – 2023
Board Rep:
Peter Werner
Staff Rep:
Tom Bailey
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, 2024
Julie Calhoun-Roepnack, Chair – 2020
Kathryn Adams – 2024
David Alberts – 2024
Rachel Elise Aughtry – 2022
Lisa Besler – 2023
Ed Coleman – 2023
Laura Gaskin – 2020
Susan Hutchinson – 2021
Board Rep:
Lee Entrekin
Staff Rep:
Janet Wiseman
Scholarship Subcommittee:
Mary Timmer, Chair
Heritage Subcommittee:
Cindi Lemkau
Members of the Membership Heritage Subcommittee (all 2023):
Martha Owen
Cassie Dickson
Susan Taylor
Dede Styles
Barbara Miller
Lyle Wheeler
David Crandall
Anne Freels
Rodney Leftwich
Anna Fariello
ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE, 2024
Robert Milnes, Chair – 2018/2021
Pam Granger Gale – 2022
Nancy Graham – 2022
Judy Ott - 2022
Board Rep:
Katherine Caldwell
Staff Rep:
Janet Wiseman
AD HOC MUSEUM COMMITTEE, 2024
Anna Fariello – 2024
Susan Duhl - 2024
Board Rep:
Tamela Wells
Staff Reps:
Michael Hatch
Nikki Josheff
Matt Monk
COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE, 2024
Mary Dashiell, Chair – 2019
Darla Beverage – 2023
Betty Hilton-Nash – 2023
Alan Hollar – 2019
Rodney Leftwich – 2021
Debbie Littledeer - 2024
Barbara Miller – Member Emeritus
Jim Sockwell - 2019
Board Rep:
Tamela Wells
Staff Rep:
Nikki Josheff
Michael Hatch
STANDARDS COMMITTEE, 2024
Brian Wurst, Chair – 2021
Linda Azar - 2021
Erica Bailey – 2021
Connie Brown – 2022
Ray Byram – 2021
Mark Gardner – 2018/2021
Lynne Harrill – 2018/2021
Kristin Schoonover – 2021
David Scott – 2017/2020
Marc Tickle – 2022
Barbara Zaretsky – 2018/2021
Board Rep:
Ray Jones
Staff Rep:
Laura Lanier
FAIR COMMITTEE, 2024
Laurey Faye Dean, Chair - 2023
Ken Hall - 2021
Wren Hendrickson – 2024
Erich Orris – 2024
Jason Probstein - 2022
Audrey Laine Sawyer – 2021
Cheryl Mackey Smith – 2024
Susan Spies – 2021
Noel Yovovich – 2024
Board Rep:
Mark Traub
Staff Reps:
Ruthie Cohen
Denise Silver
Fair Raffle Subcommittee:
Audrey Laine Sawyer
Logistics Subcommittee:
Brian Wurst
EDUCATION PROGRAM
COMMITTEE, 2024
Ilene Kay, Chair – 2022
Heidi Bleacher – 2023
Teresa Brittain – 2021
Deneece Harrell – 2024
Judi Harwood – 2022
Thomas Irven – 2022
Amanda Taylor – 2021
Joanna White – 2022
Board Rep:
Mary Nichols
Staff Reps:
Nikki Josheff
Janet Wiseman
Demonstration Subcommittee:
Thomas Irven
Education Centers Subcommittee:
Ilene Kay – Chair
Judi Harwood
Education Outreach Subcommittee:
Heidi Bleacher
Mentoring Subcommittee:
Teresa Brittain - Chair
Paula Bowers
Amanda Taylor
Joanna White
Susan Link