Written by Kimber Ray

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Kimber Ray

A native of New Jersey with an environmental policy degree from Rutgers University, Kimber served two terms as our AmeriCorps Communications Associate and the Associate Editor for The Appalachian Voice from 2013-2015 before leaving to pursue permaculture farming in Costa Rica.

Teacher, Wife, Activist, Mother:

Wilma Lee Steele Turns Focus to Healing By…

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Anna Behnke: A Seventh Grade Activist

By Sarah Kellogg Seventh grader Anna Behnke loves…

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Innovating with Electric Cooperatives

By Sarah Kellogg An inspiring, forward-thinking businessman, Mike…

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Diane Pitcock Connects Landowners to Fracking Researchers

By Molly Moore When Diane Pitcock and her…

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Ralph Davis: Exploring Appalachia’s Future

By Nolen Nychay In his 21 years of…

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Johnny Cummings: Small Town with Big Ideals

By Kimber Ray For a small eastern Kentucky…

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Dewayne Barton: Building Opportunity in West Asheville

By Kimber Ray Dewayne Barton isn’t only referring…

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Sara Day Evans: Accelerating Good Business

By Kimber Ray Although the environment and the…

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Anna George: Aquatic Activist

By Peter Boucher When Anna George was a…

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Ada Smith: Giving Voice to Appalachia

By Kimber Ray Amidst the economic and social…

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