The heart of our mission is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our communities. In the recent weeks, we’ve had the privilege to connect with some incredible artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with the incredible group below. Check out our favorite stories from across the Voyage family.
Marie Lestrange
I’ve been a voracious reader for as long as I can remember—any genre, any story…I just wanted to consume them all. Stories were never just stories to me; they were places I could disappear into, especially the ones that explored fear and the unknown. Read More>>
Kim Warnick
My journey to founding Dementia Care Solutions of East Tennessee and just recently a non-profit, Mind and Memory Partners began long before I ever imagined working in the dementia community. For more than 20 years, I built a career in Human Resources, helping people navigate challenges, transitions, and life-changing decisions. At the same time, Alzheimer’s disease was impacting my family. Read More>>
Amberly Kelley-Dotson
When I was in college, I started taking yoga classes to connect with my body and manage anxiety. I eventually enrolled in a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program without the intention of ever becoming a teacher, but by the end of it had fallen in love with teaching. Read More>>
Deanna Hinsz
My story really starts in Ohio, where I built a successful career as a REALTOR®. Then 2007 hit, and the market shifted under all of us. I’ll be honest: I hadn’t planned for it, and with two small boys at home, it became financially impossible to stay. Read more>>
Lee Smith
I grew up in Powell, just outside Knoxville. Football took me a long way from home — I was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round in 2011 and spent eleven years in the league between Buffalo, Oakland, back to Buffalo, and finishing in Atlanta. I played 149 games as a tight end. Read more>>
