The Sages Among Us

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Paula Gleicher Greenstreet, President of Broadstreet Financial Group and Powerhouse Volunteer.  Paula says yes to whatever is needed and happily steps into leadership roles to support organizations she feels drawn to.

Fire Chief Brian Estes of the Nevada Yuba Placer Unit and Placer County Fire Department will retire at the end of 2025, concluding a distinguished 35-year career with CAL FIRE.  Chief Estes began his fire service journey in 1991 as a Firefighter I at a busy station in southeast San Diego County. His early passion for fire aviation led to a four-year assignment on a CAL FIRE helicopter crew in Tuol...

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us , host Kimberly Ewing chats with Ariel Elliott,  a native to Nevada County as well as part of the Kumeyaay Nation. She works with Indigenous Futures Society as an Ecological Knowledge Community Associate, as well as an Executive Board member of newly formed Sierra Theatre Company. She talks of her journeys of growing up in North San Juan and, recently going to Univer...

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores talks with Eli Bacon, Executive Director of Sierra Harvest about the importance of fund development and extensively about the mission of Sierra Harvest to have fresh food accessible to our community and some of the barriers needed to be overcome. 

Lori Burkart Frank interviews, Erin Mettler, Deputy County Executive Officer / Chief Fiscal Officer for the County of Nevada.  Erin is a Nevada Union High School graduate who came home after 19 years away at college and working with the City of Stockton.  She shares about the 12 years of awards the County has won in their budget process as well as how she rejuvenates herself with outside activitie...

Host Keith Porter interviews the man who is creating Crown Point Venues, a new concert hall, conference center and black box theater in Grass Valley.

Jason Robitaille was born in Walnut Creek, California, and raised in Valley Springs, just two hours south of Nevada County. He graduated from Calaveras High School, where he played football and studied medical science through the R.O.P. program, where he was assigned to the County Coroner’s Office. Public service became a part of Jason’s life early on. At age 12, His father, a business owner and v...

Host Kimberly Ewing talks with Judy Mosely coordinates the annual Children's Festival in Pioneer Park.

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores talks with Dr. Erik Crawford as he begins his second year as the Twin Ridges School district, discussing the challenges and rewards of working in the field of education.  Making an impact and having been impacted to make positive changes with today's youth. 

Host Keith Porter brings us the life story, so far, of the Tyler Hill, Medical Director at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital and 3 more of Common Spirit's northern California hospitals. Hear first hand how a young physician becomes a senior executive in a hospital system while still managing to do part-time hands-on clinical work as an Emergency Room doctor.

Anna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in the field of social work. She is a member of the Mobile Crisis Team at the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office and, separately, provides training and therapeutic support to local first responders.   Anna was born and raised in Nevada County and was homeschooled through high school. During her high school years, she joined Cam...

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us , host Kimberly Ewing chats and laughs with Beth Moore, a truly passionate community member and retired educator. She arrived in Nevada County in 1980 and has been part of civic engagement ever since, working with Meals on Wheels, Utah Phillips efforts, Haute Trash and Earth Days. She's a huge supporter and producer for local performing artists and musicians as she c...

Host Keith Porter talks with Liam Apple about his role as a financial advisor and his motivation and experiences as a relative young activist in his community.

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Heather Scott, Infection Prevention Program Manager at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital.  Heather's fascinating career started as a charge nurse cardiac care step-down unit, on the front line of the AIDS epidemic in the early 80s, attending law school, attending education at West Point - preparation for biological warfare, practicing law in NYC, and ultimately her...

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores chats with Kristen Bardwell about the pure joy of giving back to this community, owning a business, various options for senior care in Nevada County and the rewards of working with seniors as well as valuing employees. 

Host Brian Buckley talks with author and civic engagement consultant Rich Harwood about his life's work in providing tools and advice to organizations to bridge divides, build capacity and overcome shared challenges.

Andrew was born in Grass Valley CA. He grew up here in Nevada County and graduated from Nevada Union High School. Andrew started a family early and soon realized he needed to focus on a direction and career. While he worked as much as possible in various jobs, Andrew was invited on a ride along where he fell in love with the concept of serving his community and doing his part in making this commun...

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing invites singer, songwriter Michelle Amador back on the air to talk about her new role with Nevada County's newly formed Community Foundation and her passion for arts advocacy and equity and inclusion leadership.

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores chats with Rondha Sullivan who has 40 years experience working in the senior care realm including running her own in home care business since 2020, with a love of the elderly.  They discuss the challenges and rewards and what makes Nevada County a great place to be a senior. 

Host Keith Porter helps summarize the life, adventures and motives of Jeff Dellis, a long-time educator who now works with Nevada County to help launch the Youth Commission, programs to open channels for Career Technical Education and facilitate the County's Citizenship Academy.

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 Ce...

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.