Meet the Team

  • Kris Preston

    CO-FOUNDER | CO-ORGANIZER

  • Bek Smallwood

    CO-ORGANIZER | TURNING POINT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Robin Irwin & Erick Buckley

    CO-FOUNDER | FABULOUS SUPPORTER

  • Crystal Thatcher

    SAD SONGS MANAGEMENT

    BOOKING | ARTIST LIASON | BBQ QUEEN!

  • Denice Roberts & "Bug"

    MERCH QUEENS

  • Emily Baldridge

    EXTENSION ANGEL

  • Kay Webb

    FIRST LADY AT UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE

    DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR CAREER, VOCATION & LEADERSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE

  • Melanie Turner

    WORKSHOP COORDINATOR ASSISTANT

    PARTNERS FOR RURAL IMPACT APPALACHIAN TEACHING ARTIST FELLOW

    ARTS FOR ALL KENTUCKY TEACHING ARTIST

  • Emily Stearns

    ART GALLERY CURATOR

    GRAPHICS | SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Cindy May Johnson

    PRESIDENT MOUNTAIN TOP MEDIA

  • Tony Tackett

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PIKEVILLE-PIKE COUNTY WELCOME CENTER

    2026 JUNIOR WILLIAMSON EAST KENTUCKY AMBASSADOR