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The Mountain Q&A – Mia Hall: Executive Director of Penland School for Craft

She came from Sweden to America as an international student, and now leads one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious art schools.

The Mountain Q&A – Jeff Eastman: CEO, Remote Area Medical

Remote Area Medical, with roots in the Southern Appalachians, has provided free health care since 1985 to over 1 million people through mobile pop-up clinics across the nation. “Free Is In Our DNA.”

The Mountain Q&A – Betty & Robert Balentine: Founders of Southern Highlands Reserve

The 120-acre mountaintop property is the only high-elevation native plant garden in the eastern United States.

The Mountain Q&A – Dolly Parton: The Nation’s Sweetheart, Among So Many Other Things

The award-winning songwriter, entertainer, global philanthropist and creator of Imagination Library is also celebrating the 40th anniversary of her theme park Dollywood.

The Mountain Q&A – Tim Kelly: Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee

Mayor since 2021, Kelly led Chattanooga in becoming North America’s first National Park City in 2025 and a global destination. He calls his hometown “a city inside a park.”

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Mia Hall: Executive Director of Penland School for Craft

The Mountain Q&A – Mia Hall: Executive Director of Penland School for Craft

She came from Sweden to America as an international student, and now leads one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious art schools.
Courtesy of Jeff Eastman

The Mountain Q&A – Jeff Eastman: CEO, Remote Area Medical

Remote Area Medical, with roots in the Southern Appalachians, has provided free health care since 1985 to over 1 million people through mobile pop-up clinics across the nation. “Free Is In Our DNA.”
b8c626fe-9f9c-11f0-88d9-1248ae80e59d-photo-of-Betty-and-Robert-Balentine

The Mountain Q&A – Betty & Robert Balentine: Founders of Southern Highlands Reserve

The 120-acre mountaintop property is the only high-elevation native plant garden in the eastern United States.
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The Mountain Q&A – Dolly Parton: The Nation’s Sweetheart, Among So Many Other Things

The award-winning songwriter, entertainer, global philanthropist and creator of Imagination Library is also celebrating the 40th anniversary of her theme park Dollywood.
Chattanooga Mayor, Tim Kelly

The Mountain Q&A – Tim Kelly: Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee

Mayor since 2021, Kelly led Chattanooga in becoming North America’s first National Park City in 2025 and a global destination. He calls his hometown “a city inside a park.”
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