Category: Board of Directors
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Betsy Franjola, Director
Betsy Franjola, a seasoned textile specialist, passionately revitalizes the fashion industry by innovating fabrics and educating on sustainable practices through her various initiatives.
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Sasha Sigetic, Director
Sasha Sigetic grew up in Cleveland, learning to crochet and knit as a kid from her grandmothers. She’s now a fiber enthusiast living on a goat farm in Ohio, where she advocates for small farmers. As the Education Director for a local organization, she pushes for sustainable fiber practices.
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Erin Hogan, Director
Erin Hogan is a textile artist from Athens, Ohio, known for her cool dragon sculptures made from upcycled materials. With a theater costume background and experience as a librarian, she’s now the creative director at Seriously Sick Socks Studios, where she sculpts fun creatures from old socks. Check her out on Instagram!
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Coral Wedel, Director
Coral Wedel is an artist, designer, and educator focused on sustainable fashion in Southeast Ohio. As the founding Director of Hocking College’s Fashion Design and Retail Merchandising program, she combines industry experience with environmental responsibility and aims to empower communities through regional textile systems and practical skill-sharing.
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Lisa Heinz, Founder and Board President
Lisa Heinz is the founder of Southeast Ohio Fibershed and has been an entrepreneur in Athens County since 1992. With a background in digital marketing, she blends that with her passion for wool. In 2019, she started Southeast Ohio Fiberworks to support local wool producers and provide unique yarns and supplies to fiber artists.
Southeast Ohio Fibershed 