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Southeast Ohio Fibershed: Update!
Hello Friends! We are excited to announce that the Southeast Ohio Fibershed has gathered a Board of Directors (check out intros to the first four below!) in anticipation of securing our status as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We recently filed our State of Ohio paperwork and are in the process of pulling together our IRS…
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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.
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Sasha Sigetic, Board Vice President and Director of Farmer Strategy and Process
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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Tiff Piko, Board Treasurer
Tiff Piko, a designer and advocate, ran a grassroots mayoral campaign in Lancaster, Ohio. She supports workforce development in Appalachia and has a background in sustainable design.
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Beth Clodfelter, Board Director of Community Outreach
Tiff Piko, a designer and advocate, ran a grassroots mayoral campaign in Lancaster, Ohio. She supports workforce development in Appalachia and has a background in sustainable design.
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Betsy Franjola, Board Director of Regional Textile Partnerships
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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Morgan Gangaware, Director of Marketing
Morgan, a fiber artist and sewist in Athens, Ohio, champions sustainable practices while balancing her love for art, education, and her two delightful cats.
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Erin Hogan, Director of Farmer Outreach and Relations
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, Board Director of Organizational Strategy
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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Reflections on a Textile Future Worth Making
The Rust Belt Fibershed Symposium fostered community, and optimism, inspiring participants to collaboratively envision a vibrant textile future filled with possibilities.
Southeast Ohio Fibershed
Explore Appalachian fibercraft through history, encourage communities to learn about sustainable textiles, and develop skills with hands-on learning.