Please tell us a little bit about your family. I am married to Lauren Shockley-Smith and we have two wonderful teenage girls who we are super proud of! We spend every minute we can outside camping,…
Jeff Vollner
I am 42 yrs old and have lived in Westwood all my life. My parents still live in the same house I was raised in. I have been married for 16 years to Allison and we…
John Eby
I’m the youngest of seven children and I grew up in Price Hill, attending St. William’s Elementary School in Price Hill (1976) and then Western Hills High School (1980). I attended the University of Cincinnati and…
The Rev. Mary Carson
I’m the pastor of the best congregation in all of Cincinnati: St. James Episcopal Church in Westwood. Because of St. James’ commitment to the neighborhood, I’ve been involved with efforts to create greater racial equity across…
Tony Cody
My name is Tony Cody and I live on the far edge of the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio with my husband and two dogs. We share a charmed life that has certainly had moments of…
Joni Cline Sherman
I am a native Cincinnatian but I’ve lived in Texas, New York, Massachusetts and Arizona. I have a Masters Degree in Art Education and have taught at both the elementary and college levels. After starting my…
April Berg
I grew up in Amish country (Kidron, OH). Actually, my dad was raised Amish. My family was English (had electricity and drove cars), but still have immediate Amish family that I am close with and can…
Janet Baltzersen
My name is Janet, and I am the owner of Rusty Fig Redesign, LLC. I was born in California and raised in Australia, but have spent most of my adult life in Cincinnati. I had free…
Ioanna Paraskevopoulos
I co-founded Action Tank in January 2019 as a way to provide free policy research and technical assistance to Cincinnatians, especially community and neighborhood groups, advocating on behalf of their neighbors. I observed the need for…
Kelsey Seurkamp
My mom is a microbiologist and my Dad is an engineer so you can imagine their confusion when they realized they had somehow created a human whose favorite subject in grade school was Art and then…