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086 Stacy-Ann Thomas Johnson

12/20/2015

Stacy-Ann left Kingston, Jamaica and arrived in Maine early in 2006 when she and her son joined her parents in the Portland area. She loves working with people as a medical assistant and brings her warm and personable energy to whatever she does. Not having had the option to continue her education in Jamaica made it that much sweeter, here, where she can continue to learn and pursue her dream of becoming a nurse.
Music: Bob Marley, "Smile Jamaica."

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085 John Muthyala

12/13/2015

John Muthyala was born into an academic family in Hyderabad, India. He was among the last of the students in the region to be educated by British and American missionaries. John completed his PhD in Chicago and came to Maine in 2001. Currently he is a professor of English at the University of Southern Maine.
Professor Muthyala leads the Digital Humanities Initiative at USM and is the Principal Investigator of Digital Maine, a digital humanities project that creatively integrates digital technologies to articulate social, cultural, and environmental themes related to Maine. This non-traditional use of technology is a collaborative process applied across many disciplines and departments; it links humanities research and creativity with the work of technology companies, non-profit organizations, and small and big businesses to order to generate new knowledge, methods, and ideas to revitalize the cultural and economic sectors of Maine.

Music: John Muthyala sings "Katrina" (electronic version), a song he wrote and produced in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to raise civic awareness and send volunteer groups from Maine to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast to help in the rebuilding effort.

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084 Wim Schimmer

12/6/2015

Wim Schimmer is originally from Rotterdam, Holland in the Netherlands. As a young man he and all the men between 14-40 were rounded up by German soldiers and moved to work encampments during World War II. Once the war ended he was reunited with his family and later attended art school where he met his first wife, an American citizen.
Mr. Schimmer started off in Kansas City but found his true home when they moved to NYC where he worked as a commercial artist in the Empire State Building.
Eventually, through a friend, Wim and his wife Olga found their way to Steep Falls, ME where they live, paint, dance, listen to opera, and enjoy life. FMI regarding Wim's art, click here.

Music: Madame Butterfly sung by Maria Callas

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