Beth Bissmeyer
Beth
Bissmeyer, from Louisville, Kentucky, is an English education major,
with a minor in Appalachian Studies. She has worked at Berea College
Magazine since Fall 2005 as a writer, photographer, and editorial assistant.
Beth is a member of Berea College’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta
and is active with Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. Immediate post-graduation
plans are unclear, but Beth would like to work for Teach for America
before pursuing a master’s degree.
Juli Sloan
Juli Sloan has been working as a student assistant editor of Appalachian Heritage since Fall 2005. An English major from the green farmlands of Ashland, Ohio, her passions include, of course, writing in her journal, reading, and also unexpectedly, the New York Yankees. She is excited about the head start on her career that she has received by working for the magazine as well as working alongside George Brosi and Ashley Lawrence. After her graduation in the Spring of 2008, she aspires to continue a career in editing. Long-term goals for her are to one day own a used bookstore.