http://www.metropulse.com/news/stories/people-you-should-know/?partner=RSSMetroPulse Stories: People You Should Knowen-usstories/people-you-should-knowhttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2013/may/08/aime-classen-knoxvilles-ecologist/?partner=RSSAimée Classen seems most animated when talking about her work—both as an associate professor of ecosystems ecology at the University of Tennessee and as an associate editor-in-chief of the academic journal Ecological Monographs—and about the opportunities East Tennessee offers for ecology research. paige.huntoon@metropulse.com (Paige Huntoon)Wed, 08 May 2013 15:19:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-26008-734996stories/people-you-should-knowPaige HuntoonKnoxville, TNAimée Classen, Knoxville’s EcologistMetroPulseaime-classen-knoxvilles-ecologisturn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-26008-734996Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2013/apr/10/ashlyn-kittrell-knoxvilles-fashion-blogger/?partner=RSSAshlyn Kittrell didn’t grow up paging through Vogue or Vanity Fair. The Oak Ridge native, 20, and Maryville College sophomore came to fashion a lot like other millennial women: through the mall. paige.huntoon@metropulse.com (Paige Huntoon)Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25884-734968stories/people-you-should-knowPaige HuntoonKnoxville, TNAshlyn Kittrell: Knoxville's Fashion BloggerMetroPulseashlyn-kittrell-knoxvilles-fashion-bloggerurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25884-734968Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2013/mar/13/diane-richards-knoxvilles-canine-coach/?partner=RSSDiane Richards, 65, wasn’t always a dog-training guru, though you’d never be able to tell by looking at her. paige.huntoon@metropulse.com (Paige Huntoon)Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25780-734940stories/people-you-should-knowPaige HuntoonKnoxville, TNDiane Richards: Knoxville's Canine CoachMetroPulsediane-richards-knoxvilles-canine-coachurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25780-734940Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2013/feb/13/jinka-mclaurin-knoxvilles-knitter-third-places/?partner=RSSJinka McLaurin, 59, looks right at home in her Bearden yarn shop Loopville. The walls are covered in looped and twisted rings of yarn in every color and shade of the rainbow, and McLaurin is wearing a lime green sweater. Meanwhile, three women are sitting on couches arranged in a semicircle and talking about their knitting projects. paige.huntoon@metropulse.com (Paige Huntoon)Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:37:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25676-734912stories/people-you-should-knowPaige HuntoonKnoxville, TNJinka McLaurin: Knoxville’s Knitter of Third PlacesMetroPulsejinka-mclaurin-knoxvilles-knitter-third-placesurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25676-734912Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2013/jan/09/karen-tindal-knoxvilles-coach/?partner=RSSKaren Tindal recently changed jobs to become the executive director of Girls on the Run of Greater Knoxville, a chapter of the national nonprofit, which started in Charlotte, N.C., in the 1990s. The program’s mission is to show girls that they are awesome just the way they are. paige.huntoon@metropulse.com (Paige Huntoon)Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25547-734877stories/people-you-should-knowPaige HuntoonKnoxville, TNKaren Tindal: Knoxville’s CoachMetroPulsekaren-tindal-knoxvilles-coachurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25547-734877Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/oct/31/holly-briggs-knoxvilles-artistic-educator/?partner=RSSAt Mooreland Heights Elementary, Holly Briggs teaches art to kindergarteners, all the way up to fifth-graders in an arts-integrated setting—art, music, and drama are incorporated into what the kids learn in math, science, social studies, and language arts. paige.huntoon@metropulse.com (Paige Huntoon)Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:34:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25293-734807stories/people-you-should-knowPaige HuntoonKnoxville, TNHolly Briggs: Knoxville’s Artistic EducatorMetroPulseholly-briggs-knoxvilles-artistic-educatorurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25293-734807Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/oct/03/laura-still-knoxvilles-story-teller/?partner=RSSSince Laura Still moved to Knoxville at age 20, she’s been busy. She’s worked as a dental hygienist (and still temps on occasion), a retail store employee, a volunteer Sunday school teacher, a stage manager for Shakespeare on the Square, a tour guide and, most importantly, a writer, all while raising two sons. paige.huntoon@metropulse.com (Paige Huntoon)Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:17:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25159-734779stories/people-you-should-knowPaige HuntoonKnoxville, TNLaura Still: Knoxville’s Story TellerMetroPulselaura-still-knoxvilles-story-tellerurn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25159-734779Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/sep/05/sara-baker-knoxvilles-free-spirit/?partner=RSSAlmost two years ago, Sara Baker became the director of women’s advocacy and written communications at the YWCA of Knoxville. That new position includes working on projects like helping craft legislation and partnering with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to create a service for women who are victims of violence and don’t speak English. paige.huntoon@metropulse.com (Paige Huntoon)Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25042-734751stories/people-you-should-knowPaige HuntoonKnoxville, TNSara Baker: Knoxville’s Free Spirit MetroPulsesara-baker-knoxvilles-free-spiriturn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-25042-734751Change0Usablehttp://www.metropulse.com/news/2012/aug/08/susanna-sutherland-knoxvilles-green-thumb/?partner=RSSSusanna Sutherland’s smile is as bright as her polished wooden desk is shiny. She says she’s shy, but the city’s sustainability program manager has a strong presence that easily fills her office. paige.huntoon@metropulse.com (Paige Huntoon)Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:51:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24940-734723stories/people-you-should-knowPaige HuntoonKnoxville, TNSusanna Sutherland: Knoxville’s Green ThumbMetroPulsesusanna-sutherland-knoxvilles-green-thumburn:publicid:www.metropulse.com:news-Story-24940-734723Change0Usable