The CRIER Fall/ Winter 2020-2021

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meet the crier

Kelsey Barker, Editor Kelsey Barker, a native of Roswell, GA, graduated from the University of Virginia in 2012 and currently works as a Senior Channel Consultant of Annuity Marketing at Brighthouse Financial. Previously, she and her husband William lived in Washington, DC, Charleston, SC, and West Palm Beach, FL, before moving to Charlotte in 2019. Kelsey joined the Junior League in 2016 and has enjoyed the opportunity to experience different Leagues in all the cities where she has lived! In addition to her work on The CRIER, Kelsey and her husband founded Dogwood & Dominion, an apparel company that also supports historical preservation and environmental conservation efforts in the state of Virginia. She also enjoys cooking, painting, and throwing a tennis ball around for her springer spaniel, Rowdy.

Tammy Stanard, Assistant Editor Tammy Stanard relocated to Charlotte with her husband in 2018 and is currently searching for a new opportunity to apply her vast experience in digital marketing and advertising. Tammy has spent many years in Rhode Island, Tennessee, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, loving something in every state where she lived, especially Michigan where she met her husband. Tammy joined the Junior League of Greater New Haven in CT in 2017. In an effort to ramp up her volunteer efforts, she transferred to the JLC in 2018. Tammy also volunteers with the American Marketing Association and is responsible for all social media for the Charlotte Chapter. Tammy holds a Masters in Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Bachelors in Transportation Management from the University of New Haven. In her spare time, Tammy loves spending time with her husband Pat, her adult step-children and especially her grandkids, Braxton, Evie and Beckley.

Ashel Sommermann, Advertising Sales Coordinator Raised in the Charlotte area, Ashel Sommermann graduated from High Point University in 2014 with a BA in Human Relations. She returned to Charlotte after college and currently works at Bank of America as an Enterprise Vendor Manager. Ashel joined the Junior League of Charlotte in 2019 and is currently serving her first Active year as The CRIER advertising coordinator and a member of the Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center committee. She and her husband Eric live in the North End neighborhood of Charlotte near the Music Factory and Camp North End with their two dogs, Gibbs and Theta. In addition to spending time with her family, Ashel enjoys reading, working out at Queen City Training, and practicing her newest hobby, crocheting.

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