Kurt Michael
Kurt helps moderate SWAC Breakfast. He and his wife live in Augusta County, Virginia, and have two children. Kurt has worked as a Virginia public school teacher for over 20 years and is currently a Resident Associate Professor at Liberty University teaching graduate-level research and statistic courses in the School of Education. He is certified in Technology Education and Gifted Education, and holds a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Curriculum & Instruction. Kurt is active in the community and has been involved in Virginia politics for over 20 years. He has served as a former Chairman of the Augusta County Republican Committee but most recently ran for the Board of Supervisors as an Independent candidate.
Chris Graham
Chris helps schedule guest speakers for SWAC Breakfast. He and his wife live in Waynesboro, Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia and holds a degree in American Government. Chris has been a professional journalist for over two decades. He is the winner of 15 Virginia Press Association awards for journalistic excellence, the author of three books, and the author of an upcoming guide to Internet marketing. He is the editor and publisher of AugustaFreePress.com, a web-based local- and state-news source for Augusta County, Staunton, and Waynesboro, Va., and The New Dominion Magazine, a print magazine distributed in the Greater Augusta and Harrisonburg-Rockingham areas. Chris serves his community in many capacities and is active in Virginia politics. He is the former Chairman of the Waynesboro Democratic Committee
Kurt helps moderate SWAC Breakfast. He and his wife live in Augusta County, Virginia, and have two children. Kurt has worked as a Virginia public school teacher for over 20 years and is currently a Resident Associate Professor at Liberty University teaching graduate-level research and statistic courses in the School of Education. He is certified in Technology Education and Gifted Education, and holds a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Curriculum & Instruction. Kurt is active in the community and has been involved in Virginia politics for over 20 years. He has served as a former Chairman of the Augusta County Republican Committee but most recently ran for the Board of Supervisors as an Independent candidate.
You can email him at kurtmichael1@gmail.com
Chris Graham
Chris helps schedule guest speakers for SWAC Breakfast. He and his wife live in Waynesboro, Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia and holds a degree in American Government. Chris has been a professional journalist for over two decades. He is the winner of 15 Virginia Press Association awards for journalistic excellence, the author of three books, and the author of an upcoming guide to Internet marketing. He is the editor and publisher of AugustaFreePress.com, a web-based local- and state-news source for Augusta County, Staunton, and Waynesboro, Va., and The New Dominion Magazine, a print magazine distributed in the Greater Augusta and Harrisonburg-Rockingham areas. Chris serves his community in many capacities and is active in Virginia politics. He is the former Chairman of the Waynesboro Democratic Committee
You can email him at augustafreepress2@gmail.com
Lynn Mitchell
Lynn helps schedule guest speakers for SWAC Breakfast. She and her husband live in Augusta County, Virginia, and have two grown children. As SWACgirl.com (an acronym for Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County), she has been writing in the Virginia political blogosphere since 2006, currently contributing to <i>Bearing Drift,</i> and has done freelance work for the Washington Examiner and VirginiaVirtucon.com. One of her passions is to photograph this scenic area of the Shenandoah Valley as well as political events. Lynn has served on many official boards in the area and is currently a trustee with the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia and the Augusta County Library Board. She has served as a State Central Member of the Virginia Republican Party and as local coordinator to many political campaigns.
Lynn Mitchell
Lynn helps schedule guest speakers for SWAC Breakfast. She and her husband live in Augusta County, Virginia, and have two grown children. As SWACgirl.com (an acronym for Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County), she has been writing in the Virginia political blogosphere since 2006, currently contributing to <i>Bearing Drift,</i> and has done freelance work for the Washington Examiner and VirginiaVirtucon.com. One of her passions is to photograph this scenic area of the Shenandoah Valley as well as political events. Lynn has served on many official boards in the area and is currently a trustee with the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia and the Augusta County Library Board. She has served as a State Central Member of the Virginia Republican Party and as local coordinator to many political campaigns.
You can email her at swac.girl@gmail.com
