Latent Treasure - Kim Bigler
FULL Interview Video - YouTube.com
In 2010 Kim Winston Bigler started what would eventually become James Samaritan out of the trunk of her car in California. Over the last 5 years (after moving back to Louisiana), she has built an organization that has an incredible impact on the Louisiana foster care community.
She has grown James Samaritan by building relationships with the Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS), local churches, and an army of community volunteers. Her contributions to the foster care system have received statewide recognition. She has been recognized for her impact on changing how we care for our most vulnerable. Kim has been recognized by many of the top organizations in Louisiana for her service to children and families. These organizations include LFAPA, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation Angel Award, YMCA St. Tammany West Hometown Hero Award, Together We Can Conference, Linda Christmas Award, Louisiana Institute of Children and Families, Angel in Adoption Award, First Lady Edwards Louisiana Fosters, Governor Edwards, Louisiana Institute of Children in Families, and many more.
I adore this woman’s passion and I know you will too! She’s got a contagious spirit of hope and healing for this neglected community and I know this show will bless you!
Key Contributors
Mary Rodgers…
is a Nashville based multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and teacher. Originally hailing from Milwaukee, WI, Mary received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Music on Saxophone from UW-Milwaukee in 2006. In 2013 Mary was awarded the Wisconsin Area Music Industry “Reed/Brass Player of the Year” for her work with The Invaders, The Dead Man’s Carnival, and the Uptown Savages. Mary moved to Nashville, TN in 2015. You may have seen her play with groups such as JD McPherson, Ronnie Spector, Dale Watson, and many more. She released her own full length album “To The Ghost of Mary Rodgers…” in 2019. You can stream her music on all major streaming platforms. Mary currently teaches Piano, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, and Accordion at Fanny’s House of Music. For more information visit
www.maryrodgersmusic.com
Cheyenne Summers…
Cover Art provided by Cheyenne Summers. If you would like to see more of her portfolio or purchase any of her work, you can find her online store at ETSY HERE or support her Patreon Page Here.
Cheyenne Summers is a multimedia artist who uses a variety of traditional and contemporary mediums. She has studied at Moorpark Community College where she received a degree in Multimedia Animation. She also studied at California State University, Northridge in Video/Digital Art. Her expertise includes graphic design, fine arts, motion graphics, visual effects compositing, web design, game design, and animation. She is currently working on her Master's in Engineering.
Cheyenne’s applied artwork is strongly influenced by her background as a former foster youth, emotion, color, and design principals. Her fine artwork resonates more with her personal inner turmoil as a former foster youth. She seeks to bring to light and make an empathetic connection with the general public about the growing struggle of over 500,000 youth in America though her fine artwork. Her frequent volunteer work for a non-profit that specializes in helping foster youth lets her teach other youth about using art as a form of healing and expression of their trauma. Currently working as a marketing coordinator for an environmental science firm, Cheyenne seeks to learn so much more and continuously grow. She is currently working on some public art pieces in Ventura.
