ANASTATIA KETCHEN entered the Charleston Rhizome Collective as one of two assistants for the “conNECKted: Imaginings for Truth & Reconciliation” project in 2017. She has served as an outdoor wilderness counselor/teacher. She leads D.R.I.V.E.N. LLC, a women’s support network and has developed an afterschool program called UP (Unlocking Potential) This program includes creative & performing arts, science education, community service and financial planning. She is also a Diversified Artist, publishing poetry and more. In 2019 she produced her play “I Heard Chicago Crying: Outcry”.