ROB ROGERS, co-owner, studied ballet with James Jamieson, then at the North Carolina School of the Arts, and with Melissa Hayden in New York. He danced professionally with La Compagnie de Danse Entre-Six (Montreal), the New York City Opera, and The Atlanta Ballet.

He holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Delaware and for twenty-five years post-dance has been involved in business-to-business information publishing as a writer, editor and publisher. He and Eleanor met in a production of Brigadoon. They have three children – Emma (Jackson), a graduate of Webster Conservatory, and recently returned with husband Mathias, from over two years overseas in the Peace Corps; Marshall, an officer in the U.S. Army; and Gracie, in the honors program at the University of Georgia.

Rob also plays highland bagpipes. Visit his web site at www.NorthGeorgiaPiper.com.