I'm spending most of a Georgia January daydreaming of faraway places-- Faye Goolrick
Certified Interpretive Planner and Interpretive Exhibit Writer
A longtime professional writer, editor, and interpretive planning consultant, Faye works with clients throughout the U.S. to develop interpretive plans and exhibits for cultural and historic sites. A Phi Beta Kappa English major (Hollins College) with an advanced degree in history (University of Virginia), she has helped hundreds of clients with interpretive projects large and small.
Faye's interpretive work ranges from history museums to battlefields to nature centers, science museums, and national forests. The author of some two dozen Long-Range Interpretive Plans for the National Park Service as well as interpretive texts, interactives, and audiovisuals for dozens of exhibits, Faye brings a unique understanding of visitors' needs to each new project.
Faye holds/has held professional memberships in the American Association of Museums, the Atlanta Press Club, the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries, the Southeastern Museum Conference (SEMC), the Virginia Association of Museums, and the National Association for Interpretation (NAI), where she earned her Certified Interpretive Planner credential in 2007.
Allie Goolrick
Interpretive Writing, Content Creation, Social Media and Digital Expert
Allie Goolrick worked for more than a decade in fast-paced newsroom environments as a content producer and later the Digital Executive Producer at the top ABC News affiliate in the U.S. She brings a wealth of knowledge about social media, audience analytics, digital content creation, website management and writing for all audiences to every project. She has an M.A. from the University of Georgia School of Journalism
A 2005 summa cum laude graduate of Emerson College, Boston, with a degree in media arts and a specialty in audio engineering, Allie boasts a lifelong background of visits (sometimes unwillingly) to museums, visitor centers, nature centers, and state and national parks all across America.
Chester B. Goolrick III
A retired Wall Street Journal reporter, Dad is Head Cheerleader, Chief Recreational Officer, and occasional consultant and copyeditor for GIG.