EXPAND is life stories from individuals who choose to live for their everyday. How they came to find the little things that make them come alive and how they continue to expand their being from right here, right NOW. Expand is about a way of living, concentrating our energy on expanding our hearts, minds, souls from every moment. Mindful, aware, present, grateful. Never arriving, always expanding.
EXPAND > CONTRACT
NOW > SOMEDAY
LOVE > FEAR
JOY > SUCCESS
ELLA SKROCKI was raised in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and more specifically, at Sleeping Bear Surf & Kayak (https://sleepingbearsurf.com/) with her family. A place that instilled her love for surfing, adventure and community.
Even while escaping to surf between classes, Ella earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies & Sustainability at Northern Michigan University which has helped guide her passion for the environment into purposeful work through various environmental organizations, and now within the business. Year round, you can find her in, or on, or near the Lake.
9 Feb 2026
RYAN HANNON
RYAN HANNON is a passionate advocate for ending homelessness through the importance of treating every person with dignity and respect. His inspiring journey in the realm of social justice and housing advocacy is marked by authenticity, compassion, and a deep-rooted commitment to making a lasting impact in the lives of people experiencing homelessness that results from a permanent place to live. Ryan has been helping people and communities end their homelessness for nearly 20 years though his work at Goodwill (https://www.goodwillnmi.org/)and currently as Director of Outreach at Central United Methodist Church (https://www.tccentralumc.org/) in downtown Traverse City.
2.4.26
9 Feb 2026
DANA FALCONBERRY
DANA FALCONBERRY is an artist and musician (https://danafalconberry.com/) living in Northern Michigan and West Texas. She grew up dancing classical ballet and modern dance in Dearborn, MI before attending Hendrix College in Arkansas. In college she studied songwriting, which prompted her move to Austin in 2005. After touring, recording, and leading a band for over a decade, she now finds herself focused on visual art. She worked for 6 years as a lead stitcher/designer at Fort Lonesome (https://ftlonesome.com/). She is now focusing on her own art including landscape paintings, chainstitched wall hangings, and “paintstitches”. All of her work draws on the natural world, sometimes including supernatural elements to highlight the many facets of this world we as humans have yet to understand, and aims to connect the viewer to the land around them.
2/4/25
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