Our Board
Andrew Scott
Andrew H. Scott is the Mayor of Coal Run, Kentucky. Mayor Scott serves as an Executive Board Member of the Kentucky Fire Commission, Executive Board Member of Big Sandy Area Development District, and a Director of University of Pikeville’s Alumni Board.
Scott has also served as an Executive Board Member of Shaping our Appalachian Region (SOAR) from
2018 to 2022 as well as Commissioner on the Breaks Interstate Park Commission (2016 to 2020).
Scott is a 2004 graduate of University of Pikeville where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in English with an emphasis on Communications.
Scott began his career of public service in 2010 when he was elected Commissioner and was later elected to his first term as Mayor in 2014.
Scott is an avid traveler in his spare time, having visited all 7 continents and a little over 100 countries.
Dr. Monika Glosowitz
Dr. Monika Glosowitz is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Literary Studies at the University of Silesia and a Research Associate on the Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time research project.
For the past two decades, her work has focused on critical literary studies, with particular emphasis on feminist cultural anthropology and the environmental humanities. She is the founder of the Memoirs of Women from Mining Families project, which explores the often-overlooked experiences of women in coal mining communities. More information about the project can be found at www.pamietniki.com.pl. She is also a member of the Silesian Centre for the Study of Regional and Transborder Memory.
Dr. Glosowitz serves as editor of the Critical Studies of Women's Narratives from Industrial Regions series at the Publishing House of the University of Silesia and the poetry series Everywhere on Earth Is an Equinox (Katalog Press). She also directs the Archive of Memoirs of Rybnik Citizens project at the County and Municipal Public Library in Rybnik and collaborates closely with local governments throughout Silesia and the Coal Mining Museum in Zabrze.
In 2024, she edited Tales of Women from Mining Families. Her 2019 book, Affective Machineries: Literary Strategies of Emancipation in Contemporary Polish Women's Poetry, earned her the Poznań Literary Award's Stanisław Barańczak Scholarship. In 2025, she received the Gliwice Literary Award for a forthcoming book. She has also served as a juror for the prestigious Silesius Poetry Prize in Wrocław and was Chairwoman of the Rybnik Council of Women from 2018 to 2020.
Angie Reynolds
Angie Reynolds is an entrepreneur, workforce development leader, and passionate advocate for creating opportunities that transform lives. As the Founder and President/CEO of TEK Center, she turned a vision into reality by establishing a nonprofit skilled trades training school dedicated to helping people build meaningful careers while strengthening the workforce of Eastern Kentucky.
With more than 18 years of leadership experience in workforce development, human resources, and higher education, Angie has built her career on one belief: opportunity can change the trajectory of a person's life. Through innovation, determination, and a commitment to serving others, she has led TEK Center from an idea into an organization that connects individuals with high-demand careers in the skilled trades.
Angie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, a Master of Business Administration (MBA), is an OSHA-certified safety professional, and serves as an NCCER Master Trainer and certified instructor. She works alongside industry leaders, employers, educators, and community organizations to expand workforce opportunities and drive economic growth throughout Appalachia.
As a female entrepreneur in a traditionally male-dominated industry, Angie is passionate about encouraging women to dream boldly, lead confidently, and never allow fear or circumstance to define their future. She believes that leadership is not about having all the answers—it's about having the courage to take the first step, persevere through challenges, and create opportunities for others to succeed.
Whether she is mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs, speaking to community organizations, or advocating for workforce development, Angie's mission remains the same: to inspire others to believe that with vision, resilience, and hard work, extraordinary things are possible.
Gina Rose is pictured to the right with one of her clients at Shirt Gallery.
Gina Rose
Gina Rose is a lifelong Appalachian creative, entrepreneur, and community advocate. A partner in Shirt Gallery since 1984, Gina has spent more than four decades building one of Eastern Kentucky’s longest-running screen-printing and promotional product companies. Her work blends artistry, branding, and regional storytelling, serving clients across the country while supporting countless local organizations, musicians, schools, and small businesses.
Gina is also the founder and board chair of the Kent Rose Foundation, a nonprofit created in honor of her late husband, Kent Rose. Under her leadership, the foundation has expanded into a regional force for youth empowerment, access, and inclusion. Its programs, ranging from Casting with Kids Free Fishing Event, KRF Arm Drop Dragz, Twelve26 Teen Hygiene Products Program, Tools for the Trade, several music and arts initiatives, and the development of The Imaginarium ADA-inclusive park, reach thousands of children each year across Appalachia.
Our Founder & Our Story
Our Founder and President, Blake Moss, lives by a simple philosophy: "You aren't smart unless you know you're stupid." That belief has shaped both his life and the mission of Coalfields & Cobblestones. It is a reminder that no one has all the answers, every person has something to teach, and curiosity is often more valuable than certainty.
Blake grew up on a sheep farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, where he developed an appreciation for hard work. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from Campbellsville University before completing a Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. It was there that he first began to understand the incredible size, diversity, and complexity of our world.
After graduate school, Blake spent time in Washington, D.C., conducting anti-corruption research focused on Nigeria's port system while working alongside professionals in the international affairs community. Although he valued those experiences, he often felt like he didn't belong. He has always been someone who questions assumptions, looks at problems from multiple angles, and is willing to challenge conventional thinking. In a field where many conversations revolved around governments, institutions, and established ways of thinking, that perspective was not always welcomed.
For years, Blake believed there simply wasn't a place for someone like him in international affairs. Even with a graduate degree, he struggled to see how his background or his way of thinking fit into a profession that often seemed reserved for people in distant capitals and prestigious institutions. Looking back, he realized that if he felt that way, countless people from rural places around the world probably did too.
After leaving Washington, Blake spent more than two years in management with Amazon Logistics, where he developed and refined his leadership skills by leading large teams in a fast-paced environment. He later accepted a position as a Public Administration Specialist with the Big Sandy Area Development District in Eastern Kentucky. Before interviewing for the job, he had never traveled east of Red River Gorge.
What he found in Eastern Kentucky surprised him.
It wasn't the mountains, the coal heritage, the food, or the music that stood out the most. It was the people. Time after time, Blake watched people build relationships that crossed political, professional, and personal boundaries. People showed up for one another. They trusted one another. They understood that lasting progress begins with relationships.
That realization became the foundation of Coalfields & Cobblestones.
Blake came to believe that Appalachia's greatest comparative advantage isn't a natural resource or an industry—it's its ability to build genuine relationships. Yet for generations, international affairs has largely been something conducted between governments, institutions, and elites in national capitals. The voices of everyday people and underdog communities have too often been left out of the conversation.
Coalfields & Cobblestones was created to change that.