2: Fireside Chat | Thai Food and Live Music, A Winning Combination | Dara Quinn of Emerald of Siam

Summary: In this special episode, Tri-Citizens brings you the audio from Fuse’s first in a new live event series, Fireside Chats. These quarterly events are hosted at Fuse SPC, a coworking space in Richland, WA.  <br> I first interviewed Vanessa Cozza and Ron Boninger, two of the event’s organizers. They talked to me about the new series, how it got started, and what they hope comes from it. <br> Then you’ll hear the audio from the live event where Tyler Soldat interviewed Emerald of Siam’s Dara Quinn. She talks about her family, how Emerald of Siam got started and what they’ve been doing there since then.<br> RSVP for the next Fireside Chat event on Fuse’s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fusespc/">Facebook page</a>. Visit Fuse’s <a href="https://fusespc.com/">website</a> and follow them on <a href="https://twitter.com/fusespc">Twitter</a>.<br> You can find The Emerald of Siam at <a href="http://www.emeraldofsiam.com">www.emeraldofsiam.com</a>, on <a href="http://facebook.com/emeraldofsiam">Facebook</a>, and you can contact them at <a href="mailto:sakiamusic@hotmail.com">sakiamusic@hotmail.com</a>.<br> Ron Boninger is Founder and Owner of Stillmore, LLC;  CEO of Carbitex, Inc.; and on the Board and Executive Committee of Fuse, SPC. He is also on the Board of the <a href="http://www.tricityregionalchamber.com">Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce</a> and Chairman of the Chambers Regional Affairs Committee.<br> Vanessa Cozza is a Clinical Assistant Professor of English, as well as the Liberal Arts <a href="https://tricities.wsu.edu/cas/la-internships/">Internship Coordinator</a>, at <a href="https://tricities.wsu.edu/">Washington State University, Tri-Cities</a>.<br> Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed the podcast, please <a href="http://tricitizens.blubrry.com/subscribe/">subscribe</a> via Apple Podcast or other podcast directory and leave a review. And I’d love to hear from you! You can follow and contact the podcast <a href="http://tricitizens.blubrry.com/contact/">here</a>. I’ll have a new episode for you every month. <br> Thanks for joining me!<br>