Guy Hoagland was born and raised in NJ. He attended Dickinson College and the University of Florida School of Medicine before completing his internship and residency. He founded the Henshaw Health Center in PA in 1987 and later opened an internal medicine practice in Florida. He became board certified in multiple areas and worked as Chief Medical Officer at SouthernCare Hospice before retiring at 43 in 2001. He then embarked on a 2-year transcontinental RV trip with his family covering 42 states before working as a church administrator and founding two nonprofit organizations. He led medical and other mission trips to New Orleans, Belize, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, and Kenya before relocating to California and eventually Asheville in April 2022. He currently enjoys honing his photography and wood turning skills and exploring the local trails.
Guy and Melissa Hoagland desired to retire to an environmentally sustainable place with a temperate climate, a college/university, and to be in a city, but not a big city. The couple landed in Asheville, NC, a place with all...