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	|TowerName=Keisha al'Benn		|TowerName=Keisha al'Benn
	|RealName=Kathi		|RealName=Kathi
−	|Location=Utah	+	|Location=Utah, {{US}}
	|Birthday=April 9		|Birthday=April 9
−	|Affiliation=[[White Ajah (TarValon.net)|White Ajah]]	+	|Affiliation=
−	|TowerRank=[[Department of Membership (Ranks)#Senior Members|Aes Sedai]]	+	|TowerRank={{as}}
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	|JoinDate=January 2, 2006		|JoinDate=January 2, 2006
−	|BondedTo= [[Ivanor Winshaw]] of {{DM}}	+	|ProfileNo=82
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	==Tower History==		==Tower History==
	*Joined {{TV}}: January 2, 2006		*Joined {{TV}}: January 2, 2006
	*Joined {{Tower}}: February 15, 2006		*Joined {{Tower}}: February 15, 2006
−	*Raised {{Accepted}}: May 28, 2006	+	*Raised {{Accepted}}: May 28, 2006<!--
−	*Aspired {{White}}:	+	*Aspired {{White}}: -->
−	*Raised {{AS}}: January 16, 2007	+	*Raised {{AS}} of the {{white2}}: January 16, 2007
		+	*{{demoted}} to {{citizen}}: July 1, 2021
		+	*Regained [[Senior Member|Senior Membership]]: October 7, 2021
	==Tower Involvement ==		==Tower Involvement ==
	===Current===		===Current===
		+
	===Previous===		===Previous===
		+	*{{CouncilRep}} and {{sitter}} for Unaffiliated {{TS}}: {{spring24council}} (April 1 - April 17)
		+	*{{SoAT}}: April 27, 2022 - November 7, 2022
		+	*{{mod}}: May 2, 2022 - October 29, 2022
		+	*{{heart}} of the {{white2}}: January 5, 2014 - June 30, 2014
		+	*{{head}} of the {{white2}}: July 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013
		+	*{{COS}}: June 11, 2012 - June 30, 2013
		+	*[[Servants of All Planning Committee]] member: June 2012 - May 2013
		+	*White Lab Report Editor: October, 2008 - July 2012
		+	*{{sitter}} for the {{white2}}: {{spring12hall}}
	*[[Devilled Eggs ]]		*[[Devilled Eggs ]]
		+	*{{teacher}}:
		+	**TV.Net Ajahs - White: June 2012 - July 2012
		+
	===Awards===		===Awards===
		+	*{{MCyear|2012}}: Best Bonded Couple (with Ivanor Winshaw) - 2012
	===Merits===		===Merits===
		+	{{Checked|201701}}{{Attendance6}}{{Mentor1}}{{StaffWorking|36}}{{AdminWorking|18}}{{Ladder-Staff-Admin}}{{Writing|1}}
	====Gold====		====Gold====
−	*[[Membership Merit]]	+	{{MembershipGold}}{{MembershipGold}}{{MembershipGold}}{{SM-Gold}}{{SM-Gold}}{{SM-Gold}}{{GroupPride}}
	====Silver====		====Silver====
−	*[[Senior Membership Merit]]	+	{{Committee}}{{MembersChoice}}{{StaffSilver}}
		+
		+	===Avendesora===
		+	{{goldleaf}}{{darkgreen}}
	==Tower Relationships==		==Tower Relationships==
	===Bonding===		===Bonding===
−	*[[Ivanor Winshaw]] of {{DM}}: March 5, 2011 - present	+	;Current
		+	*{{bonded}} to [[Ivanor Winshaw]], {{gaidin}} of {{DM2}}: October 7, 2021 - present
		+	;Previous
		+	*{{bonded}} to [[Ivanor Winshaw]], {{gaidin}} of {{DM2}}: March 5, 2011 - July 1, 2021
		+
	===Mentoring===		===Mentoring===
	;Mentor		;Mentor
−	*[[Sharradin Desri]], {{yellow}} {{as}}	+	*[[Sharradin Desri]], {{as}} of the {{yellow2}}
	;Mentees		;Mentees
		+	*[[Kassina Tendar]], {{as}} of the {{white2}}
		+
	===Other Tower Relationships===		===Other Tower Relationships===
−		+	;First-sister
		+	*[[Lyara Tieran]], {{as}} of the {{white2}}
	==Official Event Attendance==		==Official Event Attendance==
−	*[[Anniversary Party 2011]]	+	{{anni2008}}<!--Dining Committee-->
−	*[[Anniversary Party 2009]]	+	{{anni2009}}
−	*[[Anniversary Party 2008]]	+	{{anni2011}}<!--Welcoming Committee-->
−		+	{{fb2011}}
−	==Senior Member Interview==	+	{{anni2012}}
−	''Keisha al'Benn, February 14 2008 (updated June 2011)''	+	{{fb2013}}<!--Welcome Committee-->
−	;Why did you choose White?	+	==Tower Sworn Interview==
−	All the pretty Bubbles of course!....and all of the wonderful friends I have made. There is a certain quality of woman in our Ajah that is simply indescribable.	+	''October 14, 2011''
−	;Are you like the Whites in the Books?	+	;How long have you been a fan of the Wheel of Time series?
−	In a sense I am, my course of studies are along the lines of logic...	+	About 15 years
−	;Are you like a rock and have a serene face all the time?	+	;How did you first get into the series?
−	Hardly....I have to laugh and flit about a lot. I am emotional and not afraid to show it!	+	The ex had the first two and a friend loaned me the next few. I tore through them, bought my own copies and then began the waiting game as I had to wait for the next books to be written.
−	;How was your time as Citizen/Novice/Accepted?	+	;Who is your favorite "hero"?
−	I tried so hard to get in trouble as a Novice, (back when punishments were in effect) even went around and painted all the dorm rooms with stripes and polka dots and murals of favorite Gaidin. It wasn't til I was an Accepted studying a ter'angreal my room mate had found that I got called to the office and sent to rake the gardens for a week for 'unsupervised study of an unknown item of Power' or some such...	+	Mat and Nynaeve
−	;How long have you been a member of TV.net?	+	;Favorite bad guy/gal?
−	I joined in December of 2004 but didn't become active til October of 2005.	+	Lanfear
−	;How did you get to read the Series?	+	;Favorite book and scene?
−	My second husband had the first two books, I picked one up and began reading then discovered a friend that had three, four and five that I got to borrow....that was around 1998 I think and I have been reading and re-reading them ever since.	+	Love the trip Rand makes to Rhuidean of RJ's original books. In Brandon's books it has the be the scene with Egwene fighting the Seanchan in the White Tower.
−	;Who is your favorite character of the Series? Favorite Nation?	+	;If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?
−	I like Mat, especially when he had to deal with Tuon. I think I am most like Nynaeve. Politically I think I would like Shienar because I am a no-nonsense type of person but I would probably hate the winters there.	+	I would want to be Aes Sedai
−	;Have you ever attended any Real Life Functions? Did you like them if you did, and why? (Why do you think people should come to any future functions?)	+	;How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become Tower Sworn?
−	I have been to three Annis and loved them! I am looking forward to my first Fall Ball in Tennessee this year. There is nothing else like the camaraderie that is found at a live event, the faith and trust in Tower people can hardly be equalled anywhere else.	+	I was surfing around looking for info on when the next book was due out (I think we were up to 10 at the time) and I found Dragonmount first and it had a link to TarValon.net....been here ever since.  I wasn't active until about a year after I signed up and then I went all out to become an Aes Sedai. I have a family here now that I wouldn't trade or give up for anything.
−	;What kind of music do you like?	+	;What do you do in "real life"?
−	Good ol rock and roll.	+	What is this "real life" you speak of?  Seriously, I have returned to school and I am working on a physics degree while working part time in the University's Chemistry Stockroom.
−	;What are your favorite movies?	+	;Do you have any hobbies?
−	Ghostbusters, Space Jam, Evolution, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Carribbean.	+	Reading (of course), swimming, gardening, photography, scrapbooking.
−	;What is the craziest/stupidest thing you've ever done?	+	;What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?
−	Whoa....too numerous to count!	+	Depends on the mood, I'm basically a rock'n'roll gal but I have everything from Mozart to Nellie on my playlist.
−	;What job do you have?	+	;What are some of your favorite movies / television shows?
−	I work in the chemistry stockroom at the university and I am also a teacher's assistant for chemistry lab classes.	+	Pirates, Harry Potter, LotR, Ghostbusters, Space Jam, Evolution....Dr Who, NCIS, Bones, Torchwood
−	;Do you have a pet?	+	;Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?
−	Six cats, one dog and numerous fish.	+	Narnia, Winter's Tale, The Cat Who Series, Janet Evanovich's Number books, Bobbsey Twins
−
−	;What languages do you speak?
−	American
	;What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?		;What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?
−	I want to be an astrophysicist when I grow up.	+	I still want to be an astrophysicist when I grow up
−
−	;Books or movies?
−	Books
−
−	;Candles or lamps?
−	Candles
−
−	;A short bio about yourself.
−	I currently reside in Utah with my husband and three boys. I also have two step-daughters and another step-son who do not live with me. I am studying Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. I like to swim, work in my garden, and dabble in photography.
	[[Category:Who's Who Members]]		[[Category:Who's Who Members]]
	[[Category:TarValon.Net Aes Sedai]]		[[Category:TarValon.Net Aes Sedai]]
−	[[Category:White Ajah Aes Sedai]]	+	[[Category:Former White Ajah Aes Sedai]]
−	[[Category:Dai M'Hael Aes Sedai]]	+	[[Category:Unaffiliated Aes Sedai and Gaidin]]
−	[[Category:Senior Member Interviews]]	+	[[Category:Dai M'Hael Bondmates]]
−	[[Category:White Ajah Interviews]]	+	[[Category:Tower Sworn Interviews]]
		+	[[Category:US Members]]
		+	[[Category:North American Members]]

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Latest revision as of 20:53, 18 April 2024

Keisha al'Benn
Real Name	Kathi
Location	Utah, USA
Birthday	April 9
TarValon.Net Information
Affiliation
Rank	Aes Sedai
Title
Join Date	January 2, 2006
Bonded to	Ivanor Winshaw
Link to Forum Profile

Tower History

• Joined TarValon.Net: January 2, 2006
• Joined Tower: February 15, 2006
• Raised Accepted: May 28, 2006
• Raised Aes Sedai of the White Ajah: January 16, 2007
• Demoted to Citizen: July 1, 2021
• Regained Senior Membership: October 7, 2021

Tower Involvement

Current

Previous

• Council Representative and Sitter for Unaffiliated Tower Sworn: Spring 2024 (April 1 - April 17)
• Servant of All Team: April 27, 2022 - November 7, 2022
• Moderator: May 2, 2022 - October 29, 2022
• Heart of the White Ajah: January 5, 2014 - June 30, 2014
• Head of the White Ajah: July 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013
• Department of Community Outreach Staff: June 11, 2012 - June 30, 2013
• Servants of All Planning Committee member: June 2012 - May 2013
• White Lab Report Editor: October, 2008 - July 2012
• Sitter for the White Ajah: Spring 2012
• Devilled Eggs
• Classroom Teacher:
  • TV.Net Ajahs - White: June 2012 - July 2012

Awards

• Members' Choice Award: Best Bonded Couple (with Ivanor Winshaw) - 2012

Merits

Gold

Silver

Avendesora

Tower Relationships

Bonding

Current

• Bonded to Ivanor Winshaw, Gaidin of Dai M'Hael: October 7, 2021 - present

Previous

• Bonded to Ivanor Winshaw, Gaidin of Dai M'Hael: March 5, 2011 - July 1, 2021

Mentoring

Mentor

• Sharradin Desri, Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah

Mentees

• Kassina Tendar, Aes Sedai of the White Ajah

Other Tower Relationships

First-sister

• Lyara Tieran, Aes Sedai of the White Ajah

Official Event Attendance

• Anniversary Party 2008 - Estes Park, Colorado, USA
• Anniversary Party 2009 - Millersylvania, Washington, USA
• Anniversary Party 2011 - Charleston, South Carolina, USA
• Fall Ball 2011 - Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
• Anniversary Party 2012 - Estes Park, Colorado, USA
• Fall Ball 2013 - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Tower Sworn Interview

October 14, 2011

How long have you been a fan of the Wheel of Time series?

About 15 years

How did you first get into the series?

The ex had the first two and a friend loaned me the next few. I tore through them, bought my own copies and then began the waiting game as I had to wait for the next books to be written.

Who is your favorite "hero"?

Mat and Nynaeve

Favorite bad guy/gal?

Lanfear

Favorite book and scene?

Love the trip Rand makes to Rhuidean of RJ's original books. In Brandon's books it has the be the scene with Egwene fighting the Seanchan in the White Tower.

If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?

I would want to be Aes Sedai

How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become Tower Sworn?

I was surfing around looking for info on when the next book was due out (I think we were up to 10 at the time) and I found Dragonmount first and it had a link to TarValon.net....been here ever since. I wasn't active until about a year after I signed up and then I went all out to become an Aes Sedai. I have a family here now that I wouldn't trade or give up for anything.

What do you do in "real life"?

What is this "real life" you speak of? Seriously, I have returned to school and I am working on a physics degree while working part time in the University's Chemistry Stockroom.

Do you have any hobbies?

Reading (of course), swimming, gardening, photography, scrapbooking.

What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?

Depends on the mood, I'm basically a rock'n'roll gal but I have everything from Mozart to Nellie on my playlist.

What are some of your favorite movies / television shows?

Pirates, Harry Potter, LotR, Ghostbusters, Space Jam, Evolution....Dr Who, NCIS, Bones, Torchwood

Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?

Narnia, Winter's Tale, The Cat Who Series, Janet Evanovich's Number books, Bobbsey Twins

What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?

I still want to be an astrophysicist when I grow up