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By Skirt.com, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 0 comments

My work: emma j design, designer of Twist Paper invitation line.

I love: my husband and my adorable cat and  dog, decorating books and blogs, fashion, painting, volunteer work, cooking, Pandora, anything with lemons, prosecco…

My favorite possession: my grandmother’s piano. I grew up playing on it with her guidance (she was a piano teacher) and inherited it a few years ago.

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By Skirt.com, Monday, February 1, 2010, 0 comments
Wendy A. Owen

My work: real estate and business litigation

My passion: philanthropy. I serve as current board chair of Savannah Chatham County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children).



My favorite possession: my J. Crew flip-flops


My best bargain find: My 12-year-old shepherd/chow/retriever mix, Buster! He was a rescue I found in New Orleans while in law school.

My hometown: Virginia Beach 
I’m thinking about: the new CASA web site.


Words I live by: “Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway.” ~Mary Kay Ash

I am most proud of: my parents. Last major purchase: a new hybrid car


The food I could eat every day: spinach


The most important thing I ever lost: my grandparents


I still can’t get the hang of: skiing.


The world would be a better place, if only: everyone volunteered for a nonprofit charity.


I’d like to learn to: be a better gardener.

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By Aleigh, Friday, January 1, 2010, 0 comments
Sundi Marino, Tybee Expert

Work: Keeping Tybee Island informed and entertained.

I love: Rainy days at the beach.

My favorite possession: My cat, Asti, she is a special creature that has touched my soul.

My hometown: Tampa, FL.

Words I live by:
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim.  Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.”  ~ Harvey Fierstein

I can’t live without:
Manicures & pedicures.

I am most proud of:
My 17-month-old daughter.

I’m inspired by: Positive people.

One thing I never want to do again:
Work for someone else.

If I could be totally wild, I would: Move every two years to see the world.

I am guilty of: Gossiping.

The best thing I ever won: Miss Hawaiian Tropic contest. I know one day I will look back on those photos and smile.

My best friend says I am: A workaholic.

I still can’t get the hang of:
Juggling my work and my baby.

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By Aleigh, Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 0 comments
Jen Marlow, Illustrator & Principal of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School

My work: Turning ideas into images and bringing something a little different to the local art community.

My passion: My darling daughter.

I love: To make things by hand.

My favorite possession: The lounge chair on my patio. It's my escape.

I am most proud of: Being like my mother.

I’m thinking about: Where do I go from here?

What keeps me awake at night: Zombie movies. They give me the worst nightmares.

One thing I never want to do again: Quit something for no good reason.

If I could be totally wild, I would: Learn sword swallowing and take my act on the road.

If I could do it all over again: I'd elope to Vegas and Elvis would perform the ceremony.

I wish I’d known: It gets harder, but more rewarding.

Words I live by: The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. -J. M. Barrie

My hometown: Atlanta, GA

I am guilty of: Over-thinking everything.

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By Aleigh, Sunday, November 1, 2009, 0 comments
24/7 with Adriana Iris Boatwright, Religious Activist

My work: religious activist, occult researcher, writer and advisor.

I love: a rainy afternoon.

My favorite possession: my mother’s pearl necklace. She wore it on her wedding day.

My hometown: Carolina, Puerto Rico

I’m thinking about: the premiere of a new paranormal reality series based in Savannah, which I am a cast member for.

Words I live by: you only get what you give.

I can’t live without: my computer.

I’m inspired by: nature and humanity. At times seeing the beauty of all chaos.

One thing I never want to do again: move.

If I could be totally wild, I would: join the circus.

I am guilty of: eating too many chocolates.

Right now I’m reading: The Gullah People And Their African Heritage By William S. Pollitzer

Favorite website: www.savannahpaganpride.com

Last major purchase: a case of good wine for a party I am hosting.

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By Aleigh, Thursday, October 1, 2009, 0 comments
Atricia Roberts, SAV 21 Coordinator, Savannah, GA

My work: Moving Savannah into the 21st century and improving life for ALL who live here.

My passion: Self-sufficiency.

I love: Dark sunglasses...the best way to be incognito.

My favorite possession: My home...it feels good to own something of real value.

My best bargain find: IKEA.

My hometown: Savannah.

I’m thinking about: What’s next for the future?

Words I live by: "A smart man doesn't always know the answers, but he knows where to find them."

I can’t live without: Cute shoes!

I am most proud of: Being able to take care of my sister.

I’m inspired by: Visiting new places.

What keeps me awake at night: My long to-do list.

One thing I never want to do again: Work 50 hours a week at a job that makes me completely unhappy.

If I could be totally wild, I would: Move to New York and work as a makeup artist.

I am guilty of: Being judgmental.

Right now I’m reading: “The Art of War” by Sun-Tzu.

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By Aleigh, Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 1 comments
Terri Foote | “Gnate the Gnat”, Savannah, GA

My work: Weekdays, director of online recruitment at SCAD. Nights and weekends, I’m the Savannah SandGnats mascot.

I love: Baltimore Orioles baseball (die-hard, fanatic, obsessed)!

My favorite possession: A 1978 Polaroid photo of my grandfather and my favorite baseball player, Doug DeCinces.

My best bargain find: A 1920s slide projector that works with four wooden boxes of glass slides.

I am most proud: that in five seasons as Gnate, I’ve only missed 14 out of 350 games while working full time and successfully pursuing a master's in photography.

I’m inspired by: My parents, who have been married for 51 years.

Last major purchase: Had standing water and mold removed from under my house. Fantastic!

The food I could eat every day: Maryland steamed crabs.

My best friend says I am: Hard-headed.

I still can’t get the hang of: People being mean to Gnate. He’s been punched, kicked, slapped, bit, mostly by adults. Drives him “gnuts”!

I’d like to learn to: Play the drums.

I feel strongest when: I’m eating well and working out.

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By jessicaleigh, Saturday, August 1, 2009, 0 comments
Teresa Harris, Harris Baking Company, Savannah, GA

My work: Is downtown, inside Drayton Tower.

My passion: My kids and my new granddaughter.

I love: When people come into the bakery and are blown away by what we do.

My favorite possession: Old pictures, old love letters, any keepsakes.

My best bargain find:  Bargain-hunting is one of my hobbies, I have found some great stuff.

My hometown: Richmond, VA.

I’m thinking about: Constantly thinking about our business.

Words I live by: “If you put everything off till you’re sure of it, you’ll get nothing done.”- Norman Vincent Peale

I’m inspired by: God’s beauty – every day.

One thing I never want to do again: Marry Sam again. We tried that twice – now we just work together!

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By jessicaleigh, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 0 comments
Joni Saxon-Giusti, owner, The Book Lady Bookstore, Savannah, GA

My work: What could be better than helping others discover books they love?

My passion: Finding and reading great books and avoiding bad ones.

I love: My precious daughter even more than books and that’s a lot!

My favorite possession: A photograph I took of my grandmother’s hands.

My best bargain find: A rare photography book on the Russian ballet for $2 at a thrift sale.

My hometown: Opelika, AL, the idyllic smallish southern town.

I’m thinking about: How to squeeze 48 hours of work into 24.

Words I live by: What time is it?

I can’t live without: Leopold’s chocolate ice cream.

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By jessicaleigh, Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 0 comments
Eve Sibley

My work: Helping the people of the world empower each other to grow their own food.

My passion: Spending half the year living in a tent on an exotic beach and the other half in a treehouse in South Carolina. Minimalism, self sustainability, portability, being outside.

I love: Dancing, singing, painting, the ocean.

My favorite possession: My hula hoop.

My best bargain find: Figuring out how to use Skype.

My hometown: Atlanta.

I’m thinking about: Curing the psoriasis on my elbows by changing my thought patterns.

Words I live by: The power is in the present moment.

I can’t live without: Being outside.

I am most proud of: Getting to the finals in the National “Idea to Product Competition” for my invention the “Free Online Sustainable Garden Planning Calculator.”

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By Angelia, Sunday, May 17, 2009, 0 comments
Susan Hughson

My work: Raising money and directing programs to help people with mental illness and their families.

My passion: Changes every six months. Currently, it’s bread making; soon, it will be gardening. 

I love: Every sunny day.

I can’t live without: Pizza once a week.

One thing I never want to do again: Chemotherapy.

Right now I’m reading:
A backlog of magazines.

Favorite website:
  televisionwithoutpity.com to catch up on the shows I don’t have time to watch.

Last major purchase:
KitchenAid mixer for making bread.

If I could do it all over again:
I would laugh more, worry less and drink more champagne.

The food I could eat every day: Raspberries.

My best friend says I am: His wife.

Something most people don’t know about me: I was the captain of the golf team in college.

What are you most vain about? My brain. I hate to be patronized

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By jessicaleigh, Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 0 comments
Angel Ratcliffe, Marketing Prophetess, Savannah, GA

My work: Marketing Director at Paragon Design Group.

My passion: Making ideas and dreams happen.

I’m thinking about:
Being out in the sun on this beautiful day.

Words I live by: When you're walking in your purpose, the universe will conspire for your success.

I can’t live without: My six year old daughter, Gabrielle.

If I could be totally wild, I would: Join a hip hop group and do shows every night.

I am guilty of:
Seeing the good in everything and everybody.

The one item that has changed my life: Flax seed oil.

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By jessicaleigh, Monday, February 23, 2009, 0 comments
Amy Riesinger, Senior Community Manger, American Cancer Society, Savannah, GA

My family: Husband, Russ Riesinger and two dogs Willie, a Boston terrier and Jack, a lab mix.

My work: Cancer Fighter! I oversee four staff responsible for recruiting and managing volunteers who implementing fundraising events, health education programs and cancer patient services in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham and LibertyCounties.

My passion:My dog Willie – he’s my child on four legs, just ask me, I have pictures.

My favorite possession: My wedding rings.

My hometown: St. Marys, GA – I appreciate it much more now than when I was growing up there.

I’m thinking about: Spring cleaning, but all I’ve done lately is just think about it…I guess the next step is doing it.

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By jessicaleigh, Monday, January 26, 2009, 2 comments
Pure Terrah Witcher, Laid-off Journalist, Savannah, GA.

My family: A wonderful group of exciting personalities and random nonsense-makers.

My work: Is becoming a little feeble in an age of 24-hour news cycles and cult-personality reporting. I hear people say, “I love Anderson Cooper, but who are Woodward and Bernstein?”

My passion: Raising a confident, self-loved, smart, genuine, uncommon, patient and good little girl while mastering these things myself.

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By jessicaleigh, Monday, December 22, 2008, 1 comments
Kay Godawa, High School Art Teacher and Artist, Savannah, Georgia

My family: I count friends Carol Stevens and Richard Braithwaite as my extended local family and my longtime friend Mike Leddy as family, and I live with three cats, Sophie, George, and Skeeter (Mike’s cat whom I did not name!); I have cousins who are like sisters and aunts and uncles I treasure, but none of whom are in Savannah.

My work: I am the Upper School art teacher at Savannah Country Day School and chair of the Fine Arts Department.

My passion: Abstract art, Michael Kors perfume, fur muffs, OssabawIsland.

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By jessicaleigh, Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 1 comments
Pam Nilsen, Videographer, Beaufort, SC

My work: At "The Memory Tree Video," we take oral histories of people to turn their memories into heirlooms.

My passion: Travelling and being with my family.

My favorite possession: My wedding ring set that belonged to my great aunt, and of course, all my photos and videos.

I’m thinking about: Applying production techniques I learned in NYC to a travel and nature video.

Words I live by: Try to be humble and kind, and help whenever you can without fanfare.

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By jessicaleigh, Monday, October 27, 2008, 0 comments
Gwendolyn Fortson Waring, Attorney, Savannah, Georgia

My family: Husband, Lawrence Waring, daughter: Brooke Fortson (25)

My work: Attorney for last 16 years and community organizer.

My passion: Genealogy

My favorite possession: Tivo

My hometown: Harlem, NYC

I’m thinking about: Being elected judge.

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By jessicaleigh, Thursday, September 25, 2008, 0 comments
O.Kay Jackson, author, Tybee Island, GA

My family: My son Delton, his wife Cathryn Jackson and theirs sons Joshua and Elliot who live in York, England; Stephen and Georgia Jackson Bovenizer, sons Devin and Simon, daughter Amanda, County Limerick, Ireland; Forrest Jackson and Laura McLeod, Seattle, WA; Clay and Susanne Jackson and sons, Ian, Jordan, Alex, and Nathan, Pembroke, GA.

My work: I’ve authored and currently promote three books, Waking Up Men, Then They All GotNaked and ODAAT-Adventures.

My passion: Natural science and hot, perfumed, bubble baths set to music and lit by candles.

My favorite possession: Gifts of art from family and friends.

My hometown: Wherever I am at the time.

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By jessicaleigh, Monday, August 25, 2008, 0 comments
Nikole Layton, Executive Director, Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of the Coastal Empire

My family: My husband Andy, son Will (5)

My work: Executive Director of RMHC of the Coastal Empire

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By jessicaleigh, Friday, July 25, 2008, 0 comments
with Chris Neal, “The Compost Qween,” Savannah, GA

 

My family: Husband Mike and daughters Maya, 9 and Dorothy, 5.

My work: I teach art history at SCAD.

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By jessicaleigh, Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 0 comments
Dr. Sally LaPoint, Director, USCB Fatherhood Development Program, Beaufort  SC

My family: My children Byron (44), fraternal twins Seth and Angela (38), grandchildren Phylicia, Jeremy, Ann Marie, Alexis and Tatianna.

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By jessicaleigh, Monday, April 14, 2008, 1 comments
24/7 with Tara “T*Lovely” Panzo, DJ for 97.3 KISS FM and Communications Manager for Girl Scouts of America

My family: Is Polish and fabulous!

My work: Is pretty much the best - I help build future female leaders during the day and bring 'em "Today's Best Music" at night!

My passion: Traveling, the music industry, making a difference, being fashionably unfashionable.

My favorite possession: My snowboard…though I don't get to use it much here.

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By jessicaleigh, Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 0 comments
24/7 with Anita Singleton-Prather, Gullah Heritage Scholar, Beaufort, SC


My family: My children Leslie (25), Ja’Melle (18) and Jabarie (17); son-in-law Jeremy and grandchildren Lydasia (7) and Sedeek (4).

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By jessicaleigh, Friday, March 7, 2008, 1 comments
24/7 with Stephanie Duke, Halo Model & Talent Agency, Savannah, GA
My work: Placing models and actors in print and television, or with agencies in large markets.

My passion: The ocean. It’s so beautiful, loving and accepting to all, regardless of physical appearances.

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By jessicaleigh, Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 0 comments
Karen Guinn, Communications Manager, JCB,


My family: I am in the middle of three children, both sisters, all a year apart. It was like growing up with two built-in best friends.

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By jessicaleigh, Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 0 comments
Tina Tyus-Shaw


My family: Husband James; daughters Celine, Courtney, & Dana; son Chauncey.

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By jessicaleigh, Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 0 comments
24/7 with Heather L. Young

My family: The most supportive, eclectic, loving bunch you’ll ever meet.

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By jessicaleigh, Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 0 comments
Lynn Roberts

24/7 with Lynn Roberts, Jazz singer, Bluffton, SC

My family: My wonderful three kids and a grandson that I adore!

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By mlalonde, Friday, October 26, 2007, 1 comments
 Lisa Cree

I am guilty of: Watching way too many old movies.

The foods I could eat every day: Pasta alfredo and ice cream.

I’m thinking about: Taking my husband on a trip back to Australia.

If I could be totally wild, I would:  Learn how to helicopter snow ski.

What are you most vain about?:  My hair.

One thing I never want to do again: Work in a library. I had to be quiet all the
time. That’s difficult for someone who loves to talk.

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By mlalonde, Sunday, September 30, 2007, 0 comments
Ann-Marie Adams

I can’t live without: Laughter and the ability to laugh at myself.

The world would be a better place, if only: We all had health insurance.

If I could do it all over again: I would have started saving for retirement at a much younger age.

Words I live by: “A belief in working with the head, hand and heart and mixing enough play with the work so that every task is pleasurable and makes for health and happiness.”

The most important thing I ever lost: Time with my sister and mother before they died.

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