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Latonya Denmark
Lives in:
North Charleston, South Carolina.
From:
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Education:
Tattnall County High.
Employment:
Assistant manager at Bluewater gas station.
Favorite reading:
Mount Pleasant Magazine.
Favorite music:
R&B.
Activities:
Spending time with my kids.
Interests:
Fashion and meeting new people.
Likes:
Food, good movies, sleeping, my kids, my job.
Favorite quote or philosophy:
“Make the money and don’t let the money
make you.”
Evan Benjamin Bunny
Lives in:
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
From:
I can’t tell you. The origins of Easter
Bunnies are secretive.
Education:
Home school.
Employment:
I was the Easter Bunny for a while; now I’m taking it easy.
Favorite reading:
I. M. Hare’s “Field Guide to Edible Plants” – and
Mount Pleasant Magazine, of course. I’m a contributor.
Favorite music:
Disco.
Activities:
Lying in the sunshine, burrowing in the dirt, eating plants.
Interests:
World religions, holidays, magic tricks, gardening.
Likes:
Children, grassy fields, warm weather.
Favorite quote or philosophy:
“You’re nobody until some bunny loves
you.”
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Reece Smith
Lives in:
Isle of Palms, South Carolina.
From:
Atlanta, Georgia.
Education:
Bachelor’s from Presbyterian College;
MBA from The Citadel.
Employment:
Compliance officer, MUSC Medical Center.
Favorite reading:
New York Times; anything from the Bronte sisters;
Edwidge Danticat; and Josephine Humphreys.
Favorite music:
REM, Counting Crows, James Taylor, Bob Dylan,
Warren Zevon, Ray Charles.
Activities:
Going to Starbucks on Saturday mornings with my
daughters, watching movies with a huge bucket of buttered popcorn
and a Diet Coke.
Interests:
Teaching, Bible study, genealogy.
Likes:
Dining out with my family. We have so many wonderful
restaurants in East Cooper.
Favorite quote or philosophy:
“Be the living expression of God’s
kindness.” • Mother Teresa.
JonChalfie
Lives in:
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
From:
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Education:
Bachelor’s from University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
Employment:
Commercial Realtor with Lee &
Associates, specializing in office space. Current president of the
Mount Pleasant Business Association.
Favorite reading:
Malcolm Gladwell.
Favorite music:
Jam bands such as Furthur, Phish, Wilco, Gov’t Mule,
Grace Potter and Dangermuffin.
Activities:
Date night with my wife, live music, camping, live sporting
events.
Interests:
All things commercial real estate in the Charleston area,
especially in Mount Pleasant.
Likes:
Traveling, spending time with the family, going to movies and
exploring downtown Charleston.
Favorite quote or philosophy:
“Nothing left to do but smile, smile,
smile” • Robert Hunter.