Contributors

EDITORIAL Alec Etheredge Meg Herndon Michelle Love Keith McCoy Anna Grace Moore Emily Sparacino

CONTRIBUTORS Carmen Brown James Culver Rachel Culver Lauren Dowdle LeighAnn Photography Kelsea Schafer Elizabeth Sturgeon Mary Tweedy Lauren Ustad

DESIGN Jamie Dawkins Connor Martin-Lively Kimberly Myers Briana Sansom

MARKETING Octavia Campbell Evann Campbell Jessica Caudill Kari George Michaela Hancock Casey Haney Rachel Henderson Rhett McCreight Tori Montjoy Viridiana Romero

ADMINISTRATION

Hailey Dolbare Mary Jo Eskridge Daniel Holmes Stacey Meadows Tim Prince Brittany Schofield Savana Tarwater Anna Willis Carmen Brown, Writer

Carmen is a feature writer and editor with an M.A. in communication and information sciences from the University of Alabama. She has written for several local and national publications including The Executive, Home Care, Tuscaloosa Magazine and, of course, Shelby Living. In addition to chasing a good story, she loves writing about music, health and fitness and stories of resilience.

Lauren Dowdle, Writer

An award-winning writer, Lauren lives in Hoover with her husband, daughter and four fur-babies. She writes for a variety of local, national and international publications. A graduate from the University of Alabama, Lauren played the tuba in the Million Dollar Band, which is how she met her husband. When she isn’t writing or chasing around a toddler, she loves to bake for friends and family.

Mary Tweedy, Photographer

Mary started her photography journey with a film camera in high school. Today, she runs Mary Tweedy Photography, a full-service photography studio, located in the heart of the beautiful town of Helena. The studio specializes in all things portrait: maternity, newborn, baby’s first year plan, family, high school senior portraits and professional headshots. When she is not taking portraits, Mary helps startups, small businesses and non-profits build beautiful, responsive websites, stress free and fast. She lives in Pelham with her amazing husband and two boys.

Lauren Ustad, Photographer

Lauren lives in Birmingham with her husband, Joe, their four children and their two-pound Yorkie they refer to as “Boobie.” She spends her professional time posing itty bitties and chasing little munchkins. In her free time, you can probably find her slaving away at their most current renovation project or building Legos with her self-proclaimed super heroes.

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