PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL

AutoNation Subaru Hilton Head presented the Bluffton Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine with a check for $15,557, raised during the dealership’s Share the Love event. Pictured from left are Paul Hunt and Colin Mondero of Eastern Region Subaru of America; Ken Kirby, general manager of Subaru Hilton Head; Dennis Toney, director of development for BJVIM; and William Harper, customer relations manager for Subaru Hilton Head. Toney said the recent gift brings the dealership’s total donations to more than $100,000.

Business Briefs

• Chris Katon has been named Director of Dining Services at The Seabrook of Hilton Head.

A graduate of Worcester State University, Katon’s culinary experience includes serving as Director of Food & Beverage at The Cypress of Hilton Head, Director of Restaurants at The Sea Pines Resort, and owner of Aqua Grille & Lounge.

In his spare time, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Jeff Katon Scholarship Foundation in honor of his late brother.

Katon previously served on the Hilton Head Hospitality Association’s Executive Committee.

The Seabrook is known for its top-notch dining services.

A nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization, The Seabrook is the only Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in the area that offers three housing options: condominium purchase, entry fee contract, and studio rentals.

For more information about The Seabrook of Hilton Head, visit theseabrook. com.

• Shayne Milligan has been hired as the head football coach at John Paul II Catholic School.

Milligan brings 10 years of football coaching experience as well as six years of track and field coaching experience to JPII. He has spent the past four seasons at Concord (N.C.) High School as the varsity offensive coordinator, quarterback coach and recruiting coordinator, as well as the outdoor and indoor track and field head coach.

Milligan, who is currently the department chair for special education at Concord High School, will serve as a full-time special education teacher at JPII.

Milligan was a three-year letterman quarterback at Wakefield (N.C.) High School where he earned first team all-conference honors twice, as well as a Wendy’s High School Heisman Award Nominee. He earned a full scholarship to Elon University for football after being accepted as a preferred walk-on and played four years of professional arena football.

“I think of football as an analogy for life,” said Milligan. “Learning how to overcome obstacles, learning how to win with class and good character. Football and good coaches teach players hard work ethic, moral integrity, discipline, and accountability. When my players graduate, I hope they leave prepared to be great men….”

The Milligan family, who will be relocating to the Beaufort area, includes his wife, Lauren, and their three children, Nathan, James, and Ryann.

Meet our Editor

LYNNE COPE HUMMELL, EDITOR

Lowcountry resident for 37 years

A native South Carolinian, Lynne hails from the capital city of Columbia, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of South Carolina. She moved to Hilton Head Island in 1984 for a typography job, not even realizing there was a beach. The next year, she met Amos, the man who would become her husband and soul mate. They married in 1990 on one of the beaches they discovered. A frequent crosser of the bridges to Bluffton, Lynne worked at the local daily for nine years and has been with the Sun since 2009. While her job is editing, she also enjoys writing, and is confident there is a novel in her head somewhere.

ENJOYS: Waterfalls, good coffee, hanging out with the fam.