CONTRIBUTORS

JENNY CALLISON is a former Greater Wilmington Business Journal reporter who continues as a freelancer with the Business Journal and WILMA. Before moving to Wilmington in 2011, she was a university communications director and a freelance reporter covering a variety of beats. She interviewed cover story subject Edelmira Segovia on page 92.

NINA BAYS COURNOYER is creative director for the Los Angeles Business Journal and style intro writer for WILMA. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she was previously co-editor/art director of WILMA and art director for the Greater Wilmington Business Journal and is happy to still be part of the WILMA team, even while on the opposite coast. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Bryan, and their two cats, Max and Bucky. She wrote up the style features for our throwback Y2K style shoot on page 40 and Pantone color of the yearinspired pieces on page 49

MADELINE GRAY is a freelance documentary photographer based in Wilmington. With a master’s degree in photojournalism, her work is regularly featured in local and national publications. She enjoys spending time in places that are off the beaten track and collaborating to share the diverse stories found there. Gray photographed this issue’s cover of Edelmira Segovia and the profile story about her on page 92. madelinegrayphoto.com and @madelinepgray on Instagram

ALLISON JOYCE is a photojournalist who moved to Wilmington in 2022 after almost ten years working in Asia for clients such as The Washington Post, Getty Images, TIME, The New York Times, National Geographic, United Nations, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Her work ranges from news coverage of conflict and humanitarian crises to documenting everyday life and developing long-term projects on gender issues, human rights, and climate change. Joyce photographed physician Holly Ray on page 38 and our group of WILMA alum for the “Who is WILMA?” feature on page 60 allisonJoyce.com and @allisonsarahjoyce on Instagram

DREWE SMITH and KATE SUPA own a creative studio – Drewe and Kate Branding Co. – that helps companies elevate their brand and digital presence through photography, brand styling, logo design, and website creation. They styled a nostalgic style shoot on page 40 and magenta-hued array on page 49 dreweandkate.com