Making a Magazine
N
aturally Kiawah is the product of many
enthusiastic, talented, and hard-working
photographers, writers, and editors. We are
fortunate to have Pamela Buongiorno adding
the finishing touches of a first-rate proofreader. In addition
to writing great articles, Tina Schell and Sue Corcoran
edit every piece adding both wisdom and magic. Writers
like Paul Roberts, Jack Kotz, Frances Boyd, and Jane Iwan
produce features that are both informative and entertaining.
Frequently, particularly in this issue featuring Kiawah’s
wildlife, we enlist the assistance of experts in the field. Pat
Leonard of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology helped us find
pictures of some of our more elusive creatures. J. Whitfield
Gibbons, Professor of Ecology (Emeritus) from the University
of Georgia, assisted our efforts to find the truth about tiny
frogs on Kiawah and to locate great photographs of them. NK
Sue Corcoran served for two
years as Chairman of the
Kiawah Conservancy. She is a
talented writer (see her piece
about spiders on page 50), as
well as an accomplished photographer. Her steady hand
keeps all of us focused and on
task, while her great sense of
humor keeps us smiling.
Larry Corio grew up in the
New York City area but owning a second home on Kiawah
Island inspired him to begin
capturing the beauty of the
Island in photographs. His
work has been exhibited in
South Carolina and New
York.
Cindy Perry is a member of
the Kiawah Conservancy’s
board of trustees and former
educational technology coordinator and instructor at the
Charleston Day School. Currently she is a very popular
iPad instructor at the Sandcastle Community Center and
thoroughly enjoys Kiawah’s
beach and wildlife. This is her
first appearance in Naturally
Kiawah, but it will definitely
not be her last.
Adam Chandler is a talented
professional photographer
based in Charleston, S.C., who
particularly enjoys portrait
and nature photography. A
thoroughly well rounded individual, he co-manages a Sunday Brunch Farmers Market
on James Island and hosts a
weekly music show on WOHM
Charleston (Ohm Radio 96.3
FM). He has generously shared
his images from the YoArt visit
to Kiawah (see page 12).
Vince J. Musi is a celebrated
photographer whose images
appear frequently in National
Geographic. His work has taken him all over the globe, and
his amazing images include
big cats, sheep, Route 66, and
almost everything in between.
He is also a talented speaker, and his TedxCharleston
presentation “Beauty and the
Beast–Taming the Wild” is a
delightful mix of great photos
and hilarious anecdotes.
Scott Biering is the owner,
CEO, manager, Operations
Director, and chief repairperson at Bee City in Cottageville, South Carolina. The
facility includes a huge indoor
nature center, charming
children’s water garden, and
extensive classroom. There,
thousands of school children
each year learn about the
mysterious ways of
honeybees.
Julianna M. Rabeler is the
assistant to Ted Dennard,
president of the Savannah
Bee Company. She enthusiastically provided us with the
story behind The Bee Cause
Project (see pages 46–49). She
lives and works in Atlanta
but visits the Charleston area
frequently.
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Debby Hill is a volunteer with
Keeper of the Wild, the animal
rescue organization featured
on page 20. She ia also the
organization’s wildlife education director, clerical assistant,
Facebook editor. and fawn
advisor. She provided terrific
information as well as beautiful photographs for our article
about this wonderful group.
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