CONTRIBUTORS
ANNA JONES
MICHAEL HRIZUK
As an industry award winning Photographer/
Creative Director, Michael’s career has taken him
across both the northern and southern hemi-
spheres shooting and directing for some of
biggest names in entertainment. From the
Discovery Channel to the National Geographic
Channel and countless others in between, his
true to form approach to authentic story telling
has been the cornerstone to his success. See his
talents come alive in our cover shot from
Breakfast of Champions on p. 142 and Seafood
in the South on p. 152.
A native North Carolinian and recent
Savannah transplant, Anna is a
marketing professional, freelance writer
and Malbec enthusiast. When she’s not
musing on life and style in her personal
blog, Silver Spoon Taste on a Plastic
Fork Budget, this Tar Heel is searching
for the newest restaurant downtown or
chasing around her yellow lab, Birdie.
Read her story about a local hero
leading the U.S. women’s Paralympic
basketball team to gold on p. 82.
BILL WERTZ
William C. Wertz is returning to journalism after
working for two multinational corporations in
public and government relations. He was a
correspondent and bureau chief for The
Associated Press, covering business and politics
around the country. He covered legislatures in
five states and reported on many congressional
and presidential campaigns. A native of the
West and a graduate of Stanford University, Bill
is now living in the Savannah area full-time
Read his stories on former President Jimmy
Carter on p. 68 and the challenges facing the
fresh local seafood industry on p. 152.
BEVERLY WILLETT
JOHN ALEXANDER
Originally from Columbia, Md., John has been
a photographer in beautiful Savannah, Ga.
since 2005. His formal training is from
University of Maryland, Baltimore County,
where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree
for Photo graphy & Graphic Design in 1998.
John’s areas of expertise are commercial,
portraiture, weddings/special events and fine
art. John’s style is vibrant and comes alive with
unique personality; proven by the stunning
shots of South’s Greatest Nurses on p. 92.
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Beverly Willett has written for dozens of the
top newspapers and magazines including The
New York Times, The Washington Post, Salon,
The Daily Beast, The New York Post,
Prevention, and many more. She writes
personal essays, investigative pieces, op eds
and profiles. She recently started her own
radio program on Our American Network
called “Beginning Again.” Locally she serves
on the boards of the Flannery O’Connor
Childhood Home and the Chatham-Savannah
Authority for the Homeless. Although she
spent most of her professional career in New
York City as both an attorney and writer, she
now considers Savannah, home. Read her
findings on root doctors and hoodoo in the
lowcountry on pg. 62