Katherine Marks, Ren to her friends, is Southern to the heart. Born in Georgia, the South is her home, and Kathrine wants to do all she can to make it a progressive and inclusive place where our culture can shine. She moved to Charleston in 2017 to pursue her MFA in creative writing and arts…
Tierra Polite
Tierra Polite was born and raised in downtown Charleston. A graduate of Burke High School class of 2001, she received her Bachelors of Business Administration from Limestone College. Tierra has been serving the Charleston community for over 20 years as a licensed cosmetologist, registered instructor, salon owner, REALTOR®, and beauty school owner. Q: Please tell…
Jordan Anderson and Clayton Woodson
Jordan Anderson and Clayton Woodson are business partners and life partners. They are the owners and lead instructors for Aerial Fit, Charleston’s first dedicated aerial circus school. When they started in 2009, there were no other aerial studios, or anything even similar, in the entire state of South Carolina! Jordan and Clayton created their aerial…
Patrina & Candace Aku
Candace and Patrina Aku were both born and raised in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. They’re wives and moms of two daughters and 2 boy pups. Passionate about community affairs and invested in creating the changes they would like to see, the couple noticed our community was missing a dedicated space to host events for…
Eric Denton
Originally from Marietta, Ohio, Eric Denton graduated from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 1986 with a BS in English education. The following year, he earned his M.Ed. in reading education before beginning his teaching and coaching career in Franklin, Virginia that fall. This is where Eric met his wife Susan and where the couple…
Dan Seiden
A recovering Yankee, Dan Seiden was born and raised in Avon, CT where his unique childhood fostered his appreciation for learning and inspired his career in education. His high school experience as a day student at Avon Old Farm School for boys– one part Hogwarts and one part Dead Poets Society– could best be described…
Amber Sparks
Amber Sparks made the daring move to Mount Pleasant having not visited in over 28 years. She bought a house she’d never seen and relocated her life with neither a job nor a friend in all of South Carolina. Our community welcomed her with open arms, and she has had an amazing experience learning to…