People
Supermom | Elaine Bruckner
SuperMom: Elaine Bruckner -Liesel Schmidt Over nearly the past two decades, Elaine Bruckner hasn’t punched a timecard or gotten a paycheck. But the role she plays as a mother to her two boys—one of whom was diagnosed with autism at an early age—is one more important...
Community Leader | Dr. Christopher Malozzi
At the Heart of the Matter -Liesel Schmidt In the 17 years that Dr. Christopher Malozzi has been practicing medicine, his career has followed a trajectory that he might never have imagined when he graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in...
Community Leader | Tacie Brown and Sonya Smith
Welcome the Children: Tracie Brown and Sonya Smith -Liesel Schmidt To give them the best future, children need a healthy place to socialize, learn and play. It can be a struggle to find that, but organizations like the Ruff Wilson Youth Organization, Inc., offers...
SuperMom | Jennifer Shirley
SuperMom: Jennifer Shirley -Liesel Schmidt While Jennifer Shirley may have three kids at home, the Realtor feels the importance of having something to devote herself to outside of her family. “Not to take anything away from stay-at-home moms, because they are my...
Bride | Will + Emily
Love the Second Time Around -Liesel Schmidt While their high school romance might not have lasted through the first year of college, Emily Tarlton and Will Killion found that love lasts when they reunited in 2019 and spent the first year of their newly rekindled...
Community Leader | State Representative Matt Simpson
A Seat in the House: Representative Matt Simpson -Liesel Schmidt As a former prosecutor in the Mobile and Baldwin District Attorney's Office, Matt Simpson has seen first-hand how the laws passed by the legislature affected people every day. Having been a part of the...
SuperMom | Kayla Moody
After childbirth, there’s no one who understands the struggles of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction more than a mother. For physical therapist Kayla Mowdy, the struggles faced everyday by individuals with these very personal issues was the inspiration for creating her...
Bride | Marcus + Faith
Running in different social circles and being a year apart, Faith Kennedy and Marcus Shekouh might not have known each other in high school, but a decade later, the two were finally brought together to meet—all through the modern wonders of a dating app. Swiping right...
Community Leader | Robin LeJeune
Mayor. Wikipedia defines the word as “the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.” With that title comes a great deal of responsibility, and for Robin LeJeune, it is one he wears with great humility and reverence. As the...
Impact & Give Back | HAW 5
For anyone who met Henry Alexander Wise V, the phrase “reckless abandon” is one that summed up the way he loved, the way he lived life and the way he showed the love of Christ. For anyone who never met the young man, that reckless abandon can still be felt in the...
Community Leader | Mayor Sherry Sullivan
A Woman of the People -Liesel Schmidt Elected in November of 2020, Mayor Sherry Sullivan came into office in one of the greatest times of turmoil in recent history. Uncertainty over COVID and the many ways it would affect the future were all weighing heavily on...
Supermom | Allyson Pearce
Over the past 24 years, Allyson Pearce has built a solid career as an attorney, practicing law in the areas of bankruptcy, criminal, and real estate throughout south Alabama. As the owner of her own law firm for 22 of those 24 years in the legal profession, Pearce has...