GINA WARREN BUZBY
Gina is originally from Columbia, SC. She has a B.A. in Art from Columbia College
and a Masters from Clemson University.
Currently, Gina serves on these boards: Columbia College, Armed
Services YMCA/Hampton Roads, East Beach Writers Guild and The Tidewater
Collection at Norfolk Naval Base. Gina is also a member of P.E.O. -
Philanthropic Educational Organization, Chapter AK.
Gina works as a Fine Artist from her home studio in East
Beach. She enjoys teaching
the "Van Gogh and Vino" classes at the East Beach Sandwich
Company and through private bookings.
View her plein air paintings via her website...
GinaWarrenBuzby.com
PATRICK
CLARK
Patrick was born in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. He is a graduate of the
School of Journalism at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and holds a
Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S.
Naval War College.
Patrick earned a commission in the United
States Navy where he served as a Surface Warfare Officer. He retired after twenty years of service and
went into industry as a Vice President of Operations and retired after thirteen
years.
His writing themes leverage his knowledge of
the military and government to develop stories with suspense and intrigue. He currently lives in Norfolk, Virginia.
VICKIE GARROW
KAREN HARRIS
VICKIE GARROW
Vickie from Mobile, Alabama. As a Mardi Gras goer and
Debutante, she treasures her deep South traditions. She received her B.A. in
Integrated Communications from Spring Hill College.
She is a military spouse who moved to Virginia in May 2015
with her husband, Phil.
Due to military moves, Vickie has experienced careers such
as an event planner, ID card office employee at Naval Station Newport, Nanny and
a GM internet car salesman. Vickie feels fortunate to embrace career
opportunities that broaden her knowledge.
Vickie has danced since age 3 and still enjoys taking adult
classes. Growing up with a dad who was an avid deep sea fisherman, she’s always
willing to cast a net for bait or take a fishing trip to catch ‘the big ones.’
KAREN HARRIS
Karen Harris is a writer and editor from San Francisco,
California, now living in Virginia Beach. As the wife of a naval officer she
has lived in Japan, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Memphis, Tennessee,
Atlanta, Georgia and Arlington, Virginia. This peripatetic life has shown a
light on the unique aspects of the many regional cultures within the United
States, deepening her appreciation of their differences and similarities. She and
her husband Clay have a son and a daughter and a pair of cats, the latter
providing much entertainment, if not devotion, for the family.
WILL HOPKINS
Will lives in East Beach. He is the author of three police mysteries
set in mid-century Norfolk: Willowood,
Full Fathom Five and Miss Nike Ajax. His website is willhopkins4.com.
R. G. KOEPF
R.G.
has always been a writer. She received her first rejection letter from Jack and Jill Magazine when she was 10
years old, and later was a Staff Writer in the White House Liaison Office for
the Secretary of the Navy. She has traveled the world, first as an Army “brat,”
then as a Navy veteran and spouse. An early resident of East Beach, she helped
establish several neighborhood traditions, including Bible Study and the 4th
of July Parade. She is a founding member of the East Beach Writer’s Guild. She
now lives on Lake Gaston, North Carolina.
L.W. (Skip) McLamb
Skip was
born and raised in High Point, North Carolina.
He earned a BA in Science Education from North Carolina State
University, MA in Science Education from The College of William & Mary, and
a CAS in Education Administration from Old Dominion University. He has resided in Hampton Roads for over
forty years, the last ten in the Ocean View area of Norfolk.
Currently retired, Skip worked for four
decades in the Virginia Beach Public Schools in a variety of teaching and
administrative positions. He was active
in a variety of organizations including the Mid-Atlantic Marine Education
Association, Virginia Wildlife Federation, Virginia Science Teachers
Association, Virginia Beach Association of Gifted and Talented, and Lynnhaven
River NOW.
His interests include camping,
hiking, kayaking, fishing, and visiting his children and grand children. A writing novice, his previous experience is
limited to a handful of education related articles published in various
journals. It is his hope that writing
will provide a new avenue to extend his teaching career.
Mary Jac is orginally from Richardson, TX. She has a B.S in
Education from Baylor University and she is currently pursuing a career in
Speech Pathology. Mary Jac is a former high school English teacher, who has
taught both in California and in China. An avid traveler, Mary Jac has been able to
visit every continent except Africa and Antartica. She enjoys running,
swimming, sailing, and any excuse to have a glass of wine. Mary Jac is a
military spouse and lives in East Beach with her husband, Paul.
MIKE OWENS
Mike, a retired physician, has undergraduate
and medical degrees from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He
obtained his MFA degree in creative writing from Old Dominion University in
Norfolk, VA in 2011. His nonfiction works include: Care of the Terminally Ill Cancer Patient (2002) and Primary Care Issues for End-of-Life
Care (2003). His first novel, The End
of Free Will, was published in January, 2014, followed by a second novel, The Threshold, in September 2014.
Website: www.mikeowens42.com.
JAYNE
ORMEROD
Jayne grew up in a small Ohio town then went
on to a small-town Ohio college. Upon earning her degree in accountancy she
became a CIA (that’s not a sexy spy thing, but a Certified Internal Auditor.)
She married a naval officer and off they sailed to see the world. After
fifteen moves she realized she needed a more transportable vocation, so turned
to writing cozy mysteries. Blond Faith is her latest release.
JENNY SPARKS
Jenny
Sparks was born and raised in South Carolina. She graduated from the College of
Charleston with a BS in Sociology and a minor in Health and Gerontology.
Married
for 26 years to a career Naval Officer she has lived throughout the United
States and raised two sons.
She
has volunteered in various positions in her children’s schools and with the
navy in jobs ranging from PTA president to ombudsman. She has been employed as
a preschool teacher, vocational education teacher, vocational consultant and
senior center director.
Jenny
lives in Virginia with her husband and their dogs, Millie and Twyla.
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