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Michelle Salater, President
Michelle is an award-winning writer, author, and founder of Sūmèr. Her journey from the jungles of Central America to the battlefields of the Balkans to the plains of the Serengeti led her to marry her passion of adventure and writing and start a copywriting company. Her favorite things in life are Russian literature, dancing, brunching on the weekend, and eating cake. |
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Penny Salater, Editor
Penny is Sūmèr’s editor extraordinaire. With her bedside Chicago Manual of Style, she prevents pesky dangling participles, misplaced modifiers, and typos while ensuring proper comma usage. She studied in Paris and taught French before uncovering her passion for proper English grammar. A recovering Francophile, Penny now lives with her cat and Mama Mia’s son in Southwest Missouri. |
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Brittany Urbach, Project Manager
With grace and style, Brittany keeps projects flowing, manages client accounts, tends to our blog, and is a social media guru. A graduate of James Madison University with a degree in print journalism, Brittany loves sailing and has an unusual obsession with sharks. Her dream is to live on a sailboat in the south of France, where she hopes to run a fruit shack with her poodle. But for now, she’s enjoying working and living in Charleston. |
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Mama Mia, Office Assistant
As a full-time office assistant, Mama Mia works endlessly to ensure a happy work environment. Between playing with her dog friends and taking long naps in the sunshine, she inspires our team with her paper-shredding artwork and encourages us to take frequent breaks to pet and play with her. Mama holds a degree in Basic Obedience. Born in St. John, USVI, she now calls Charleston, SC, her home. |