Bonnie McDaniel
Editor-in-ChiefBonnie McDaniel is an author, former radio talk show host, TV contributor, syndicated columnist and former editor for Family Digest Magazine.
She is also an award-winning restaurateur and innkeeper — with a coveted listing in Select Registry’s Distinguished Inns. She is a chef and an avid gardener.
Allison McDaniel
Associate Editor, Editor for Growing GoodAllison is a graduate of Savannah College of Art & Design with a BFA in Advertising Design. She is a free-lance graphic artist and photographer and is the co-host of an upcoming television project and Its Thyme TV. She has several years experience working with Bonnie catering and creating beautiful weddings.
Karen Schachter
Contributing Editor, Growing GoodKaren Schachter is a licensed clinical social worker, certified health counselor, and founder of “Healthy Bodies, Happy Minds” and “Dishing With Your Daughter™” which offer a variety of programs and services to help girls and women experience nourishment, good health and deliciousness in their relationship to food, eating and their bodies.
Mocha Lee
Contributing Editor, Be WellMochalee is one of the country’s top fitness professionals. She is a former fitness TV host for BET’s Heart & Soul, is a contributor for Oxygen Women’s Fitness and Heart & Soul magazines. She has graced the covers and has been featured in numerous magazines including Embrace, Max Muscle and Ebony.
Andrea Rock
Contributing Editor, ThriveAndrea has a Master of Arts in Media Arts and has worked extensively conducting workshops and speaking on the media’s influence on children.
More recently Andrea became a certified Grief Recovery facilitator from the Grief Recovery Institute and graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity.
Nayada Cowherd
Contributing Editor, HomeworkNayada has a BA in Mass Media and is a film and television writer/producer. She accepts the challenge of raising her two sons as a divorced parent and utilizes the techniques she employs as a certified parent trainer. She currently lives in Atlanta.
Beverli Alford
Director of PhotographyBeverli has been a professional photographer for over 20 years in fashion design and graphic artistry. She is a member of Fashion Group International, NAPP and Professional Photographers of America.