She`s So Skirt!

Although Glazed Gourmet Doughnuts, their King Street doughnut bakery, is only in its infancy, the shop has been getting rave reviews and leaving Mark and Allison to keep up with demand. Locals love their inventive flavors like The Purple Goat and Maple Bacon, but you can’t go wrong with a well-loved glazed. 

Meet Drisana McDaniel, a Trish McEvoy regional makeup artist & field trainer. She’s also working on a double major in both sociology and women’s and gender studies at the College of Charleston.

My Desk:
Covered with scholarly articles and Indigo’s artwork.

Signature Scent:
Black Rose Oud by Trish McEvoy.

Favorite Feminist:
Alison Piepmeier.

Where I Get My Coffee:
City Lights & Kudu, each as often as the other.

My Lucky Charm:
Jessica Kagan bumblebee cuff.

Where You’ll Find Me On Friday Nights:

In 1989, Meredith (on the right) was signing up for a summer camp at USC when she got the first inkling of a duplicate doppelganger. “One of the counselors that was registering the students thought that I was another Meredith English that she knew. She told me how funny it was that we were both blonde and blue-eyed!” Years later, the other Meredith (left) was having spam issues at the College of Charleston, where she is a marketing director, when an email popped up with the subject line Hello from Meredith English.

The first name that comes to mind on the topic of Citadel-ceiling-shattering might be Shannon Faulkner; but hers was only its first tiny crack. It was Nancy, the third woman to enroll at the Citadel, who was the first to graduate from its hallowed halls. Following the footsteps of her father, a decorated Citadel grad himself, was never the original plan, but she jumped in with both feet and a buzz cut when the option arose.

Carol had just turned 19 and was home from her first year of college when news of the 1969 Stockade Riot at Fort Dix compelled her to act. Already running in anti-Vietnam War circles, she considered this her final straw. “Now I had proof that the guys were being shockingly abused in addition to being used as cannon fodder.” So in the summer nights she made five roundtrips to the Canadian border, dropping young anonymous soldiers off and then getting her odometer turned back by handy mechanics.

After graduating with a degree in English from Iowa State Erin Reel moved to Los Angeles with her sights set on becoming a literary agent. She was able to obtain an internship at an agency right away and eventually worked as an agent at one of the top Los Angeles literary agencies. After a while Erin decided to break out on her own and start her own agency.

A ten-year vet of her self-titled show, Tammy takes her public pulpit seriously. “I have a responsibility to relay the message of hope, love, awareness, and becoming involved in your community.” And she doesn’t shy away from the harder discussions either on The Tammy Show: “Domestic violence, mental health, breast cancer awareness and child abuse—these topics deal with people’s life situations.

Meet Sarah Frierson, bad-ass art talent wrapped up in a signature pixie cut. Find her oil and encaustic pieces at Rick Rhodes Gallery, Eye Level Art and the Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art.

Helen Hill is constantly rolling out the red carpet. As Executive Director of the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, she’s making sure visitors fall in love with the city just as the locals have. “We see ourselves as the first stop to a lot of other good things. If the visitor experience is strong, then we have a leg up on economic development.” A native of the city herself, she took the helm of the CVB just one month before Hugo hit. “It was initiation by fire in the best way.

From a young age, Lynn was taught that volunteering was paramount. Today she carries on her mother’s prescient words: “the highest level of living is giving.” It’s by that token that Lynn came to form Lowcountry Orphan Relief. Lynn’s insight into the plight of abused and abandoned children comes from years as a  guardian ad litem, a representative for children once they’re in the court system. In 2003 she formed LOR to provide clothing, toiletries, books, school supplies and stuffed animals for these children as they navigate life after being taken out of their homes.

How does a successful attorney become co-owner of eastern Ventura County’s premier daily deal site? Through a very long and winding road…

While Wendy Jaffe was growing up, her father -one of Los Angeles’ top divorce attorneys-  would come home from work every night and talk about his day. He would tell wonderful tales about his clients and how much he loved helping them and all sorts of magnificent things about being an attorney. Naturally Wendy decided to go to law school after graduating UCLA.

Jane is a veteran of Fortune 100 companies whose second act has been to “consult, speak and write about leadership development and women’s issues.” Her latest venture is in its early stages—a women’s leadership institute in partnership with the Center for Women. “I firmly believe that women in business can be both powerful and well-liked.”

Five Lessons I Never Learned:
1. I never learned that nice girls don’t talk about their accomplishments.
2. I always thought it was silly to wait for the good things to come.

Meet Allie Wilkins, superstar teacher during the day, with a wicked sense of humor and a slight addiction toreality TV shows at night.

One Item Always In My Purse: Camera

My Pet: Harry the pound dog, a 12-year-old white ball of trouble

Where I Get My Coffee: Iced tea from Metto

Favorite Shoes: High wedges

My Desk: Stack of the weekly tabloids, my sound machine

Favorite Restaurant: Gaulart et Maliclet (Fast and French)

Where I Shop Locally: Willy Jay’s

Dream Vacation: Greek Isles

Shoes I Covet: Henry Cuir boots

One of our regular profiles involves checking back with women previously featured at TampaBay Skirt! to find out how things are going since we last featured them here. We call it skirt! Flashback.