About SouthCarolina Magazine
South Carolina Magazine's staff is here to answer your questions and help you enjoy our bi-monthly publication. Please feel free to contact us at info@scmagazine.net regarding questions,concerns or comments.Gary Ault, Co-CEO and Publisher
A graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a degree in marketing and advertising, Garyís experience in corporate marketing for numerous companies in various industries lead to him being recruited to Greenville in 1982 to manage the advertising and marketing efforts for a statewide bank. Since coming to Greenville Gary has been very active in the non-profit sector and just previous to starting his first magazine he was responsible for the very successful original marketing and local fund raising for the Peace Center for the Performing Arts. Gary co-founded Greenvilleís city magazine, ìGreenville Magazineî in the fall of 1993 and has been its publisher from its inception. In 2002 he fulfilled a personal dream to publish a statewide magazine for South Carolina by partnering with his long time friend Paul Gesimondo to found SouthCarolina Magazine.
Paul Gesimondo, Co-CEO and Managing Partner
Paul Gesimondo graduated from Lehman College in New York with a degree in finance. His background includes managing startup operations with MTV Networks, Inc., and NewSouth Communications. His 25 years in the telecommunications industry included directing large organizations in the finance, sales and marketing, customer service and operations areas of Verizon Wireless.
Beth Williams is a native of Blenheim, South Carolina. After a number of years of living out of state, including three years in Thailand, she returned to South Carolina in 1988 and has called it home ever since. Beth served as managing editor and editor in chief of Pee Dee Magazine for 14 years. She has filled the position of associate editor for the Pee Dee region for South Carolina Magazine since the two state publications merged in early 2006. Beth is married and has two children.
Mary Ann Hester, Associate Editor
Mary Ann Hester is a native of South Carolina but has lived and worked all over the country. She has been involved with marketing and travel for over 20 years, working for a diverse group of companies including the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, Bank of America in Atlanta, and Elliott Davis and 10 Best in Greenville. She has a BA degree from Queens College in Charlotte and a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Minnesota. She has an extra "travel gene" and traveling and then writing about it is the ultimate dream job!
Heather Magruder, Associate Editor
Heather Magruder is on the South Carolina Arts Commission's Approved Artist Roster in fiction and poetry. In addition to being published in a variety of periodicals, Heather works as an artist in residence in schools around the state, teaching creative writing to students of all ages. She lives in Taylors with her husband, three children, two cats and a set of bagpipes. She tries to find time to play with each of them every day.
Ashley Fulmer graduated in 2007 from Winthrop University with a degree in Graphic Design and Photography. Aside from being the designer, she doubles as a staff photographer for the South Carolina Magazine and its sister publication, Greenville Magazine.
