Isle of Palms Winter/Spring 2019-20

7 www.IsleOfPalmsMagazine.com | www.ILoveIOP.com | www.IOPmag.com Vincent O’Brien Lives in: Wild Dunes. From: Moved here from Fairfax, Virginia, but originally from Boston. Education/experience: Bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts/46 years in labor relations. Employment: Director of Unite H.E.R.E. Interests/hobbies: Attending classes at the College of Charleston, reading, workouts at the gym, ardent hockey fan, and planning excursions for me and my wife, MJ. Your “perfect” weekend: Early coffee run to Café Paname on IOP, reading on the back porch or in the hammock, dinner out and attending a play at the Woolfe Street Playhouse. Favorite restaurant on the island: Long Island Café. Favorite quote or philosophy: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi. McCall Rupp Lives on: Isle of Palms.   From: Shelby, North Carolina.  Education/experience: Bachelor’s degree in architecture from Clemson. Master’s in architecture from Southern California Institute of Architecture, D.M.D. from MUSC.  Employment: Dentist at Solomon Family Dentistry in Summerville.   Interests/hobbies: Fitness and nutrition.   Your “perfect” weekend: Never leaving the island and hanging out on the beach with my husband, Ben, and kids Ayden, 21, Bobbi, 5, and Eloise, 3.   Favorite restaurant on the island: My husband and I both love to cook so we usually eat at home. We love grilling up the giant tomahawk pork chops from the Teeter and throwing together a yummy salad.   Favorite quote or philosophy: “Grace upon grace.”  W E’RE SPENDING A LITTLE TIME WITH SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO HELP YOU get to know them better. If you want to appear in Facetime or to suggest someone you find interesting, please email the name and contact information (email and/or phone number) to editor@IOPMag.com . Our Isle Of Palms Neighbors Rhett Reidenbach Lives on:  Isle of Palms.  From: Charleston.  Education/experience: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Clemson University, 1996 Carolina Professional Engineer. Employment: President and CEO of Reveer Group, LLC.  Interests/hobbies: Music, boating, fly fishing and golfing.  Your “perfect” weekend: We love our weekends at home. An ideal Saturday would include morning coffee with my wife; a boat excursion to Price Inlet with my family and friends; and an afternoon swim in the pool, concluded with a sunset concert at The Windjammer and a nightcap at The Dinghy.  Favorite restaurant on the island: Our favorite restaurants on the island are Coda del Pesce and Long Island Café. On Sullivan’s, we enjoy High Thyme.  Favorite quote or philosophy:  I have three that my mom taught me, which I try to live by: “Kill them with kindness,” “think before you speak,” and “with responsibilities comes privileges.” Elizabeth Abel Lives on:  Isle of Palms. From: Returned to Isle of Palms from Austin, Texas. Education/experience: Retired as faculty from the University of Texas at Austin. Bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Iowa; doctorate degree from Emory University.   Employment: Retired. Interests/hobbies: Watercolor artist, photography, reading and writing memoirs. Your “perfect” weekend:  Travel and explore new environments. Favorite restaurant on the island: Long Island Café. Favorite quote or philosophy: Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. [ Facetime ]