James Arturo

The Buzz team, from left: Jo Rogers, Leslie Little, Pooja Salhotra, Michelle Casas Groogan, John Duboise, Dai Huynh, Todd Freed, Caroline Siegfried, James Arturo, Joni Hoffman, Michael Hoffman, Mike Hart, Andy Blitzer, Cindy Burnett, Sharon Albert Brier, Karen Vine Fuller, Cindy Gabriel, Cheryl Ursin, Angie Frederickson, Nikky LaWell. Not pictured: Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld, Annie McQueen, Russell Weil, Cathy Gordon, Jennifer Oakley, Andria Dilling, Tracy L. Barnett. (Photo: Dee Zunker Photography)

Andy Hoffman (on left) became friends with James Arturo (on right) during their college years at SCAD in Savannah. James, a professional designer/illustrator, contributes illustration for our monthly Back Porch column written by Andria Frankfort. Andy and James reunited at The Buzz party. (Photo: Dylan Aguilar) 

Pictured at our 2022 holiday party, held at Evelyn’s Park: (front row, from left) writer Dai Huynh, account manager Andy Blitzer, editor Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld, editor-in-chief Joni Hoffman, publisher Michael Hoffman, writer Sharon Brier, writer Jennifer Oakley, writer Cindy Gabriel, writer Karen Vine Fuller; (second row, from left): writer Michelle Groogan, writer Claudia Feldman, writer Cheryl Ursin, design manager John Duboise, writer Russell Weil, editorial assistant Caroline Siegfried, account manager Jo Vogel, writer Angie Frederickson, accounting and contract administrator Leslie Little, writer Cathy Gordon, writer Annie McQueen; (back row, from left) writer Todd Freed, writer Don Mason, photographer Michael Hart, illustrator James Arturo, photographer Nikky LaWell, and writer Pooja Salhotra. Not pictured: Writers Tracy Barnett, Cindy Burnett, Andria Frankfort Dilling, Cheryl Laird, and photographer Dylan Aguilar (behind the camera).