Lori K. Tate
Editor
Lori@LNCurrents.com
Lori lives in Cornelius with her husband, John, and has worked as a freelance writer and editor in the Southeast for the past five years. A 1994 graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lori has worked in an editorial capacity for Charlotte magazine, Charlotte Home Design, WHERE Charleston, Vacation Hilton Head, and Today’s Charlotte Woman. The North Carolina native enjoys writing and reading about extraordinary people who strengthen their communities by going after their dreams. When Lori is not meeting deadlines, she enjoys theatre, running, volunteering, and being on the water with her family and friends.
Sharon has enjoyed a 31-year career in the newspaper and magazine publishing industry, 21 of those years as publisher of Lake Norman Magazine. A native Charlottean, Sharon grew up boating on Lake Norman and has called the lake area home for the past 12 years. As publisher, she represented the magazine’s community spirit through her involvement in the North Mecklenburg Rotary Club (president 1999-2000), the Lake Norman YMCA (board chair 2003-2005) and Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (administrative board chair 2008) As a leader, Sharon has motivated and supported her staff through various format and corporate changes over the years and looks forward to sailing her new (and old) crew through years of success with Lake Norman CURRENTS.
Cindy worked as an advertising sales executive with Lake Norman Magazine for 22 years. Her devotion and dedication to her customers over the years has made her an icon in the Lake Norman community. After graduating from UNC Charlotte with a degree in business administration, she decided to make the Lake Norman area home. When she’s not working, Cindy enjoys sailing and boating on Lake Norman with her husband and daughter and the family's two Boston terriers.
Kim has worked in advertising sales for 19 years. With a background in newspaper advertising, Kim made the transition to magazine sales in 1994 as territory account executive for Lake Norman Magazine. Her consultative selling style and excellent customer service, coupled with her exceptional creative and image marketing skills, offers her customers the perfect combination of marketing and design expertise. Kim creates a special relationship with each customer that defines trust and reliability, a valuable tool when marketing your business. Kim is a lifelong resident of the area and holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University.
Jennifer brings 18 years of print media experience coupled with a creative spirit and fun personality to help businesses grow and prosper. She understands the passion that goes into opening and operating a business and her goal is to let business owners do what they love and create a partnership with her to market their business in the most effective way. Her love of life and belief in doing what you love is the goal she lives by every day. Jennifer has two teenage boys and plays tennis to keep her sanity.
Cindy moved to Huntersville from Winston-Salem in 1989. She immediately became very active in her community. From being president of the PTA, to chairing the Huntersville Parks and Recreation Dept. and the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games, she managed to keep quite busy. In 2000, she was awarded North Mecklenburg Volunteer of the year. In 2002 she helped launch The Herald Newspaper and was with the paper for 5 years. Most recently she was a senior sales executive for Today’s Charlotte Woman magazine. She attends Meadowlake Presbyterian Church and is an Asheville native. Cindy loves working in advertising because she gets to develop special relationships with her clients and assist them with helping their business grow.