SARAH HARRIS -
Founder & Publisher
A native of Riverside,
California, Sarah R. Harris is President & Chief
Executive Officer of SAVE THE DATE Media Group, LLC,
which publishes SAVE THE DATE magazine and SAVETHEDATECentral.com.
Since its inception, Harris has nurtured and shaped
the direction of the company garnering much support
throughout the communities of Southern California.
After
graduating from Riverside Polytechnic High School in
1985, Harris attended Scripps College in Claremont,
California pursuing an education in Humanities and Fine
Arts. Eventually, Harris discovered her love for computers
and graphic designing. Soon she began designing collateral
material and coordinating specials events for the NAACP
Western Region, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of
Orange County and the Urban Issues Breakfast Forum of
Los Angeles.
As
an event planner and self-taught graphic designer, Harris
prayed for direction in her life. The combination of
the event planning and graphic designing services gave
birth to Harris' publication called SAVE THE DATE.
In
the summer of 1998, Harris began working on the first
draft of the quarterly newsletter, which was released
in December 1999. The inspiration for SAVE THE DATE
came from her working closely with her sister, Wendy
Gladney Brooks, who is president of Personal Services
Plus, an event planning firm. Through her work with
Wendy, she development a higher awareness for community
issues and local leadership and sought to help promote
the good works of individuals and institutions that
work tirelessly to make a difference. Since that time
Harris faithfully produces issue after issue while continuously
increasing its content and circulation.
For
over five years, Harris has enjoys developing and publishing
SAVE THE DATE into the Master Urban Events Calendar
Magazine. Harris uses the magazine as a vehicle to give
her testimony of how great God has been in her life
as well as to help to promote the good works of responsible
citizens. With all the support and great ideas in the
works, Harris is encouraged by the future of the publication
and company as a whole. In recognition of her dedication,
Harris was honored with the Christian Business Network
International's "Angel" Award in October 2002.
Harris was also honored for her achievements as one
of the 7 awardees at the Black Business Association/Speakers
Etc. "A Salute to Black Women" event in honor
of Women's History Month 2003.
Harris resides in Los
Angeles, California with her very handsome and bright
son, Xavier. Both are active members of First New Christian
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church under the direction
of Dr. Norman S. Johnson, Sr. In her spare time, she
enjoys biographies & documentaries, movies, spending
time with her son, and talking about the great favor
that God has bestowed upon her life. (READ
PUBLISHER'S NOTES)>>
BERNARD CLARK
- Editor
Bernard Clark brings
a wealth of experience to the position of Editor-in-Chief.
In addition to being a journalist, author, screenplay
writer, and producer, he is the president and co-founder
of Brosis Media, a progressive entertainment production
company that creates projects solely for artistic and
cultural value. Brosis Media is currently in pre-production
for the upcoming mini-series, Contempt, which chronicles
and considers the crisis in public education. A second
project, a romantic comedy entitled For Life, is also
in development, along with a full slate of other film
and television properties.
In
the fall of 2004, Bernard will release his first book,
This Day Forward: A Celebration of African American
Marriage Proposals. His second book, Soul Searching:
Love, Hope, and Faith in America is due in the summer
of '05.
Prior
to coming to SAVE THE DATE, Bernard earned his stripes
by working for such entities as the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences, HBO, Warner Brothers, The
Walt Disney Company, National Public Radio, Don Buchwald
and Associates, the National Association of Television
Program Executives, and the LA Bridges Program. Immediately
prior to coming to Save the Date, Bernard was the Program
Director for Tavis Smiley Presents where he was responsible
for producing the annual State of the Black Union symposium
and the historic Blacks in Technology series. As Program
Director, Bernard was instrumental in every facet of
the company, including publicity, marketing, branding,
website development, program evaluation, sponsor relations,
business development, and more.
In
addition to his other pursuits, Bernard is also in the
process of developing a unique non-profit organization
that will raise money for public schools, urban arts
programs, and various humanitarian enterprises around
the world. Bernard is native of Pasadena and attended
Polytechnic School, UCLA, and the University of California
at Berkeley. (READ
EDITOR'S NOTES)>>
ANTHONY FISHER -
Graphic Designer
Anthony Fisher owns
and creatively directs Fisher
Design Group (also known as FDG), a highly successful
creative firm with professional experience assisting
numerous companies with their Internet, Print and Video
communication needs. Mr. Fisher holds a Bachelors degree
in Graphic Design and a Masters degree in Educational
Technology. With this combination of education, technology
and creative sophistication, he is truly an asset to
the company.
LELA THOMPSON -
Director, Public Relations
Lela C. Thompson has
over a decade of professional experience in marketing,
promotions, event planning and project management in
the entertainment industry. She has held marketing positions
at KCET and Twentieth Century Fox Studios. Her corporate
experience that focused on publicity, project management
and coordinating various events led her to starting
her own company called, It's
All About You PR.
In 2002 she began as a public relations and marketing
consultant for SAVE THE DATE magazine.
Lela
is a member of Entertainment Publicist Professional
Society, Women In Film and Professional Women In Business.
She resides in Culver City, CA with her two sons.
MALCOLM ALI -
Photographer
Malcolm Ali owns
and operates Finaimage.com,
a full service digital photography site providing detailed
coverage of current events. Mr. Ali's has extensive
experience covering major news, entertainment, sports,
fashion, and special events for more than twenty years.
He also works and has relationships with other acclaimed
photographers and industry veterans to ensure us getting
the photos that we need.
Ali has been providing photographic
services for SAVE THE DATE since 2001.
BEVERLY ANTEL -
Sales Rep & Writer
Beverly Antel
is a veteran Los Angeles-based writer who has held public
relations positions at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,
Good Samaritan Hospital, and the Young Black Scholars
program. She is also an experienced freelance journalist
whose clients have included the Los Angeles Times, Southern
California Edison, and Young Communications Group. Beverly
started her professional career as managing editor of
Los Angeles’ Herald-Dispatch newspaper group and
over the years, has established a solid reputation in
journalism, public relations and community relations.
She has received international recognition for a series
of newspaper articles she wrote for the California Department
of Health Services.
Beverly is single and
resides in Torrance, CA.
