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Bill McAllen, Photographer, Spirit of Place
Baltimore born and bred, Bill got his start as a medical photographer for the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Preferring to work with the living, Bill began his freelance career when a camera still needed film. Bill has worked with too many publications to mention and has been on assignments with corporations, foundations and universities both great and small. Living by the motto that the best stories are the ones just down the street from where you live, Bill has been the photographer for the building and journeys around the world for the schooner Pride of Baltimore II, spent a year shooting the changing seasons at Green Mount Cemetery, and currently shoots the coming and goings at the Port of Baltimore. He has an undergraduate degree from Towson University (though he is not sure what it is for/in) and a Masters in Publication Design from University of Baltimore. Bill lives in Towson with his wife and best friend Ellen, four dogs, and their beehives.

 

  Sarah Achenbach, Writer, Spirit of Place
After a 15-year career as a full-time fundraiser for educational institutions, Sarah has been freelance writing for regional and national magazines since 1998. Her work frequently appears in Style Magazine, Chesapeake Life, BOSS Magazine, and several alumni magazines. Currently, she is writing a book on the history of Garrison Forest School. A graduate of Hollins College and a happy transplant from Harrisburg, Sarah’s Maryland roots include her husband and Westminster, Md.-boy, Jayson, and their two, Baltimore-born sons—the youngest born on the day the cover of Spirit of Place was photographed. No, Sarah was not present on that sweltering day in August 2006 for the climb up several ladders to the top of the Bromo-Seltzer Tower. She was in an air-conditioned hospital, breathing hard. Bill, loaded down with camera equipment, was in the un-air-conditioned Bromo-Seltzer Tower, also breathing hard.
  Glenn Dellon, Designer, Spirit of Place
Glenn runs Dellon Design, a graphics studio in Mt. Vernon, Baltimore. A native of Baltimore, Glenn attended The Park School and graduated from Tufts University with degrees in Art History, Architecture and Fine Arts. After college, he earned a graduate certificate in Graphic Design from Maryland Institute, College of Art as well as a Master’s degree in Publication Design from the University of Baltimore. These days, he is into squirrels, capsule toys and overworking.