Dear Readers,
We are so pleased to introduce Ann Marie Byrd as the new Feature Writer for New Bern Magazine! Ann Marie has just recently relocated to New Bern and we feel very fortunate to have her on our team.
She says, “I’ve only lived here for a few months, but I’ve already fallen in love with this town and the people in it. I’m motivated to use this opportunity writing for New Bern Magazine to listen to the voices in our community, to invest the time it takes to get to know people personally, to understand their history and their perspective, and to tell their unique stories.”
Ann Marie is a professional writer, professor, theatre director and actor.
“For the past three years I’ve been living overseas, teaching our troops and giving back to our military community by raising scholarship funds for military dependents,” she says. “It’s been an amazing journey, but I couldn’t feel more blessed to be back home—and I am thrilled that my new home is New Bern.”