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Army brat born in Savannah, Georgia on 12.01.54 - have lived in Georgia, North Carolina, Hawaii, Virginia, and eleven years in Germany (Landstuhl, Bad Kreuznach, Stuttgart, Munich). Associate in Arts from University of Maryland (Munich campus), Bachelor of Science in Education from Armstrong State College (now merged with Georgia Southern University) minors in Art, and German, one year at the University of Stuttgart studying drama, literature, and history.
I live with husband, Nicholas, and our black and tan coonhound mix (Thunder) on Myrtle Island in Bluffton, SC where we have lived since 2003. My father and husband have the same birthdays - 20 years apart – father: Col. (Ret.) George William Harrell was born on June 13, 1930, and husband, Nicholas Timothy Maxim on June 13, 1950.
Daughter Claire Pinckney lives in Bluffton with Evan DeWalt and two of our grandchildren: River (14), and Theile May (11) Their father David Timmerman is from France; Theile and River speak fluent French.
Grandson Taylor (23) lives in Savannah, GA with girlfriend Sarah. Son Nicky III is in St Paul with wife Allison and grandson Rowen (19). Grandson Bailey (27) lives in Japan. My sister Anne Harrell Stacks is in Augusta with husband David Stacks, and brother Andrew “Boo” Harrell lives in Bluffton.
• Office manager for the Pulitzer Prize winning weekly newspaper in Savannah, GA, The Georgia Gazette (2 years)
• Editor, contributing writer and photographer for Premier Lowcountry and Bluffton Breeze magazines (10 years)
• Senior account representative (outside sales in 5 counties) for Alltel (5 years)
• Drama, art, linedance, writing, technology, and exercise instructor (since 1980s)
• Performer in musical dinner theater on Hilton Head Island, SC. (9 years)
• Member (electric bass) of local Lowcountry band Blufftonia (1 year)
• Late night DJ WJCL Kix 96 in Savannah, GA (6 months temp job)
• Certified aerobics instructor (10 years)
• Local television personality Bluffton Broadcasting Channel – host of Monday night show from 6-7 pm (3 years)
• Author and illustrator Nellie Jelly and the Jelly Well by Tamela Fleetwood (wrote the Nellie song to accompany the book) published by Odditeas, Inc. in 2000
• YouTube Reality show ART POSSE 2024 https://www.artposseproductions.com (current 2024)
Hobbies/Interests: Bible study (CJB version), torahclass.com, snow skiing, art, travel, music, reading, and I enjoy my husband’s cooking (please don’t tell him I know how to cook)
