Contributors

Editor & Publisher KATIE ROTH founded the New Bridge magazine nine years ago and is passionate about every edition. Her career began in the motorsports industry, and she has experience in many areas including, public relations, writing, promotion, photography and event management. Katie competes in dressage with her mares Taiga and Cali and enjoys training her dogs Maximus and Sammi. She can be reached at katieroth@bellsouth.net.

is a commercial and fine art photographer who brings her skills in both photography and creative collaboration to this ninth edition of the magazine. Beyond the New Bridge magazine, Shelly draws from her background in interior design and large-format printing to produce unique custom artwork for select photography projects — from conceptual development and image capture to the design and printing of each piece. She can be reached at shelly@ohschmidt.com

Photographer & Creative Director SHELLY MARSHALL SCHMIDT CONTRIBUTOR, Raza Kazmi is the general manager of New Bridge Polo & Country Club. He also sells developer owned and non-developer owned property through New Bridge Realty, the real estate arm of New Bridge Polo Club. Raza is instrumental in every facet of New Bridge, including the magazine. He assists with content development and procuring talent.

CONTRIBUTOR, Marianne Yost is a writer, entrepreneur, and horsewoman. She restored Banks Hall, a 1907 historic guest lodge. Her first novel, Suddenly Single in Palm Beach, Sex, Death and the Pursuit of Happiness, is available on Amazon. The sequel, Suddenly Southern, from Stilettos to Snakeboots, is coming out soon. Marianne can be reached at yost@theaikeninn.com.

CONTRIBUTOR, James Alford is the Owner/Operator of Cork and Cap, downtown Aiken’s neighborhood bottle shoppe, specializing in a thoughtful selection of wine for all occasions, craft beer, and fine provisions to go. James loves to share his wine knowledge in an approachable way. Visit Cork and Cap in the Yellow Cottage at 146 Laurens St NW / shopcorkandcap.com

CONTRIBUTOR, Karin Jeffcoat is the owner of Côte Designs, a floral boutique in historic downtown Aiken. Her floral design artistry and event planning expertise have received many accolades and her work has been featured in several national publications. Contact Karin at (803) 270-0034 or visit cotedesignevents.com