Sarah Welliver was hired as a staff photographer for The Island Packet in October 2008. She spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of sergeant. She graduated from the University of Montana in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She is well-versed in multimedia, first learning her video and audio skills through the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute. 
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Delayna Earley was hired as a staff photographer in Summer 2012. Earley, originally from Virginia, graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2011 with a bachelor's in photojournalism and history. She worked at newspapers in Virginia and Indiana before coming to the Packet/Gazette as a full-time photojournalist. She nabbed a Hearst Journalism Awards Program first-place finish for her news multimedia piece "Grassroots," which documented two members of the Bowling Green (Ky.) Tea Party and their reasons for joining. The same piece was featured in zMultimedia/ZUMA Press.
Drew Martin came to The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette as the photo and graphics editor in 2005 after working at the Savannah Morning News. He grew up in Kenosha, Wis., and graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in art. He spends his days working with section editors, reporters and the photographers to produce local visual content. 
Thomas Viljac, Bluffton resident and director of the inaugural Face Your Fears Challenge, stands before “Mount Fujiami,” the first obstacle participants will have to conquer Saturday at Palmetto Bluff's Moreland Landing in Bluffton. The event offers two main courses — the 10-mile, 25-obstacle Valor Course and the three-mile, 16-obstacle Courage Course. Those challenges start at 10 a.m. Children and families can also enjoy the quarter-mile Seal Pup Course; that event starts at 9 a.m. Proceeds from the races benefit four military charities: U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Foundation, Brothers in Arms Foundation, Lone Survivor Foundation and the Navy Seal Warrior Fund.
For more information go to faceyourfearsbluffton.com.
Watch the video below to see an interview with Thomas Viljac and get a preview of some of the obstacles.