Hilton Head Monthly Voice Voice of the Lowcountry 
Since 1976, Phil Schembra has embodied Hilton Head Island real estate, building upon his successes at each turn with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and a natural savviness when it comes to reading the real estate market’s tea leaves.
For more than 21 years, Devlin Levin has seen the staffing industry at nearly every level you can imagine. He has helped grow recruiting firms into multi-million-dollar titans in their field in that time and connected countless businesses with their next great hire. So, when he was ready to take the next logical leap and own his own company, he found himself intrigued by the franchise model offered by Express Pros.
Toward the back of Just Cushions, within the stunning new furniture showroom marking the Hilton Head Furniture Co., you’ll find one item that is conspicuously out of place. Arrayed throughout, the furniture on display reflects the elegance and style of contemporary Lowcountry design. It’s a delightfully refined modern motif, which makes the antique sewing machine on the back wall stand out even more.
For more than 38 years, the Reilley’s Mortgage Network Match Play Championship has been a force for positive change on Hilton Head Island.
“We have 280 people from all over the world, representing 27 states and five different countries, who come to Hilton Head Island every year for this tournament,” said Mortgage Network’s David Crowell. “It’s an enormous amount of planning every year, and it’s a wonderful time.”
BOB CLARKSON
As a former ski racer, motorcycle rider and ocean sailor, Bob Clarkson is no stranger to taking risks! As the market was hitting the bottom in 2010, after nearly four decades in the real estate business, he decided to take a financial risk and open a new brokerage, The Alliance Group Realty.
Most of you need no introduction to Bill Haley. Between his 36-year career in the vacation rental industry and his extensive commitment to our community — serving on boards and volunteering with organizations like the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, Hilton Head Kiwanis and various town committees — he is a towering figure in the Lowcountry.
MICHAEL CERRATI
For businesses big and small, their brand is their business and protecting it is paramount. As an intellectual property lawyer with Belzer PC, Michael Cerrati is tasked with ensuring these trademarks and copyrights are protected across a number of industries. For the intellectually curious Cerrati, it’s a dream job.
DR. JORDAN HAIRE AND DR. MATTHEW MASTROROCCO
For the last 20 years, Dr. Matthew Mastrorocco has been a household name on the island. And now, he’s establishing an entirely new name with ROC Dental Group.
TOM, MATTHEW & CHRISTOPHER CURRY
For the last 20 years, Tom Curry Sr. has served as Lowcountry Paver’s leading man, growing the company into a massive employer locally and a regional powerhouse up and down the East Coast. Lowcountry Paver is the only privately owned, family owned hardscape products manufacturer in the entire Southeast.
BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL PROVIDE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Closing school buildings due to safety concerns is always a difficult decision. Families are unsettled, parents’ work schedules are disrupted and, most importantly, children don’t get the comprehensive level of services they receive when schools are operating normally.
The Beaufort County School District must also protect the safety of its nearly 3,000 adult employees, nearly half of whom are at high risk themselves, who live with someone at high risk or serve as primary caregivers for someone at high risk.
