Mount Pleasant Magazine March/April 2020

48 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.BestofMP.com feature “I have lived from sea to shining sea and Mount Pleasant is by far the most special. I want to make it the best place it can possibly be,” said Guang Ming Whitley , who does everything with that goal in mind. As a former lawyer, civic engagement has always been important to her, which is why Whitley ran for Town Council just two years after moving here. Since then, she has worked tirelessly for the good of the town. She fosters goodwill with the historic African-American communities by forging relationships, working with Council to create a task force to build awareness of economic opportunities and expanding historic preservation to include their neighborhoods. Monthly, she invites a town employee to a Good Humans of Mount Pleasant meeting to encourage informed citizenship. Her initiative to form a Youth Council is a natural extension of her 20-year involvement with the American Legion Auxiliary California Girls State. Photo by Juli Kaplan. . O