What is Many Kind Regards?

We are an online writing community focused on the unique challenges of creating content for a virtual audience.

Many Kind Regards started as a personal blog in 2008. Created by Erin Whitehead, its original purpose was to share her thoughts about life as a mother, volunteer, and military spouse. Its namesake is derived from a play she wrote in college by the same name detailing the love story of her grandparents during World War II. A large part of the play revolved around the hundreds of letters they wrote during their courtship while her grandfather was stationed overseas. Each letter was penned with the signature "Many Kind Regards", hence the name. When she began her personal blog, her own husband was serving in the United States Marine Corps and frequently deployed. Just as it had for her grandparents, the written word became not only a way to stay connected with her spouse, but was a source of expression and healing.

The site was re-vamped as a writing community in 2014. After years of working closely with a large and diverse group of writers during her time as Digital Editor for Military Spouse Magazine, she developed a passion for helping writers navigate the unique challenges and benefits of writing for an online audience. Since the re-launch, Many Kind Regards has worked to create three different tiers of community: in-house writers working closely with our editorial staff, writers who desire to improve their own online presence through their content, and the readers who enjoy our diverse library of content. 

Many Kind Regards also offers copy editing and copy writing services. Our editorial staff uses a collective editing style and can assist individuals or companies in creating or shaping content that will appeal to an online audience. We have a diverse group of staff writers available to write a wide variety of copy. For more information, please check out our services page. 

Many Kind Regards is currently accepting applications for in-house writers. In exchange for allowing publication of content, writers receive extensive editing support and mentoring. In addition, the community offers some writers a larger and more diverse audience than they might initially reach with a personal blog site. To apply or for more information, click here.

Erin Whitehead
Creator

Erin Whitehead, the Creator of Many Kind Regards, is a vocalist, speaker, author, social media marketer, copy writer, and content consultant. Most recently, she began offering services as a Creative Concept Coach (website coming soon), helping her clients turn basic ideas into creative concepts that propel their businesses, non-profits, and personal projects forward. Well-known for her knowledge about the military spouse community, you can find hundreds of her articles about military family life at Military Spouse Magazine where she was the Digital Editor for four years. In that role she was instrumental in creating a vibrant social media community and an excellent online resource for the 1.1 million men and women who are married to members of our Armed Forces. Currently she works as the Director of Marketing for PCS Grades, a trusted community of military members, veterans, and their families who review the many services military families need when they relocate. She is also an original member of The American Military Spouses Choir, featured on Season 8 of America's Got Talent. 

Erin has been married to Joseph Whitehead for over 16 years and they have two beautiful daughters. A work-from-home Mom, she works hard to balance her professional roles with the demands of a teenager who is a member of a competition marching band and her energetic three year old. Her husband retires from the USMC in June and the family is ready for a new chapter of their life to begin in the panhandle of Florida where Erin was raised.  

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Meet our Team

Katie Foley is the Editor-in-Chief at Many Kind Regards and the Creator of Highly Offensive Mom. An independent author, her work has appeared in multiple publications, both in print and online, and she has published two novels. Married to a US Marine, she is a mom to three kids, an author, a volunteer, and the 2014 & 2015 Independent and Reserve Installation Marine Corps Spouse of the Year. Additionally, she is the lead for the Bryan College Station chapter of In Gear Career. In her spare time she likes to breathe and draw up plans for the invasion of small countries. You can stalk her on Facebook and Twitter.

Rebecca Alwine is the Operations Manager for Many Kind Regards. She has been a military spouse for 8 years, traveling the world and learning about herself. She’s discovered she enjoys running, loves lifting weights, is a voracious reader, and actually enjoys most of the menial tasks of motherhood. She is the Operations Manager for MKR, an avid volunteer, and worked as a career counselor for transitioning service members. Her writing has been published both in print and online. You can follow her on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Rachel Jewell Porto is the Managing Editor at Many Kind Regards. A published writer, her work has appeared in The Washington Post: Impact of War series, DStripped magazine online and in print, on National Public Radio, and on Headline News Network’s, “Stories of Courage: Posts From the Homefront.” Her personal blog, A Little Pink In A World of Camo has received numerous awards including MilSpouse Blog of the Year (2010) and Reader’s Digest Top Blogs of 2011, as well as national recognition. Rachel has spoken at Blog World New and Social Media Expo as both a guest speaker and a panel host. She is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Professional Writing from Towson University. She lives in Harford County Maryland where she works as a Technical Writer and maintains a hobby farm in her free time while single-parenting and attending graduate school. You can find Rachel on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Dannette (Hose) Woodburn is the Director of Marketing at Many Kind Regards. From 2003 - 2006 she was with the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau (HVCB)  as a Project Coordinator (2003-2006), and then from 2010-2012 as a Sales Manager.   From 2007-2010, Woodburn was the Director of Partner Marketing and Member Retention for the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA).  Woodburn also has a background in public relations and advertising. While Woodburn held various managerial positions with Hawaii-based PR firm, McNeil Wilson Communications, she planned and executed various public awareness campaigns and special events for clients. A Hawaii native, she graduated cum laude from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a degree in Journalism. Woodburn has also volunteered with a variety of non-profit organizations and has served in a leadership capacity with several of them. She served on the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Children's Trust Fund Alliance in its inaugural year. She had also been involved with the Hawaii chapter of the American Diabetes Association for more than seven years as an advisory board member and co-chair of its annual America's Walk for Diabetes.

Samantha Dean is the Associate Editor at Many Kind Regards. She is originally from Northern Virginia but, thanks to her husband’s career in the Marine Corps, has lived near the beaches of North Carolina, the island of Oahu, and is currently learning about life in a small southern town. She loves writing, baking, sewing, reading, and hoarding ideas on Pinterest. She has two daughters who keep her on her toes at all times. She is technically a stay at home mom, but is constantly surprised by how little she’s actually at home. She loves meeting new people and trying new projects, and is still surprised every time she calls herself a runner. 

Jeanette Martinez is the Social Media Manager for Many Kind Regards. A 9 year Army Spouse and mother of two, she resides in beautiful Fort Jackson, SC; where the water is warm and mosquitoes roam- yes, she spends a lot of her summer bathed in bug repellent. She enjoys volunteering for different organizations and lending a hand when one is needed. Currently, she is the Publicity Chairman for the American Red Cross of Fort Jackson. In her free time, she loves to read, write and color her hair. She is humorous, charismatic and free spirited. “Jei", as her friends like to call her, firmly believes that a positive attitude can change everything and tries constantly to better herself through self-affirmation and motivation. Though she is California born and raised, she fully embraces her new southern home. Still, she spends her days dreaming of her second home, Seattle, and her eventual return.

Morgan Slade is a member of the Marketing Team at Many Kind Regards. A freelance writer, photographer, and most importantly a wife and mother of three, she enjoys trash talking whether it be on the court or via court-side Facebook. She loves playing sports when they consist of hitting or bouncing a ball and running. Her favorite hobbies include listening to Justin Timberlake and Michael Jackson, teaching her children witty comebacks, and pranking her husband.