Joan Cunningham Andrews '53 is 91 and
enjoying her senior living home in Seminole,
Fla. She loves keeping in touch with friends,
including younger KD sisters!
Email: horaceandrews@msn.com
Mary Lee Ferguson Mann '60 shares that
her husband, Lee County Commissioner Frank
Mann (who also served in the Florida House
and Senate), passed away last June after their
61st wedding anniversary. Mary Lee lives in
Alva, Fla., and is continuing as president of
Fort Myers Community Concerts, founded by
Frank's mother in 1948.
Email: mannfarmgirl@aol.com
Luke Brasfield Cooley '63 lives in Dothan,
Ala., and has a home on Cape San Blas, Fla.
She loves to collect and create crafts with
seashells! Email: mama.luke44@gmail.com
Cherri Baker Gram '66 is retired after 47
years of teaching. She is writing a book of
stories about her life to be passed down to
family members, and she continues to add to a
family tree her son started about 20 years ago.
Cherri lives in Franklin, Tenn.
Email: grach@comcast.net
Ellen Deininger Wells-Gallagher '72 spends
her time playing golf in Longboat Key, Fla.,
and Highlands, N.C., with her husband of three
years. She resides in Sarasota, Fla.
Email: ellenjwells@outlook.com
Jennifer "Jenny" Hughes Abernathy '75
lives in Maitland, Fla., and enjoys traveling
and spending time with her family—especially
her grandchildren. She also volunteers at her
church. "Life is very, very full and wonderful."
Email: jennysmalley@yahoo.com
Laurye Strickland Messer '82 lives in
Tallahassee, Fla., and is a history instructor at
Tallahassee Community College. She is also an
active member of St. John's Episcopal Church,
a wife, and mother to three kids.
Email: lauryemesser@gmail.com
Julie Chapman Staub '87 is excited for her
daughter, Emma, to start college in 2024!
She lives in Plantation, Fla.
Email: juliestaub@bellsouth.net
Alyson Tripolino Gonzalez '91 runs her own
interior design business and enjoys time with
her husband, college-aged children, and three
dogs. She resides in Tampa, Fla.
Email: galyson393@gmail.com
Corrie Alicia Labyak '93 is married with
three kids and is an associate professor in the
Nutrition and Dietetics Department at UNF.
Corrie lost her mother to Alzheimer's and is
very involved with research to help people with
dementia and their caregivers. Jacksonville, Fla.
Email: corlabyak@comcast.net
Gabrielle "Brie" Palomino Hertz '98 went
back to work after 16 years. She shares that her
oldest is about to graduate from high school and
she celebrated her 20th wedding anniversary in
October 2023. Brie resides in Land O' Lakes,
Fla. Email: brie1227@yahoo.com
Caroline Eubanks '09 works as a software
engineer at an edtech startup in Denver, Colo.
"If there are any sisters interested in discussing
how to break into the tech space, technology
degrees, or are interested in becoming an
engineer themselves, I would be happy to
connect." Email: cmeubanks@gmail.com
Hayley Elizabeth Gunn '11 lives in
Jacksonville, Fla., with her husband of two
years, their son, Bennett, and their golden
retriever, Remi! Hayley works as a senior
manager for a medical sales company, and her
husband is a personal injury attorney. After
moving from Atlanta to Fleming Island, Fla.,
they're happy to be by the beach!
Email: hayleyedelk@gmail.com
It's a pledge class affair! Every year since
2015, these sisters have gathered at St. Teresa
Beach, Florida. From left: Sarah Jordan
Redding Sandy '05, Jennifer Jacob '05,
Sarah Gall McElroy '05, Ali Cacciatore
Harrell '05, Lindsay Tidwell Varn '05,
and Alli Liby Schoonover '05.
Alumnae gather in December 2023 to support
Jennifer Houghton Canady '92, who will be
the first female Speaker of the House for the
state of Florida.
Christmas Coffee with Collegians!
Tallahassee alumnae enjoying a 14-year
tradition with Tallahassee collegians home
for the holidays.
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