LCS Alumni Updates

Joey Hungerford (‘15) married Hope Flynn on June 17, 2023, at Bramble Tree Estate in Sorrento, Florida. The couple resides in Washington, DC, where Joey serves as the Communications Director for Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and is a videographer for former President Trump. The couple met while working at a political organization in Mulberry, Florida.

Abbey (Stump) Smith

Abbey (Stump) Smith (‘14) and her husband Dustin live in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they started Move Church. They are also both realtors in Salt Lake City.

Amanda (Carl) Barnett (‘12) and her husband Devon welcomed their first child, daughter Rayleigh Sue, on March 19, 2023. Rayleigh weighed 6 lbs. 8 oz., and was 19 inches long. LCS faculty members Mike (elementary PE) and Wendy (fine arts department) are proud grandparents!

Corey Stump (‘11) and his wife Lauren had their first baby, daughter Isla Jane, on November 17, 2022. Corey is a medical device sales rep for Alpha - Tek and assists back surgeons and neurosurgeons. Lauren is working at home as a graphic designer for a marketing company in Lakeland. The couple just bought their first home in Magnolia Ranch, Florida.

Jake Marzola (‘10) and Shelby (Pierce) Marzola (‘11) had baby boy number two, Jay Dominick. Jay was born on May 1, 2023. His big brother Pierce Daniel is two years old. They moved back to Lakeland in 2021 after Jake served six years active duty in the Air Force. Jake is in Air Force Reserves and works for Goldsmith Construction. Shelby works for LCS teaching 6th and 7th grade social studies.

Lauren (Cherry) Martinez

Lauren (Cherry) Martinez (‘09) and her husband Juan welcomed their second child, son Roman, on October 30, 2022. He joins sister Lilly. The family lives in Lakeland. Lauren is a teaching physician at Lakeland Regional Health, and Juan is an Air Force Veteran in his last year of law school.

Will Sutton

Will Sutton (‘15) is currently a graduate student pursuing his PhD in Chemistry at Vanderbilt University and recently had a study published in the June 2023 issue of Vaccine . Will and his team developed a method to evaluate how long the new mRNA vaccines are able to express spike protein after being packaged in a sealed vial and stored at their proper temperature. You can read more at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.04.044.