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Class of 1974
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Deborah (Eure) Dull is currently living in North Carolina as a missionary to Cuba, Samoa, and Fiji. She also works at small congregations in the Appalachian mountains to help host visiting preachers. Christina McKinney-Muzzarelli and her husband, Jacob, welcomed a little girl to their family, Dorothea (Dora). Zackary Ward obtained his master's degree in Healthcare Administration Strategy and Innovation from AdventHealth University.
Class of 1998
Ryan Vander Weide resides in Winter Garden, Florida and has been married to his wife, Jenna, for 17 years. They have five daughters: Emma (11), Savannah (8), Arianna (8), Emily (7), and Norah (6). Jenna is a nurse at Advent Health Winter Garden. Ryan is an itinerant teacher for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing for Orange County Public Schools.
Class of 2012
Brady DeCouto finished his Ph.D. in Kinesiology at the University of Utah. He recently accepted a position at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition as a Senior Research Associate. Conner Seibert and Kaylee (Deleon) Seibert ('13) welcomed their first child on February 28, 2022; Jackson McKay Seibert.
Class of 2013
Carson Barker and his wife, Briana, now have two children: Kasey, who was born on September 26, 2020, and Shiloh, who was born on April 20, 2022. Megan Ketchum (Elliott) graduated with her master's in Nursing Leadership in May 2022. She is currently working for Orlando Health as an Interim Nursing Operations Manager. Megan married Matt Ketchum in 2019, and they have a Shorthaired Pointer named Dallas. Heather Ward recently moved to New Hampshire. She also joined Merideth Nagel, P.A., located in Clermont, Florida, where she works remotely as an associate attorney with a focus on estate planning and elder law.
Class of 2014
Ashley (Taylor) Blanchard graduated with her associate's degree at Seminole State. She will be starting her Bachelor's of science in sociology at UCF in the fall.
Class of 2015
Victoria Aitken is now a pastry chef at Crème de la cocoa in Saint Augustine, Florida, primarily focusing on wedding cakes.
Class of 2016
Jenna Cazin graduated from nursing school and started a new job as a registered nurse on the mom/baby unit. Brook Migdalski-Nettles graduated tech school as a dental assistant, got married in 2018, and now has five children. Last year, she and her husband opened their own fence company. Her two oldest children attend preschool at MDCA.
Class of 2017
Chase Brock graduated from Lee University’s School of Nursing on May 7, 2022, and married Derek Flatford on May 14, 2022. They reside in Cleveland, Tennessee. Cassie McWhirt is starting her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy at Faulkner University after working for a year at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama. Will Hadley married Payton Jackson on May 15, 2022 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Natalie Farinas graduated from her didactic year of physical assistant school at Nova Southeastern University. She had the honor of having her dad, Dr. Alfredo Farinas, place her white coat on her. Natalie is now starting her clinical rotations with internal medicine.
Class of 2018
Sydney Horton graduated cum laude from Freed-Hardeman University with a degree in Graphic Design and Photography and has accepted a position at DG Promotions as the Art & Sales Assistant.
Emily Leto graduated from Florida State University as a Garnet and Gold Scholar with a bachelor's in Media Communication Studies. Upon graduation, she received a full-time position as a Content Writer and Editor with Fiore Communications in Tallahassee. Caleb Baker married Katelynn DuSablon on June 18. He will be graduating from Harding University in December with a degree in mathematics.
Class of 2019
Avery Davis and Trey Clifton ('17) got married on April 2, 2022, in Mims, Florida. She also graduated in August 2022 with her Master of Accountancy specializing in taxation from the University of West Florida. Emily Fleming graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from Liberty University.
Class of 2020
Alissa Crane moved back to Florida after spending two years in Texas completing her pilot’s licensing, as well as working on her BS of Aeronautics from Embry Riddle Worldwide. She has a commercial multi and single engine license with special permission to fly complex or high performance aircraft. She is also instrument rated. She plans to return to Florida to teach future pilots.
We would love to know what is going on in your life! Let us know about graduations, awards, a wedding, a birth, job changes, promotions, etc. Please email your news to alum@MDCAcademy.org.
Mount Dora Christian Academy and Children's Home Staff
Cheryl Abbate Brooke Adams* Shea-Leah Addenbrooke Denver Anguish Michele Baker***
Carson Barker Laura Barker***
Diana Bay** Claire Bell Jenifer Bell Jonathan Bell Maegan Benton
Siera Bretz
Laurie Brooks* Josh Cain* Lisa Campbell Melanie Champion Sharon Coe**
Amanda Colwell*
Tannia Crane Christina Cruz Shannon Davis* Cindy Delahoz* Adriana Dietrich Matt Dietrich Lynnette DuSablon Anne Elenz** Erica Everett Crystal Fleming Seven Francois Jennifer Garland* Brianna Gilbert** Amanda Goff Spring Guyton*** Cary Hadley Dr. Lori Hadley*** Holly Hall Jackie Hanegan*** Darnell Harrison Steven Hayes***
Kelly Hill* Mike Hill*** Dr. Sara Hill*
Dave Hogan
Cleta Horton
Doug Horton** Jeff Hubbard* Allison Jenks* Stacey Johnson Dr. Tony Kinkel Katie Kintz Mike Kintz
Elizabeth Knight**
Robin Leto Haley Lynn
Emily Mabry**
Charlie Marcussen
Jennifer Marcussen
Dr. Brian Mast Lorri Mast Clayton McDaniel Matt McGonigal* Dave McGranaghan Sue McGranaghan Phil McWhirt*** Sissy McWhirt**
Kellyn Means*
Stefani Monn* Kelly Morales Aubrey Muench Billy Murfin
Amanda Nunez**
Sue Opegenorth Sharon Parsons
Perry Petruccelli
Nicole Pettit Kathy Pruitt*** Chris Rader* Jamie Rader Tonja Rambow
Marissa Rapp*
Tara Romano Dana Ross** Diane Ross Kevin Ross Jason Sanders Banks Sewell Julie Ann Sewell
Laura Sexton**
Chuck Shepherd*** Diane Singer* April Smith Brandi Smith Dr. Verna-Kay Smith
Denita Snider***
Ken Snider*** Monica Spognardi Melanie Steill Darlene Stoeckel* Patrick Symonds
Susan Tillery
Corinne Toomer* Liz Tucker Gina Turnage Kathy Van Dingstee Keith Vidler Mike Wacaster*** Tom Wagenhauser Tabatha Warburton
Ashton Ward
Karen West Daniel Whaley
Kayley White
Katie Williamson Natalie Yawn** Megan Ziegelhofer*
Bolded names represent Alumni *Five to nine years of service ** Ten to nineteen years of service ***Twenty years of service or more
