class notes life in the evolving American South. Available on iTunes, Spotify or wherever listeners find their podcasts. Listeners can also stream episodes on the website at asylumsouth.com.
These same women are embarking on a mission to create awareness that the Baix Emporda is a livable, creative, gastronomic and environmentally balanced region 365 days a year!
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Jennie Albritton-Rimes moved to Florida from Georgia four years ago with her husband, Chris, and five children, four of whom are still living at home. She works as a teacher, teaching six subjects: band 1, band 2, strings, virtual theater, face-to-face theater and chorus. In January 2020, she was chosen as one of 30 finalists (out of 2,000 applications and 6,000 nominations) for the Golden Apple award. This is a local competition for district teachers. Finalists are observed teaching in multiple classes by a panel of 11 judges. Winners were decided in March and attended a gala in April, during which the six winners received a monetary award.
Tabbatha “Tabby” Cavendish wed Jeffrey Bartlett on Oct. 10, 2020. The couple said their vows on a ridgetop at Mount Rainier National Park, Wash., where Tabby also works. The wedding was, clearly, a bigger show than the namesake volcano at the park!
Deanna Turner georgiagirl121@gmail.com
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Laura Croft was thankful for the support and friendship of Dr. Amy Willis Amara during her mom’s two brain surgeries last year (one scheduled, the second an emergency the next morning) at University of Alabama Birmingham. Dinah Conti is celebrating five years in Iowa, 15 years as a mom, 16 years as a pediatrician and 18 years of marriage this year. And she got her COVID-19 vaccination! In late October 2019, Giselle Fernandez Martin was promoted to director of Recruitment and Talent at Emory University’s Office of Undergraduate Admission — just in time for her to learn how to pivot a full-scale operation in the midst of a pandemic. In September 2020 she was featured in “Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions,” a book by Jeffrey J. Selingo. By early October she and her husband, Chris, received the good news that their residency status had been approved in Spain. They took their first and only plane ride of 2020, and now Giselle swims with a group of feisty women every afternoon in the Mediterranean. (Yes, it is cold!)
Amelia Tomlinson scottiegossip@gmail.com
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Yalonda Rice yalondarenee@gmail.com Kira Barden started a new role as director of Talent Management at WestRock in November 2020. This career opportunity came with a chance to return to Atlanta — 20 years after graduating from ASC and going to New York City for graduate school! After two decades in the New York Metro area, Kira bought her first home and moved to Sandy Springs, Ga., in December 2020. She’s looking forward to spending more time connecting with Scottie friends in the Atlanta area and getting involved in the local community. Crystal Taylor Perry launched the nonprofit organization Melanated PEARL Corp. while a student in Agnes Scott’s Digital Communication and Writing Master of Arts program. PEARL stands for Passionate Engaged Activists, Resisting Limitations. The organization’s mission is to empower, educate and uplift women, with a particular focus on Black women. Since graduating last spring, Crystal continues to expand Melanated PEARL in the community by providing critical services that contribute to the economic stability and mobility of women. Crystal’s company recently received a $25,000 grant from the United Way focusing on education, food insecurity, housing and mental health. To learn more about Melanated PEARL, visit melanatedpearlcorp.agnesscott.org.
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Tiffini Bell tiffinibell@gmail.com Brooke Bedson Wilbur became “Grandma
