CLASS OF 2002
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SHERILL BAKER
KINLEY AND CAROLINE GRACE CONNETT
Sherill Baker was inducted into the Gwinnett County Athletic Hall of Fame in March 2013. She played for the University of Georgia where she earned All-SEC and All-American honors and set school records for steals in a career and steals in a season. Sherill was drafted 12th overall in the 2006 WNBA draft and played offseason stints with professional teams overseas. She is currently the Director of Basketball Operations for Auburn University. « Mark and Melea (Scott) Connett welcomed their second daughter, Caroline Grace, in December 2012. Caroline joins big sister, Kinley (4). The Connett family lives in Duluth, GA. «
CLASS OF 2001
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Chuck Efstration is a private attorney after working four and a half years in the District Attorney’s Office in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Zach and Catherine (Odom) Hawkins (’02) started a non-profit organization. The Sibling Society connects siblings of children with chronic and terminal illnesses with other siblings who are currently going through, or have gone through, similar circumstances. www.thesiblingsociety.org
CLASS OF 1998 TRIPP AND TIJEN TUNALI OWINGS AND SONS
JERRY AND KRISTEN BELL ZULLI
JASON AND LEEANNE GIDDENS SEELY
Tripp and Tijen (Tunali) Owings celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in February 2013. Tijen owns Crème Events, an eventplanning company in Atlanta, GA. They recently moved to Wichita, KS for Tripp’s job as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning for Wesley Medical Center. Tijen is opening another location of Crème Events in Wichita. They have two wonderful little boys who keep them very busy – Thomas “Dock” Owings V (5) and Tucker Tunali Owings (18 months). « Leeanne (Giddens) and Jason Seely live in Dallas, TX with their two sons, Owen (3) and Wyatt (6 months). Jason works for the Dallas Mavericks, and Leeann works from home with Rodan+Fields Dermatologists. The Seelys are members of the Village Church and love having friends visit them in Dallas. « Jerry and Kristen (Bell) Zulli welcomed daughter, Zoe Madelyn, in November 2012. Kristen is a physical therapist at an outpatient clinic specializing in neck and spine injuries. Jerry is an Assistant Baseball Coach at the University of South Alabama. The Zulli family lives in Mobile, AL. «
LEAH MANLEY FERNANDEZ
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SUMMER 2013 | GACS TODAY
Leah (Manley) Fernandez has been featured by People magazine, 20/20, Good Morning America, Jenny Craig, and throughout the media for her amazing journey in losing over 100 pounds this past year. Leah continues her healthy lifestyle by staying active with her two children – T.J. (7) and Sophia (5). Leah is the Director of Communications at Campus Church in Norcross, GA. «