Magazine tagged as 'Alumni'

After a couple of twists and turns in the film and television business, Flagler alumna Meredith Brace Sloss, ‘07, landed at none other than Lucasfilm, home to “Star Wars” and, of course, Baby Yoda.

Flagler alumna Marissa Harrer, '12, knew from a young age that she'd be a teacher.

Stephen Tendrich’s life changed forever after his father’s prostate cancer diagnosis.

Eva Gibson, ’00, was in the middle of a cross-country move with a new baby and a lot of change ahead.

As a woman making her way in male-dominated careers, Jennifer Michaux, '08, has accumulated a long list of “first female” accomplishments. In March 2021, however, she snagged a big one when she was appointed chief of police for the city of St. Augustine.

St. Johns County Sheriff Robert Hardwick and Cheif of Police for the city of St. Augustine Beach answer a few questions on their past and how they got into law enforcement.

Derik Boik's dreams of making it big as a stand-up comedian began a unique professional journey that has now led him to a career in story producing for hit shows like the Netflix series, “Queer Eye,” and most recently “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”

When Owen McCaul, '85, was named chair of the Board of Trustees at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, he not only continued his role as an active leader for the blind and visually-impaired. For the St. Augustine public school for Pre-K through high school students, he also was the first blind or visually-impaired person to serve as board chair and the first FSDB alumnus (class of 1982).

For any kid who has played the game of baseball, their dream is to make it to the Major Leagues and step into the batter's box at Wrigley Field or Fenway Park.

It was Spring Break 2018, and while other college students were gearing up for a beach vacation, Courtney Boyle was off to Los Angeles for a study away trip with six Flagler classmates and professors Yvan Kelly and Allan Marcil. The objective was to learn more about the entertainment industry. But for Boyle, it would be the chance to see what would eventually be her future workplace: “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

Matthew Wiatt, ‘05, began his college career at Flagler as a Sport Management major with intentions of working for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. But one class into the major and he knew that sport management wasn’t the career for him.

Flagler College’s newly-reorganized Office of Alumni Relations has a familiar face now that Whitney Shafer, ‘07, has returned once again to St. Augustine.

It was during his childhood that Flagler College alumnus Anthony Coy-Gonzalez first developed a passion for sign language and the deaf community. A girl who was deaf moved into his neighborhood, and as they became good friends, he found himself learning more and more how to sign in order to break the language barrier that separated them. It was an experience that always stuck with him.

Becoming an entrepreneur was never something Flagler College alumna Lundyn Carter, ‘06, considered, especially because she didn’t see people who looked like her starting their own companies. However, those previous assumptions changed after she graduated college and her wedding ceremony inspired her to start her own business, Laine London, a first-of-its-kind bridal gown rental shop in Atlanta, Ga., providing a chic, high-end experience at sensible prices.

Recent alumna wins Pulitzer Center grant to report on water issues in Jordan.