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Ashley Kelly Henry '01 is the Equestrian Director and Head Coach at SCAD. 

Maddie is currently riding on the University of Lynchburg's Equestrian Team.

Lindsey represented the USA against Britain winning the Intercollegiate Challenge Cup in England. Lindsey plays for Southern Methodist University.

Anna is a professional women's polo player and has recently competed in the East Coast Women's Open and the U.S. Women's Open. She owns and operates a polo operation in Aiken, S.C. Anna played for Cornell.

From Wizards of the Coast (WotC)—the company that created the competitive card game, Magic: The Gathering—to the slopes, Leeds Chamberlain ’64 has followed her passions in project management and skiing.

As the head of the Exhibits Design department of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, Beatrice Matkovic Mowry ’79 handles budgets, serves as a consultant to senior leadership of the museum and ensures that spatial and visual elements of exhibitions and public spaces are compatible with the architecture of the buildings.

A writer, photographer and author, Sally Foster ’55 has published four children's books and had her work featured in National Geographic.

A captain on the Boeing 757 and 767, Charlotte Lieberman Rayburn ’91 is an accomplished pilot with Delta Air Lines.

A trained pharmacist and health policy analyst, Michelle Robinson ’07 has a passion for addressing drug affordability challenges and access to care.

A TV producer and director, Amanda Karrh ’88 has produced and managed numerous TV shows from concept to air.

Freddy Savage Shaw '69 has been a master floral designer for nearly 30 years. She was a Co-Chair of her 50th Reunion and is a member of the GFS Alumnae Board. 

L. Reid Boyce Nichols '89, M.D., FAOA, FAAOS, is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and an Associate Professor at Nemours Children’s Health. 

Allie Gerstley '08 returned to GFS in 2019 to teach Middle School English and History. She expects to complete a MA in Secondary Education and Teaching from Loyola University Maryland in 2022.  

Currently serving as the Associate Director for Pfizer’s Vaccine Clinical Research & Development Program, Bisrat Abraham ’96, MD, MPH, played a key role on one of the teams that developed the COVID-19 vaccine.

Monique Williams '03 is the Manager, Secondary Math at District of Columbia Public Schools; PhD Candidate at George Mason University, Mathematics Educational Leadership. Happily married to Gary with two daughters Mia and Isabella.

Anne Deady '01 is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland School of Law, she has a private practice specializing in criminal defense, family law and estate planning and litigation. Anne is an active volunteer in the legal community.

Alumna Jessica Platt '06, now a Baltimore County School Counselor, was featured on WBAL-TV for assisting students and families while learning from home during COVID-19. 

Kiana Chase-Mercer '09 is co-founder of Brilliance in Black, LLC, an organization dedicated to supporting and highlighting the positive actions and gifts of those in the black community, and founder of Kiana Eboné Dance, LLC.

Brooke Young Russell ‘99 is the lead conservator at EverGreene Architectural Arts.

Allie Gibbons '15, Haverford senior co-captain, was named the Centennial Conference Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week.

Gabi Sorrentino '16, Sacred Heart University

Demitra Hajimihalis '15 was named MVP in the Intercollegiate Challenge Cup at the USPA International Arena Showcase.

Cara J. Yerman ’12, M.S., CF-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist for The Shafer Center for Early Intervention, sat down with GFS for a Q&A. 

Rachel Schreibman has worked as an assistant editor in television and film. Most recently, she worked as assistant editor on the upcoming live-action remake of The Lion King.

Christine Knauss ’09, a University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science graduate student, came back to GFS to share her research with the 6th Grade.

Amani Abdellah '06 was selected as the Young Professionals 2018 Honoree.

Dr. Libby Schroeder ‘97, a trauma surgeon, helped to save the life of Matt Mika, the victim of a mass shooting in Alexandria, VA last summer. (Photo Credit: The New York Times)

GFS alumna Christa Riepe ’91 is in PyeongChang as part of the team working with US Olympic Skier Ted Ligety for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games! 

Dani participated in and eventually lead the Tulane University's Equestrian team, acting as President from 2012-2014. She placed in the top 10 in the country at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association finals in 2013 and was named the best rider in the region the same year. 

Cornelia Dorr '16 was named one of 15 athletes from a pool of applicants for the Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 program for 2018. 

Posey Obrecht '09 was named the 2013 Polo Training Foundation Intercollegiate Player of the Year, one of the most prestigious awards given at the collegiate level in the sport. 

In 2010, Forest finished her apprentice season as one of three Eclipse Award finalists for Apprentice Rider of the Year, won titles at summer and fall meets at Laurel Park, and racked up 129 victories. 

Crystal Lee '96 was named one of Baltimore Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40”

Eve Pell '54 is a GFS Hall of Excellence Inductee

Marjorie "Marty" Moss-Coane '67 is a GFS Hall of Excellence inductee 

Sara Bleich '96 is a GFS Hall of Excellence inductee. 

Ally Lou '45 is a GFS Hall of Excellence inductee.