People

James Presley Principal of Wildwood’s Sumter PREP Academy 56 years old From Wildwood

Autumn Auclair Lives in Clermont Grew up in Winter Garden 16 years old

Born to teenage parents and raised in inner-city Miami by her grandmother, Doris Jackson-Shazier

Kylie Bryan  2024 Miss Lake County  2021 Teen Miss Lake County  18 years

Lexi Blasky 9 years old  Born in Leesburg Little Miss Leesburg 5th grade

Linda Fensler thought she would be as a psych nurse when started her nursing

Helene Cavallo Retired Legal Assistant/Paralegal Professional Dog Sitter on Rover Moved to Florida

Jeanelle Henderson   Born in Fort Myers, Florida Relocated to Leesburg around 2009 

The first children’s book Mary Reynolds authored was published about 37 years after she wrote

Tom Casey President of Red Sox Nation Club (RSNV, The Villages) Lifelong Boston

Jordan Mekhi Parker 18 years old  Born in Orlando, raised in Lake County

Seventy-one-year-old artist Uschi Lanier wasn’t inspired to add colors to her artwork until she

Michael David Huey Age 55 years  Fellowship of Christian Athletes Minister  Originally from

Maddux Bultema  17 years old  Born and raised in Mascotte GPA 4.7  Incoming

Susan Wendel is a fast painter, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t take breaks. 

Ruth White Director of the People Helpers Counseling Center of First Baptist Church,

The Plantation at Leesburg residents Beverly “Bev” Cole and Carleen Belfi have a remarkable

Syriah Williams Born and raised in Umatilla Senior at Eustis High School (EHS)

Lifelong passion unleashed Karen Jackson discovered her creative side decades ago. But as

Luke Yoakum Leesburg High School (LHS) senior 18 years old  Received Gold President’s