2000s Alumni

Mandi Schexnayder Austen

I am a Director for an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital. I have a beautiful 14 yr old daughter and a wonderful husband of 6 years.

Christy Poelker Rodriguez

I live in beautiful San Diego, CA. Married with a dog and I write for a travel website!

Rebecca A. Belter

I am the head director at Kempner High School starting my 11th year of teaching! I am also currently in grad school to earn my Masters of Education in Educational Administration. Upon completion of this program, I’m hoping to become an assistant principal. I currently live in Richmond, TX with my dog Tidwell and love living close to my family!

Mindy Jones Blanchard

I am now married and have a tiny dancer of my own. I owned my own award-winning dance studio for the past 8 years. I still share my passion of dance with dancers around the country doing choreography and judging national dance competitions.

Cathy Taylor

Mercyhurst University

Sarah Richardson

Stephen F Austin State University

Gloria Luna Garza

Shauna Huffington

I am a Development Director for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and live in Sugar Land with my husband and two little girls.

Jessica Greening-Shine

I have been with my husband, Jimale, for 13 years this April. We have three beautiful children: Allen (23), Jasmine (15), and Halle (9). I have been working for a wonderful company for the past ten years, Data Projections. I am a proud mom of a Doll, class of 2024.

Lindsay Rubio Campbell

Texas State University

Emily Ball

Dance remained a big part of my life via dance companies and ministries for six years after high school. I worked in the energy industry for a few years after college, and my husband and I moved to his home state. Now I have the sweet (and crazy) job of staying home with our three young kids, and I love it!

Lauren Anne Dye

Texas Tech University

Sydney Peltier

LSU

Katie Madsen Schertler

SFASU, University of Denver

Bahar Hatami DiFranco

I never left FBISD! I have been working as a Speech Language Pathologist in FBISD for the last 6 years. I am married with 3 crazy kids who I love and adore.

Shannon Heath

Shannon Heath is a national award-winning dancer, choreographer, and coach. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Sam Houston State University with honors, where she also won 2 NDA National Collegiate Championships performing with the SHSU Orange Pride Dance Team. She is a former NDA Collegiate All-American dancer, Collegiate Solo Champion, finalist for Miss Drill Team USA, Captain of the Blinn College Treasures Dance Team, and Co-Captain of the Dulles High School Dolls Dance Team. Shannon is the dance program Director for Stafford MSD, where she is also the Director of the Stafford Sensations Dance Team that she started in 2017. Previously, she enjoyed experiences at Katy ISD as an assistant dance director, Illinois State University as Competitive Dance Team Head Director, and as Assistant Dance Coach for the Rice University Owl Dance Team.