She began teaching and completed an M.A. in Spanish from the University of South Florida. She taught Spanish in High School and Jr. College, English as a second language in Elementary School and computer assisted reading in Elementary School. After an Ed. She has been a Deacon in the Episcopal Church for 17 years and has made three trips to Honduras in that capacity. Primary interests are her three sons and their families, including ten grandchildren.
Secondary interests are travel, reading and painting.
He coordinates the activities of all music groups, is the organist for all Parish Liturgies, and administers any concerts presented under the auspices of Music at St. James. A native Floridian, O.J. has been with St. James since mid-1979. He has served the Diocese as well, most recently as the Co-Chair of the Diocesan Commission on Liturgy and Music under its former Bishop, and continues to serve the Church, at large, through a variety of contributions. Mr. Jones has also served as a member of the Adjunct Faculty of Lake-Sumter Community College as director of choral activities. A compact disc recording of Mr. Jones' choir compositions was released in December, 1998.