Because I needed to get this going a site in our school district right away I switched to the plugin called Simple Staff List by Brett Shumaker.
It appears to be very similar in structure to Staff Directory. One added bonus is you can sort visually from a separate dashboard setting area. It’s a bit weird to get used to (particularly if you have departments you like to keep separate) but does work. I did have to build grid layout CSS based on what I had been using with Staff Directory.
I’m not sure why the author has not replied, I also tried contacting him directly.
