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Portrait of an Emerging Leader Meet the Meyers Though Jack and Emily were classmates both at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and here at Cathedral, little did they know that after college they would meet again, marry, and today be the parents of two little boys. Though they know their sons are a long way from becoming Irish, Cathedral is close to their hearts and both Jack and Emily are active members of the Emerging Leaders program. “Emerging Leaders is a great opportunity for young alumni to get involved,” says Michelle Rhodes, ’01, director of the program. “Any amount of time commitment will work. You can choose how involved you want to be.” That’s definitely a plus for the Meyers. In addition to new-parent duties, Emily Meyer is director of programming at College Mentors for Kids and Jack Meyer is director of marketing and territory account manager at LineDrive, a national industrial products manufacturer. When I was preparing to job search after college, Emily Meyer says, people told her to list Cathedral even though one typically doesn’t include high school on resumes. “The Cathedral network is a testament to what the school means to alumni and how we want to stay involved and connected long after graduation,” she says. “We have been able to reconnect with our classmates and with other Cathedral graduates, both older and younger than us. This has built us another network outside our own friends and careers.”
Emily (Reid) Meyer, ’01, Jack Meyer, ’00, and John Meyer, ’30 (Not pictured, Thomas Reid Meyer, ‘32)
“We’re chairs of the service committee,” Jack Meyer says, “We connect alumni with students and build influential relationships between them. When you’re in your thirties, you’re more settled in your career and are able to help with job opportunities, Day of Service, and other activities such as Career Night.”
“So many alumni feel they owe Cathedral so much, that they need to give something back. Emerging Leaders is an exciting way to get involved and continue that ‘lifelong connection’ with the school.” To volunteer at Career Night, Day of Service, or for more information about the Emerging Leaders program, contact Michelle Rhodes, mrhodes@gocathedral.com.
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Cathedral Highlights
Spring/Summer 2013