SPRING 2017 /// advancement news LEARN AT LUNCH SERIES CONNECTS STUDENTS & ALUMNAE
In its second year, the Learn at Lunch series provided opportunities for students to engage with accomplished alumnae in a variety of careers. The final program will be held on April 25 with guest presenters Claire Sullivan, MD ’02 (Chief Cardiology Fellow, University Hospitals/VA) and Shauna Clement Gales, PA-C ’08 (Physician Assistant, Cleveland Clinic). We are grateful to all of our presenters, including the following women who shared their career journeys and best practices earlier this year: Clare Ansberry ’75 Columnist, Wall Street Journal Shannon Copfer Brace ’06 UX Designer and Info Architecture Mary Clare Becker Carson ’08 Speech Pathologist, Lakeshore Speech Pathology Kara Keating Copeland ’94 Program Officer, Cleveland Foundation Jessica Dill ’04 Morning Reporter, Fox 8 Amy Mielke Fagan, PhD ’94 Sr. Researcher/Engineer, NASA Colleen Nardi Grossner ’96 Nutritionist and Exercise Physiologist, Fresh-You Katie Russell ’04 Immigration Attorney, Robert Brown Immigration Law Ellen Fox Spear ’89 Speech Pathologist and Co-owner, Lakeshore Speech Pathology Shannon Tarr ’98 Clinical Research Associate, Allergen Kristen Graves Ward ’03 Physical Therapist
REGIONAL REUNION NEWS
Since July 2016, President Jen Hebda Halliday ’95 and Vice President of Institutional Advancement Julie Sims Gibbons ’80 have visited more than 70 alumnae and friends of Magnificat in seven cities in five states. Regional events give us the opportunity to share Magnificat’s direction and good news with alumnae and friends throughout the country, while giving community members an avenue to build connections to each other. We are grateful to those who have attended our regional gatherings and are especially grateful to Mary Lu and George Wasmer for hosting a Magnificat luncheon in Naples, Florida!
NEW HIRES
HANNAH SUMMERVILLE
Assistant Director of Student Recruitment and Engagement
JENNIFER KIRALLAH-PECA ‘03 Director of Marketing and Communications
COLLEEN LENNON
Educational Technology Specialist and Instructional Coach /9/