Alumnae Virtual Events

Alumnae Virtual Events engaged our Mercy community throughout the world!

From Japan and Australia to Boston and San Francisco, Mercy alumnae and community members joined us for virtual professional, educational and social events. We laughed, we learned, we reconnected and met new friends. What started out as an experiment during COVID-19 is now going to be built into our ongoing programming, so that we can continue to engage our Mercy community anytime and anywhere.

Want to be sure you find out about upcoming virtual and in person events? Join the Mercy High School Alumnae Network, Mercy Connect, at alumnae.mercyhsb.com.

How to Prepare for Climate Change

To be inspired was an understatement—we were “wowed!” The hour lunchtime Zoom went by so quickly with David Pogue and Dr. Andrea Metkus who tackled what can seem like an overwhelming topic with humor, practical advice, and an ability to make challenging concepts easily understandable. Dr. Metkus provided a scientific perspective while “Global warming is David spoke to how to adapt to the climate change effects that have already happened and chaos…hotter and how to understand the depth of this impact. colder, wetter Being able to listen to a CBS correspondent and drier.” and a retired surgeon (and current Mercy mom) —David Pogue share how they chose to get involved with climate change at this stage in their lives and the difference they hope to make gave each of us something to think about and how we can each respond to this critical issue. Joining the Zoom were current Mercy students, alumnae, Sisters of Mercy, parents, teachers, and community members, as well as two local junior high classes. It was fabulous to have such a breadth of engagement from all ages and the ability to ask questions of these two experts! Thank you David Pogue, NYT bestselling author and CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, and Dr. Andrea Metkus! If you missed the presentation, treat yourself to a worthwhile hour of inspiration and a call to action.

90% of women will be responsible for 100% of their finances at some point in their lives!

“Women planning, saving and investing is so important; women have less working years and live longer than men.” These words sparked all of our interest as Brandy M. M. Navarro ‘98, CFP®, ChFC, CLU, Managing Partner and Financial Adviser at Vantage Wealth Management gave us an overview of the broad topics and importance of financial planning. She talked about goals that are important at all ages. Her presentation was inspiring and encouraged us to “start today with self compassion” rather than thinking about things we haven’t yet gotten to. Whatever stage of life you are at, Brandy spoke to women of all ages. You won’t want to miss her presentation which is available on Mercy Connect.

To view recordings of the Alumnae Virtual Events and to learn about future events visit alumnae.mercyhsb.com