Aaron and Megan Marshall with their six children.
Letting Faith Lead the Way Aaron Marshall Embraces Vocation as Father and La Salle Principal BY BONNY VAN
Running a high school of 565 students is no small feat, especially when every student is a boy finding his way through his teen years. But that challenge was exactly what Aaron Marshall, principal at La Salle High School in Cincinnati, was looking for when discerning how to merge his profession and faith. A life-long public school educator as both a teacher and administrator, Marshall reached the pinnacle of his career, principal at a topnotch school with ample support and resources, when he began considering his future. “I was there for 10 years and towards the end of my time there, I had a lot of conversations with people, my wife included, ‘What’s next? What’s next?’ And the common
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denominator in all those conversations was, ‘How do I take my personal mission, my faith, and grow it closer to my professional mission? What does that look like?’” Marshall said. Growing up in northeast Ohio, Marshall’s parents were both teachers, his mother at a Catholic grade school. He attended 7 a.m. Mass every Sunday with his brother and parents despite living 20 minutes from the church. With six children of their own, three adopted, Marshall and his wife, Megan, are building their own family traditions, and Catholic education plays a significant role. Their family includes Joe, a University of Dayton
