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Sarah Philo Class of ‘12 Mercy High School Jul 30, 2019

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Sarah discusses her important PhD studies in Environmental and Occupational Hygiene. She describes a project in the rain forests of Borneo with other grad students and explain the importance of the public understanding how science works in order to accept effective of health initiatives. She also describes the way that Mercy has impacted who she is and what she is doing today. ------- Follow Mercy High School and interviewer Larry Baker on Twitter at @MercyHighMI and @labcbaker. Music by permission of concert pianist Julia Siciliano ‘01 http://www.juliasiciliano.com/

Sarah Baumann Class of ‘08 Mercy High School Jul 20, 2019

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Sarah explains how she arrived at the strategic public relations firm, Greentarget, and she describes her training in comedy, where she remains active in standup and podcasting. Of course she also takes a walk down memory lane with her former teacher and podcast host. ------- Follow Mercy High School and interviewer Larry Baker on Twitter at @MercyHighMI and @labcbaker. Music by permission of concert pianist Julia Siciliano ‘01 http://www.juliasiciliano.com/

Colleen McGowan Ezzedine Class of '87 Mercy High School Jul 13, 2019

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Colleen describes her communications courses at Wayne State University and also relates her service on non-profit boards. In particular she details her work with a Washington DC think tank that conducts solution seeking research that empowers American Muslims. Of course she also shares an interesting Mercy Memory. ------- Follow Mercy High School and interviewer Larry Baker on Twitter at @MercyHighMI and @labcbaker. Music by permission of concert pianist Julia Siciliano ‘01 http://www.juliasiciliano.com/

Sara Slawnik of '93 Mercy High School Jul 06, 2019

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Sara describes the work of the wonderful 3Arts project in Chicago. She also explains her educational journey to becoming Director of Arts Programs there. And she shares a Mercy memory about the school’s annual Stratford Trip. ------- Follow Mercy High School and interviewer Larry Baker on Twitter at @MercyHighMI and @labcbaker. Music by permission of concert pianist Julia Siciliano ‘01 http://www.juliasiciliano.com

Arpna Dhake Hessler Class of ‘90 Mercy High School Jun 29, 2019

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As a high school guidance counselor, Arpna discuss the kinds of issue and pressures with which today’s adloscents struggle. She also updates alumnae listeners on today’s MHS counseling services. And before concluding, she of course shares some Mercy memories. ------- Follow Mercy High School and interviewer Larry Baker on Twitter at @MercyHighMI and @labcbaker. Music by permission of concert pianist Julia Siciliano ‘01 http://www.juliasiciliano.com/

Anisa Badr Class of 2010 Mercy High School Jun 23, 2019

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Anisa describes the decisions that took her from high school in Michigan a degree at Columbia and a career in public relations in NYC. She also reflects happily on her Mercy experience. ------- Follow Mercy High School and interviewer Larry Baker on Twitter at @MercyHighMI and @labcbaker. Music by permission of concert pianist Julia Siciliano ‘01 http://www.juliasiciliano.com/

Alexis Harrison Dishman Class of '96 Mercy High School Jun 15, 2019

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Alexis describes her role as Midwest Director of Lending for the Education sector at IFF. And she also connects her Mercy experiences to her dedication to bettering her community and empowering women. ------- Follow Mercy High School and interviewer Larry Baker on Twitter at @MercyHighMI and @labcbaker. Music by permission of concert pianist Julia Siciliano ‘01 http://www.juliasiciliano.com/

Monica Boomer Class of ‘03 Mercy High School Jun 08, 2019

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Monica is Director of Community Engagement at Zaman International-- a wonderful non-profit organization which is helping so many women and their families. Monica also describes the Mercy/Zaman intersection which is definitely worth a listen! https://www.zamaninternational.org/ ------- Follow Mercy High School and interviewer Larry Baker on Twitter at @MercyHighMI and @labcbaker. Music by permission of concert pianist Julia Siciliano ‘01 http://www.juliasiciliano.com/

Amy Dinges Reyes Class of '95 Mercy High School Jun 01, 2019

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Amy relates a wonderful story that takes her from the University of Michigan to tv/radio in the Dominican Republic to real estate to her current gig as Entertainment Editor at miami.com ------- Follow Mercy High School and interviewer Larry Baker on Twitter at @MercyHighMI and @labcbaker. Music by permission of concert pianist Julia Siciliano ‘01 http://www.juliasiciliano.com

Kalin Franks Sheick Class of '06 Mercy High School May 25, 2019

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Kalin and her husband own Sweetwater Lavender Farm in Petoskey, MI. https://sweetwaternorth.com/farm Though a former television broadcaster, Kalin decided to put all of her career efforts into floral arranging, event planning/hosting, and giving workshops for women entrepreneurs. She also shares some laughs and fond memories about Mercy High. ------- Follow Mercy High School and interviewer Larry Baker on Twitter at @MercyHighMI and @labcbaker. Music by permission of concert pianist Julia Siciliano ‘01 http://www.juliasiciliano.com/

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