Meet the Match: Jenna McCoy and April

Meet April, a freshman at Marion High School, and mentor Jenna McCoy, who participate in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

April
Career goals: Go to college and become a pharmacist.
Favorite subject: Math, science.
Favorite book: Harry Potter series; anything poetry; quotes.
Hobbies/Interests: Sports, hanging out with friends, going to the movies, going swimming.
Family: Mom, Linda; dad, Robert; brother, Zack.
School: Marion High School.

Jenna McCoy
Career goals: School social worker.
Favorite subject: Psychology, English, Marketing.
Favorite book: Anything by Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks and Ann Packer.
Hobbies/interests: Reading, hanging out with friends and family, watching movies, swimming, traveling.
Family: Dad, Robert; mom, Sara; sister, Megan.
School: Mississinewa High School graduate; Indiana Wesleyan University junior.

TO LEARN ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM: Visit www.projectleadership.org or call Project Leadership at 651-0650.

Project Leadership hosts bowling party

More than 80 participants in the Project Leadership mentoring program gathered in February for some recreation and to get to know one another better at a local bowling party. Mentors, students and their parents joined the group for the evening. Project Leadership thanks everyone who participated. It was good to see everyone, and we had a lot of fun.

Meet the Match: Caroline Herman and Jennifer

Meet Jennifer, a freshman at Marion High School, and mentor Caroline Herman who meet each week in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Jennifer
Career goals: Veterinarian.
Favorite subject: English.
Favorite book: I’ll read anything, but I love books about mythical creatures. Hobbies/Interests: Reading, writing, playing the violin and guitar, singing, playing with my cats, going on walks by the river.
Family: Mother, Lisa; father, Chuck; brother, C.J.; sister, Alexis.
School: Marion High School.

Caroline Herman
Career: Registered nurse since 1994, currently work at the VA.
Favorite subjects in high school: Art and science
Favorite book: Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson.
Hobbies/interests: Love to travel, helping out my daughters; school, secretary Riverview PTO; Tri Kappa Sorority; Project Leadership; Mary Kay; Brownie Troop Leader.
Family: Husband, Tony Carreon; daughter, Gabrielle (Gabbie).
School: Bennett High School; Indiana State University.

TO LEARN ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM: Visit www.projectleadership.org or call Project Leadership at 651-0650.

Meet the Match: Mary Eckerle and Jackie

Meet Jackie, a freshman at Marion High School, and mentor Mary Eckerle who meet each week in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Jackie
Career goals: Terminally ill diseases pediatrician.
Favorite subject: Geometry.
Favorite book: Anything by Tamora Pierce.
Hobbies/Interests: Soccer, hanging out with friends, going to movies.
Family: Dad, Milo Nelson; mom, Marlene Seeds; brothers, Michael, Justin, Kyle; sisters, Emilee, Kaylee.
School: Marion High School.

Mary Eckerle
Career: Librarian.
Favorite subject: History and political science.
Favorite book: Author Jodi Picoult, Jacquelyn Mitchard, legal thrillers.
Hobbies/interests: Reading, baking, politics.
Family: Husband, Tim; sons, Matthew, Thomas and Patrick.
School: St. Joseph’s, South Bend; Nazareth College; Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo.

TO LEARN ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM: Visit www.projectleadership.org or call Project Leadership at 651-0650.

Meet the Match: Jake Gamble and Mark

Meet Mark, a freshman at Oak Hill High School, and mentor Jake Gamble who meet each week in Project Leadership’s mentoring program, which matches community volunteers with local Twenty-first Century Scholar students.

Mark
Career goals: Natural resources, environmental health, DNR.
Favorite subjects: Physical education, English, construction processes.
Favorite book: Where the Red Fern Grows, Hatchet.
Hobbies/interests: Hiking, model making, clay sculpturing, computers, listening to music, exercising, driving.
Family: Mom, Bridgette; sister, Lexi; uncles, Aaron and Adam; grandparents, Bernard & Dianna; dog, Jimmy.
School: Oak Hill High School.

Jake Gamble
Career goals: Executive coach, national speaker, author.
Favorite subjects: Psychology, band.
Favorite book: Think Big.
Hobbies/interests: Music, guitar, weighlifting, reading.
Family: Wife, Connie; children, Brandon, Presley and Patrick; dog, Sweet Pea.
School: Grace College and Indiana Tech – Fort Wayne.

TO LEARN ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM: Visit www.projectleadership.org or call Project Leadership at 651-0650.