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.