Project Leadership: Grant County, Indiana

Friday, December 12, 2008

Meet the Match: Barb Ihrke and Rebecca

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

Rebecca
Career goals: Teacher or a nurse.
Favorite subject: Spanish.
Favorite book: Chronicles of Narnia.
Hobbies/Interests: Hanging out with friends.
Family: Mom, Michelle Clark; Dad, William Ashley; Sisters, Abbey Clark, Stacey Clark,; Brothers, Daniel Clark, Doug Clark.
School: Marion High School.

Barbara Ihrke
Career: Nurse educator.
Favorite subject: Science, History.
Favorite book: There is No “I” in Church by K. Drury
Hobbies/interests: Reading, travel.
Family: Single, two cats.
School: Lived in Africa 11 Years, Nurse Educator at Indiana Wesleyan University.

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

Friday, December 5, 2008

Meet the Match: Sonia Strevy and Shasta

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

Shasta
Career goals: Pediatric nurse or ocean biologist
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite book: Sisterhood of the Traveling a Pants.
Hobbies/Interests: Hanging with friends.
Family: Mom, Melissa Campbell; Stepdad, Scott Griffith; baby sister Daytona Griffith.
School: Marion High School.

Sonia Strevy
Career: Nursing
Favorite subject: Nursing, health.
Hobbies/interests: Reading and watching old movies.
Family: Husband, Alan; four daughters
School: Marion High School

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