Project Leadership: Grant County, Indiana

Friday, January 9, 2009

Meet the Match: Debbi Powell and Connie

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

Connie

Career goals: Pediatric nurse.
Favorite subject: Spanish, choir, English.
Favorite book: A Child Called It
Hobbies/Interests: boyfriend, music, soccer, dance, friends.
Family: Mom, Tammy Jones.
School: Mississinewa High School.

Debbi Powell
Career: Elementary teacher.
Favorite subject: Math, English.
Favorite book: Anything by James Patterson or Nicholas Sparks.
Hobbies/interests: Golf, reading, exercise.
Family: two daughters: Ashley Powell and Abby Merchant.
School: Illinois for BS and MS

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