Project Leadership: Grant County, Indiana

Friday, February 13, 2009

Meet the Match: Teresa Colyer and Katelyn

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

Katelyn
Career goals: Beautician.
Favorite subject: Math.
Favorite book: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Hobbies/Interests: Volleyball, hanging with friends.
Family: Mom, Carla; dad, Bobby; brother, Matthew.
School: Mississinewa High School.

Teresa Colyer
Career: Business Management.
Favorite subject: English.
Favorite book: Anything by Karen Kingsbury.
Hobbies/interests: Sewing, reading, spending time with family.
Family: Husband, Paul; four children; four grandchildren.
School: Eastbrook High School; IWU graduate

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

Friday, February 6, 2009

Meet the Match: Nancy Abraham and Michaela

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

Michaela
Career goals: Teaching/nursing.
Favorite subject: P.E. and sometimes math.
Favorite book: Spiderwick.
Hobbies/Interests: Singing, volleyball.
Family: Mom, Kelly; sister, RaeAnne; grandma, Judy; grandpa, Marvin.
School: Mississinewa High School.

Nancy Abraham
Career: Retired teacher.
Favorite subject: Biology, Geography.
Favorite book: The Bible.
Hobbies/interests: Stained glass, shopping.
Family: Husband, daughter, son-in-law, grandbaby on the way.
School: B.S. Manchester College; Masters Ball State University

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