Mary Bridget is an Associate Producer for B2B Marketing where she plans and develops film shoots for clients and then conducts feedback with sophisticated tools. In this podcast she also describes interning with Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and she offers great advice for Mercy students who aspire to television and film careers.

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Madonna is a former Miss Michigan who very recently earned her doctorate of nursing practice. She discusses her role at the Harris Women’s Center and her studies in maternal and newborn health care. She also shares her past love for Mercy’s wonderful science courses and teachers.

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Mackenzie is in a two-year rotational development program with Comcast NBCUniversal’s finance program. She discusses this marvelous career experience and reflects back on her days as a Mercy Marlin.

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Dr. Kline-Kator chairs the MHS religious studies department. Besides her expertise in this area she is one of the school’s leading tech innovators. In this interview she discusses teaching religion, using technology, and the Mercy charism.

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Katie works for Shinola Detroit and describes the excitement of working at a company so associated with the city’s rebirth. She is working on an MBA at Michigan’s Ross Business School on weekends and offers our students advice on following in her footsteps. https://www.shinola.com/our-story

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Mary and Julie are retired nurses who founded Wallace Scones. They discuss the origin of the business and share memories of Mercy High School. They recently donated scrumptious scones to our “Tea for Tuition”. https://www.wallacescones.com

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Emily is a trauma therapist. She describes how the #metoo movement has shifted her practice into helping survivors of sexual assault. She also shares some thoughts about the importance of mentors for those current students who think they might want to become therapists.

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Lisa describes her dual role at Oakland Schools which includes serving as lobbyist to the Michigan Legislature. She offers good advice to us approaching our own legislators with our issues. She also reflects on how Mercy High School helped to shape her into the woman she has become, making a difference for Michigan public education.

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Joslyn is a PhD student at Columbia University studying seventeenth century science and medicine in the original Persian. She describes her journey from Mercy to the archives at Columbia and reminisces about the Monty Python skit she performed at the talent show!

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Caroline Powers describes the exciting daily life of a television news reporter. She shares her enthusiasm for doing a wide variety of human interest stories as well as breaking news. In this interview she acknowledges the many ways Ron & Kathy Sill at Mercy High School put her on her career path

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