Minds Matter Cleveland
Tomislav
Tomislav will be graduating from St. Martin de Porres High School this May. At school, he is actively involved in a photography club, baseball, and the school’s recruiting team. As a soon-to-be first generation college student, Tomislav greatly enjoyed summer programs he got to attend thanks to Minds Matter’s funding that allowed him to…
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Sara is a soon-to-be graduate of Saint Joseph Academy’s Class of 2017. At school, Sara is involved in the drama club, robotics, ambassadors, peer ministry, Catholic Schools for Peace and Justice (where she was a previous retreat leader). Outside of school, she spends time working both at a movie theater and at a catering company.…
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Zephaniah is currently a senior at Cleveland Early College High School (John Hay Campus), a college preparatory school where she has earned college credits and will graduate with an Associate’s Degree this summer. Zephaniah shared that thanks to Minds Matter, her ACT score increased by 8 points, which allowed her to attend her…
Read MoreSenior Mentor Series – Meet Jeff Berger & Geraldine "Gerri" Barnett
Jeff Berger, Investment Associate at UBS Financial Services Inc. Geraldine “Gerri” Barnett, Senior Tax Accountant at Sherwin-Williams Where are you from? Jeff: I’m from Columbia Station, OH. Gerri: And I’m from Cleveland! How did you learn about Minds Matter Cleveland? Jeff: The former president of Minds Matter Cleveland is a colleague of mine.…
Read MoreSenior Mentor Series – Meet Kayla Griffin & Ruchi Asher
Kayla Griffin, Division Supervisor at Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts Ruchi Asher, Assistant U.S. Attorney at United State Attorney’s Office Where are you from? Kayla: I’m from Youngstown. College (Cleveland State University) brought me to Cleveland. Ruchi: I’m from Cincinnati. My alma mater (Case Reserve Western University) also brought me to…
Read MoreSenior Mentor Series – Meet Rachel Paschal
Rachel Paschal, Assistant Registra at Baldwin-Wallce University Where are you from? I’m from South Euclid, OH. How did you learn about Minds Matter Cleveland? I learned about Minds Matter from an event at Baldwin-Wallace University. One of the speakers at this event originally co-found our Cleveland chapter. Why did you decide to become…
Read MoreSenior Mentor Series – Meet Kelsey Randhawa & Benjamin Haire
Kelsey Randhawa, Supervisor at McMaster-Carr Benjamin Haire, Attorney Where are you from? Kelsey: I’m from Lexington, KY. Ben: I was born in Erie, PA and grew up in many different countries, including France, Czech Republic, China, Germany, and Sao Paulo. I went to law school in Cleveland; my father was from here so I decided to make Cleveland…
Read MoreSenior Mentor Series – Meet Bill Zaccardelli & Rachel (Lopez) Brannon
Bill Zaccardelli, Associate at Western Reserve Partners LLC Rachel (Lopez) Brannon, Technical Project Manager at Rosetta Marketing Group Where are you from? Bill: I’m from Cleveland! Rachel: I’m from upstate New York, my job brought me here. How did you learn about Minds Matter Cleveland? Bill: I learned about Minds Matter from work. Western…
Read MoreSenior Mentor Series – Meet Erica Elsasser
Erica Elsasser, Capital Markets Associate at KeyBank Where are you from? I’m from Northeast Ohio. How did you learn about Minds Matter Cleveland? Quite a few of my colleagues had been involved with Minds Matter at the time, including Mike Jones. I worked closely with Mike so I learned of Minds Matter through him and other…
Read MoreSenior Mentor Series – Meet Rebecca Maurer
Rebecca Maurer, Attorney at Legal Aide Society of Cleveland Where are you from? I’m from Cleveland! How did you learn about Minds Matter Cleveland? After law school, I moved back to Cleveland and ran into a high school friend at a coffee shop. He told me about Minds Matter Cleveland and invited me to…
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