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2The following have been appointed toserve for the 2010-2011 school year:Board of Directors:Mr. Sam AlleyMrs. Patti BaileyMs. Debbie BloughMr. Larry BoccarossaMr. Tom DevineMs. Angela Duran ‘86Sr. Betty Elmer, RSMMr. Dennis FerraMsgr. R. Scott Friend, VGSr. Michael Mary Gutowski, RSMSr. Jackie Howard, RSMSr. Judith Klei, RSMSr. Elizabeth McAuliffe, RSMMrs. Debbie ParteeSr. Mary Roch Rocklage, RSMMrs. Dana Ferguson Silaski ‘82Mr. Dave WalterMrs. Mary Ellen WarePTO Board:PresidentKathy RinchusoVice PresidentAralea SeachrisSecretaryJena McDonnellVolunteer CoordinatorsJulie MolinaroKim DunnaganSenior Parent RepresentativeKristy FritzJunior Parent RepresentativeKatie EscovedoSophomore Parent RepVirginia McClellanFreshman Parent RepsKelly WewersCheri RogersDad's Club PresidentPete StabnickAthletic Booster Club Co-PresidentsKatie EscovedoTammy QuickSpirit Club PresidentJannie MaxwellMother-Daughter Rosary/Kroger Card ChairLaura HathawayFather/Daughter MassJohn FarleyAlumnae Board:Co-PresidentsDonna French Strack ‘75Debbie Wright Harris ‘75HospitalityAmy Ballard ‘92Jennifer Boccarossa ‘01ServiceJanet Kirspel Deeter ‘63Trisha Fitzgerald Filipek ‘69LuncheonSydney Bueter Blackmon '95ResearchBecky Semasek May ‘57CommunicationsCandice Adams ‘03ReunionsTonya Stringer Franzetti ‘92Mercy is Leading by HeartBelow are opening remarks made by Sr. DeborahTroillett at the Mercy & Me leadership luncheon:I invite you to IMAGINE something. Imagine thattoday, one table of women — actually not even a fulltable of ten, but of nine — hear a deep calling to dosomething together to respond to a very critical need inour community here in Little Rock. Imagine that thistable of nine began working together immediately…sharing gifts, talents, and their knowledge for sure, butmostly sharing their faith in God. Sharing their desire tomake a difference, their desire to create hope for the future, and their genuinelove of God and neighbor…whoever that neighbor turned out to be.Soon word got out... word about what they were doing, but even more...what they were doing was characterized by things like: excellence, quality,hospitality, compassion, innovation and respect.Now imagine that this leadership and service that began that day had suchlasting impact that 160 years later, in 2171, the story of that table of nine was stillbeing told and retold, honored and celebrated on a day like today and in a placeonly a few blocks from where it all began.Can you imagine that really happening? Well...it did happen, and it IS happeningand it is a story about the oldest new thing in town called “Mercy & Me.”For more than 160 years, we have retold, honored and celebrated this legacy ofMercy leadership when nine Sisters of Mercy (not even a table full) responded to acritical concern in this community. The concern? Parents, like many of you, wantedquality education for their children based in faith, hope and love....in God's mercy.And the rest is history.In some way, great or small, all of us have been touched by their decision torespond and to follow our Lord and leader. And because of that, all gathered herehave in some way been touched by this great MERCY of our God.We are here to celebrate this gospel legacy of mercy planted in our hearts thatproduces all kinds of leaders. We are here to encourage and honor all who hear acalling and lead from their hearts with the very compassion of God. We are here tocelebrate the leadership of us all. Thank you all for being present today.The Mercy & Me Committee: Seated L to R: Janet Keller, Muriel Wilkins,Caroline Puddephatt, Laura Hathaway, Stacey Hall, Leighton Weeks, Sarah Johnson,Alice Cooner and Kristi Clark. Standing L to R: Susie Whitacre, Sherry Wortsmith,Margaret Kemp, Leigh Ann Raper, Donna Bressinck, Ginger Quinn, Dana Kleine,Amber Enderlin, Dana Silaski and Jennifer McCarty. Not pictured: Sydney Blackmon,Patti Drake, Marjorie Dudley, Jenny Faulkner, Ann Schlumberger and Carol Slattery.