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NEW HIRES
The past year has brought with it an
abundance of new talent at all levels
of the Firm. Intellectual firepower is a
given, but the real magic comes in the
strong cultural fit our new hires possess.
We look for well-rounded employees
with the belief that if you are good
outside the walls, you’ll be even better
inside.
Megan K. Roach
Megan Roach’s story is very much about family.
As the first of eight, Megan says she learned the values of
responsibility, dependability and leadership. She spent her
early years in a modest home in Charleston, South Carolina,
where her father attended medical school. Money was tight.
The family’s first home, half of a two-family, didn’t have
central heat.
“When you’re the oldest of that many, you take care of
everybody else. You make sure everyone is accounted
for. You become efficient, responsible. Being part of a big
family helps you learn to go with the flow and get along with
different kinds of personalities.”
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She describes herself as a child who loved learning. Around
the third or fourth grade, Megan thought she’d like to be
president of the United States. She thought she’d do a better
job than others who have held the office.
The family moved to Cincinnati, where Megan’s father
completed his residency in family medicine at the University
of Cincinnati Medical Center. She took any job she could
from an early age. She was babysitting by the time she was
nine years old, then later worked at McAlpin’s, Riverbend
Music Center and as a camp counselor at the Anderson
YMCA. During her high school summers, she regularly