Riverside Brookfield High School 
2010 Alumni Achievement Award Recipients

Meredith Hay-Kelly is a graduate of the class of 1968. While at RB, she was a cheerleader and involved in Sharclub and the Girls Athletic Association. She has been a Licensed Practical Nurse since 1970. Her work experience includes specialization in pediatrics at Loyola Hospital, Supervisor of Student Health Services at RBHS for 15 years, and work in the Residential Spinal Cord Unit in the VA Hines Hospital.  Meredith founded the Region 4 UAW Veterans Women’s Round Table, “Surviving Under Fire,” a support group for the wives and significant others of veterans, and chaired the organization for nearly 10 years.   She is supporting active duty servicemen and women by sending boxes of “goodies” and supplies to all branches of the military in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Horn of Africa, Korea and Kosovo. Meredith began sending boxes overseas when her nephew was deployed to Iraq in January 2003.  She is the founder and chairperson of “Operation Stars and Stripes,” an all-volunteer organization that she launched on March 7, 2003.  Operation Stars and Stripes is backed by General Motors, Bolingbrook UAW Local 2114, Region 4 UAW Veterans, and Region 4 UAW “Surviving Under Fire.” Over the years, Meredith has been responsible for raising money, securing donations, and sending more than 10,000 boxes to troops which include toiletries, food, snacks, coffee, voltage transformers, microwave ovens, hot plates, slow cookers, refrigerators, clothing, school supplies, children’s dental supplies, military equipment as well as toys. Other supplies were also sent to combat support hospitals and med stations including Bethesda, Ft. Lewis, Washington State, Walter Reed, and Landstuhl Army Base Hospitals. Meredith has been interviewed by Art Norman, NBC News, and Comcast Newsmakers CNN. She speaks to many clubs and groups about Operation Stars and Stripes.  She has devoted her life to helping others through both her career and extensive volunteer work.

Pamela Kuda Quinn graduated in the class of 1968.   Her bachelor’s degree is from the University of Kansas and her master’s from Texas A&M University-Commerce.   While at RB, she held positions in student council, Girls Athletic Association, cheerleading, as a class officer, and was honored as homecoming queen.   Her career in public television and higher education has focused on providing adult students the opportunity to earn college degrees through distance learning.   She’s been chief executive officer of the Dallas County Community College District’s LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications in Texas since 1985.  As Provost and Assistant Chancellor, Pam is an international speaker and leader in the field of online education.   Distance learning courses developed under her leadership have served millions of students worldwide, as well as provided U.S. Navy Sailors onboard submarines and ships the opportunity to earn college credit while at sea.   Her travels have taken her to all 50 states, and she’s visited and consulted with educational systems in Austria, Canada, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Liechtenstein, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Qatar, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, and Vietnam.  Quinn co-founded the Virtual College of Texas, the Dallas TeleCollege online campus, and the professional development network, STARLINK.  She has taught in junior high, high school, and college, and she’s been a PBS television station executive and a newspaper reporter.   In addition to chairing and serving on numerous state and national boards, she was appointed by former President George W. Bush to the Texas Online Authority Board and elected to the highest board of community college leaders for the American Association of Community Colleges.   She’s been a Girl Scout leader and board member and active in Dallas-area civic organizations such as the symphony, chamber, and arboretum, but she most enjoyed the years she and her husband traveled around the state and country watching their two daughters play volleyball from junior high through college.  She has been devoted to family and friends, her community, and helping people achieve their educational goals.

 

William McGoldrick is a graduate of the class of 1992. Bill graduated with a degree in Business Communications from the University of Southern California’s prestigious School of Cinematic Arts. After graduation, he worked as Steven Chow’s assistant and later became his protégé. This led to the position of Program Development Assistant. Bill’s career blossomed, and he was promoted several times until he was named Manager of Program Development at USA/SciFi. The first show in which he was actively involved was Monk. After his successful years at USA Networks, Bill joined the MTV Network’s Spike TV as Vice President of Original Programming where he was the architect behind their burgeoning scripted series slate. He was responsible for hit shows such as S.I.S., Kung Fu Killer, The Kill Point, Blade, and The Factory. Spike TV promoted Bill to Senior Vice President of Development. After his promotion, he was responsible for the series Blue Mountain State and Players. Due to his success, Bill was well regarded in Hollywood and was being courted by many TV and movie production companies. At this time he rejoined the USA Networks as their Senior Vice President of Scripted Programming. Since his return, he has overseen White Collar, Burn Notice, and Psyche. In November 2009, he was chosen to appear in The Hollywood Reporter’s 16th annual “Hollywood’s Top 35 Executives 35 and Under.” Bill has also been involved in the Los Angeles Big Brother/Little Brother mentoring program and Autism Awareness. As well, he has financially supported the local Los Angeles community theaters and cancer research.