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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
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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.
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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. |
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