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Bridget Thibeault '91,  is a Beaumont alum and owner/operator of two successful restaurants in the greater Cleveland area (Cleveland Heights/Moreland Hills) – the beloved Luna Bakery. 

  Listen as Chef Bo and Bridget discuss the road she took from Beaumont to today.  Learn how she manages two successful restaurants, and how she finds balance in an industry that is notorious for not having a work/life balance.  They discuss her philanthropy and how Beaumont and her faith instilled that sense of charity in her.  She shares how COVID  has affected her business and how she adapted to the “new normal.”  Bridget explains how she manages to provide competitive compensation for her employees in a business that runs such tight margins.

Podcast Producer: Beaumont Senior Josephine O'Neill.

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Bridget Thibeault '91,  is a Beaumont alum and owner/operator of two successful restaurants in the greater Cleveland area (Cleveland Heights/Moreland Hills) – the beloved Luna Bakery. 

Listen as Chef Bo and Bridget discuss the road she took from Beaumont to today.  Learn how she manages two successful restaurants, and how she finds balance in an industry that is notorious for not having a work/life balance.  They discuss her philanthropy and how Beaumont and her faith instilled that sense of charity in her.  She shares how COVID  has affected her business and how she adapted to the “new normal.”  Bridget explains how she manages to provide competitive compensation for her employees in a business that runs such tight margins.

Podcast Producer: Beaumont Senior Josephine O'Neill.

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President Wendy Hoke interviews Meg Ruesch '87, vice president of research and development at Pfizer, as she explains her part in developing the vaccine that is changing our lives. She has worked this last year to produce the COVID-19 vaccine for Pfizer. Meg tells what it felt like when the vaccine was approved and what happened next. 

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Chef Bo and nutritionist Megan Reynolds discuss healthy eating strategies and nutrient dense foods for the holiday season. 

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Listen as Chef Bo and nutritionist Megan Reynolds discuss healthy eating strategies and nutrient dense foods for the holiday season. 

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Part 3, President Wendy Hoke continues her talk in this final of the series with Ursuline Sister Martha Owen as she remembers her friend and fellow missionary, Sister Dorothy Kazel. She shares Dorothy's legacy and her life in El Salvador before her death 40 years ago. 

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President Wendy Hoke talks with Ursuline Sister Martha Owen as she remembers her friend and fellow missionary, Sister Dorothy Kazel. She shares Dorothy's legacy and her life in El Salvador before her death 40 years ago. 

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Part 2, President Wendy Hoke talks with Ursuline Sister Martha Owen as she remembers her friend and fellow missionary, Sister Dorothy Kazel. She shares Dorothy's legacy and her life in El Salvador before her death 40 years ago. 

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Wendy Hoke, President, and Sister Cheryl Mentkowski, OSU, Director of Mission Integration, discuss their trip to El Salvador with a group from  the Church of St. Dominic to the mountain town of Chiltiupan. They share their experience of traveling where Sister Dorothy Kazel, OSU, was called to serve the people of El Salvador.

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Listen as President Wendy Hoke and Sister Cheryl Mentkowski of Beaumont School share the powerful and humbling impact their first trip to El Salvador. They discuss meeting the warm and welcoming people, and the importance of traveling to where Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel was a missionary in the 1980s. Hear how this same trip for Beaumont students is in the works and what it will mean for the young women of Beaumont who will change the world. Read the accompanying story in Beaumont News, Summer 2020.