Wednesday, February 10, 2016
5 p.m. Reception in the Gallery
5:45 p.m. Doors open to the Nicholson Center
6 - 7 p.m. Featured speakers
Join us for the second annual MPA Talks, featuring thoughtful presentations by some of our community’s most captivating members. This speaker series is designed to bring the community together to gain new perspectives from remarkable stories.
We hope you will join us for this spectacular evening as our speakers bring MPA’s mission to life.
No RSVP is required. Questions? Contact LaTasha St. Arnault, Director of Development, at 651-748-5532 or latasha@moundsparkacademy.org.
Featured speakers:
Chris Gehrz
Associate Professor of History
Chair, Department of History
Co-coordinator, Christianity and Western Culture program
Bethel University
Chris Gehrz is a history professor at Bethel University and MPA alum of the Class of 1993. With degrees from the College of William and Mary and Yale University, Gehrz is passionate about history, religion, and fervently studies the past with a hope that the future will bring greater peace and justice.
Mitch Thomsen
Science department faculty member
Mounds Park Academy
Mitch Thomsen has been teaching science at Mounds Park Academy since 1991. Thomsen oversees MPA's Rainwater Gardens, encourages students to become citizen-scientists, and shows them how the small efforts of many people can have a profound impact on the natural world.
Jill Wyant
Executive Vice President and President, Global Food and Beverage, Healthcare, and Life Sciences
Ecolab
Jill Wyant is an MPA Lower School parent and Executive Vice President & President at Ecolab. Wyant, who has held many leadership positions at Ecolab and General Electric, will be speaking about her personal career journey, sharing thoughts on what makes a great leader, and her perspective on women in business.