Inside BNY Mellon: Florecita Carías Mejía ’08 on Succeeding in Global Finance 

Florecita Carías Mejía talks about her success in finance at BNY Mellon.

Florecita Carías Mejía ’08 is now senior vice president of custody client services at BNY Mellon. We sat down with her to ask about her career and being a Hispanic woman in the finance industry.  

Women in Law Enforcement: Meredith Kercher ’19 on Leading with Empathy 

Meredith Ketcher, female member of law enforcement, stands in uniform in the Gordon College Bennett Center weight room.

Meredith Kercher ’19, the only female campus police officer at Gordon College, talks about what life is like as a woman and a Christian in law enforcement. 

Partnerships for Progress: Herschend School and Local Schools Team Up for Literacy 

A tutor kneels in front of a whiteboard to help seated students struggling with literacy.

This past summer the Herschend School of Education was a recipient of a Massachusetts Department of Elementary Secondary Education (DESE) grant that formed an Early Literacy Consortium to tutor children on the North Shore who were struggling with reading. 

All About the People: Abigail Hopkins ’25’s Executive Internship at Target  

Abi Hopkins hlding a cake, dressed in red, at her internship at Target.

Abi Hopkins ’25, a business major with a human resources management concentration, developed her management skills this past summer as an executive team lead intern at Target.

The Role of Research Labs in Drug Discovery: Sam Sherratt ’15 on Elucida Labs’ Work 

Sam Sherratt ’15, scientific director at Elucida Research, a biotech company in Beverly, MA, talks about his role working in a research lab and trends in the world of cardiovascular health.