Purcell Marian Alumni Association
Mission
The Mission of the Purcell Marian Alumni Association is to ensure the legacy of St. Mary, Regina, Purcell, Marian and Purcell Marian High Schools for all alums; past, present and future. The Alumni Association will work to foster, maintain, and support a mutually beneficial relationship between its members and Purcell Marian High School. The Association will encourage alumni-initiated efforts to build a lifelong community of Cavaliers in order to increase awareness, pride, and participation through fellowship, involvement and philanthropic efforts.
Membership
Graduates of St. Mary High School, Regina High School, Purcell High School, Marian High School and Purcell Marian High School are all automatically, by way of their graduation, members of the Purcell
Marian Alumni Association. The Association boasts one of the largest alumni organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area with over 16,000 members. The Association was founded by the first graduating class of Purcell High School in 1929, under the leadership of Alumni Association President, John Queenan ‘29. Today, under the direction of the Alumni Association Executive Committee, support is provided for alumni engagement activities, social programs, recognition events, communications and information concerning alumni and PMHS, and fund-raising activities.
Executive Committee
- President - Jackie Clark Messerschmitt (Marian ‘65)
- VP - General | John Kaiser (Purcell ‘74)
- VP - Purcell | Mark Frietch (Purcell ‘76)
- VP - St. Mary/Marian | Terri Holtman Frietch (Marian ‘74)
- VP - Regina | Jeanne Purcell Sanker (Regina ‘75)
- VP - Purcell Marian (`83-`02) | Rich Doggett (PM ‘87)
- VP - Purcell Marian (`03-`24) | Ned Kelly (PM ‘03)
- Chairman of the Board | Rich Ehemann (PM ‘83)
- At-Large Member | Dave Castellini (Purcell ‘74)
- Principal of PMHS | Ian Goddard
- PMHS Advancement Director | Bethany Doverspike
- PMHS Advancement Officer | Julie Locker
- PMHS COO & Finance Director | Lindsey D’Amico