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Sara Fitzgerald, principal at Feelhaver Elementary School, embraces her step son, Jonah Fitzgerald, at the school on Wednesday. After graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High in 2020, Jonah Fitzgerald has been receiving his military training in the U.S. Marine Corps. The two had not seen each other in nine months. Feelhaver had just finished a project centered around the book “Wishtree” by Katherine Applegate. One of Fitzgerald’s wishes was granted when Jonah Fitzgerald surprised her with a visit. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Feelhaver Elementary School students pose next to a Wishtree at the school on Wednesday. From left to right: Tommy Cochrane, 7, a first-grader; Paeton Abbiehl, 8, a second-grader; and Everett Hill, 7, a second-grader. Students and staff recently participated in a school-wide shared reading project. Each family received a copy of the same book – Wishtree by Katherine Applegate. At the end of the book, stude
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NEW YORK, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ ICV Partners, LLC, a leading investment firm focused on lower middle market companies in business services, consumer goods & services, food & beverage, and healthcare, announced today that former Coca-Cola Company executive Bill Ford has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Portfolio Operations Group (POG) to help drive operational excellence within ICV s portfolio companies.
Based in the firm s Atlanta office, Mr. Ford joins ICV s expanding POG, which in January included the addition of senior operating executive Mary Rachide. The POG now consists of three highly qualified professionals. Bill understands the consumer and value of brands and has helped to ignite growth of a number of innovative brands as they scale, said ICV President Willie Woods. Bill s background in management consulting, leading a business, and managing a venturing portfolio brings experience in building businesses that
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Mary Rachide Joins ICV Partners As Managing Director of Portfolio Operations Group
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NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ ICV Partners, LLC, a leading investment firm focused on lower middle market companies in business services, consumer goods & services, food & beverage, and healthcare, announced today that it has expanded its Portfolio Operations Group with the addition of Mary Rachide who joins the firm as a Managing Director. Mary will be based in the firm s Atlanta office. Mary brings years of experience in senior executive roles leading and advising both public and private company management teams in the middle market and multi-billion-dollar organizations across multiple industries and we are excited to welcome her to the ICV team, said ICV President Willie Woods. Mary s skillsets will complement our current capabilities and we look forward to benefiting from her strategic leadership and experience as we contin