Alumni Spotlight:
MIKE MEEHAN Mike Meehan ‘03 truly understands what it means to make the most
Following his four years at Malvern, Meehan continued his education at
out of your time here at Malvern. It is a special place and he has contin-
Princeton University and played football there as well. He was a three-
ued to be involved with Malvern since his graduation day.
year starter as a defensive lineman, winning an Ivy League Champion-
Meehan grew up in West Chester and began his schooling in the West Chester public schools. Prior to his entrance into high school, his parents saw the beauty in Malvern, and they were the initial driving force behind him attending Malvern Prep. “They kind of saw it before I did and helped to steer me in that direction. From there, I had great conver-
directly into the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University. He’s been working as a transactional attorney ever since - first at Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia for four years, and currently at Fox Rothschild LLP in Chester County since 2014.
sations with Gamp Pellegrini and Paul Hornsleth, and it didn’t take me
Throughout all of that time, he has remained connected to Malvern.
long to see that Malvern was a great fit for me,” he shared. He quickly
Meehan joined the Alumni Board in 2012 and now serves as the
immersed himself into the Malvern experience by playing football, swim-
Alumni Board President. “The Board is a nice way to stay engaged with
ming, and playing the piano at various occasions and school events.
a place where I have formed such great connections. Malvern is where
One of his favorite memories from Malvern was a swimming memory. “I think my best memory is junior year swim season, beating Germantown Academy. Germantown Academy at that time…had a real powerhouse team. I think they won the Inter-Ac every year from the mid-70s through the early 2000s. They had a few superstar swimmers who won their
I feel the most plugged into a network, and a lot of my closest friends I’ve stayed in touch with are from Malvern. It’s great to get back on campus, it’s great to see it evolve, and see the teachers that you had. It’s great to network. It’s great to meet people, help Malvern, and share a common connection. That’s the drive for me,” he said.
individual events, but our team took second, third, and fourth in those
As the current Alumni Board President, he has a lot of initiatives to keep
events, and that’s how we won the meet. It was the epitome of a true
fellow alums connected to Malvern for the next three years of his term.
team effort.” 32
ship in his senior season. Upon his graduation in 2007, he enrolled
