Word: purcelle
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Sitting at a conference table, Purcell reclines in his chair and recounts how a life committed to children and public service has led him to head the IOP.
Purcell currently lives in Kirkland House—he calls it a “civic-minded House”—and he compares his current position surrounded by young minds to his previous role interacting with his many political constituents.
William P. Purcell III was raised in Wallingford, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia. His mother, a native of Louisiana, moved to Philadelphia after getting a job as a speech teacher and women’s debate team coach at Temple University. His father, who was also raised in Wallingford, was...
As a young man, Purcell attended public school and played soccer and the trombone. While he knew that neither of these would turn into a career, he was unsure of what he wanted to do in life.
“I would say with a fair amount of certainty that none of the jobs I have had did I foresee, which I think is good news for me and maybe for anyone who is presently in high school and college and doesn’t know what...