Jeffrey Bleiler:
CLASS OF 1989
Grosse Ile High SchoolClass of 1989
Grosse ile, MI
Eastern Michigan UniversityClass of 1996
Ypsilanti, MI
Novi Middle SchoolClass of 1985
Novi, MI
Jeffrey's Story
Life
I'm married to a beautiful woman named Amy, and we have two adorable children. Our son, Joseph, is 10, and our daughter, Jamie, is 8. We own a house in Jackson (not as bad as it sounds), and I work as a copy editor/page and publication designer for the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
After high school, I attended Eastern Michigan University on the seven-plus-year plan while deciding between majors and enjoying college life. I graduated in December 1996 with a degree in journalism and landed a full-time sports reporting position with the Citizen Patriot that July. A couple months earlier, Amy and I got married and welcomed Joseph that September (don't do the math).
We had Jamie in July 1999, and as the strain of working nights while my wife worked ...Expand for more
days with two young children began to get heavier, I decided to leave a great job to work as media relations manager at Michigan International Speedway in March 2000. I stayed at MIS for a little more than two years before accepting a director of marketing position at the Greater Jackson Chamber of Commerce and then as executive director of the local manufacturing organization, all the while hoping to return to my passion of journalism.
That happened in March 2003 when I returned to the Citizen Patriot as a copy editor/page designer.
In my spare time, my wife and I enjoy attending Michigan football games (season ticket holders since 1995) and bowling (seven 300 games and counting). We also enjoy spending time and playing with our two great kids.
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