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Written by Marcia Kammerer
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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 03:36 |
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At the Annual Board Meeting held in June MercyFirst introduced three new members to its Board of Trustees. All three are Long Island residents, Sister Shelia Browne, RSM, Rhonda Maco and Marc O. McKenzie.
“Organizations thrive when they are able to recruit new leaders into their ranks who bring their own unique history and strengths. The latest additions to our Board of Trustees are no exception and we will be stronger for that in these challenging times,” says MercyFirst President/CEO, Jerry McCaffery.
Sr. Sheila Browne is a Sister of Mercy who lives in Syosset. Sr. Sheila has her doctorate in theology and worked in the field of education for 14 years. She did development work with the Sisters of Mercy in Brooklyn and recently retired as the Associate Director of the Office of Worship in the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
Rhonda Maco is an attorney with a private practice in Garden City, NY. Prior to this she worked as Counsel to the Nassau County Comptroller. Rhonda is on the Board of the Urban League of Long Island and the Women’s Bar Association where she was just elected as an Officer. Maco received both a Juris Doctor Degree and a Master’s Degree in Public Relations from Syracuse University. Rhonda lives in Baldwin with her husband and daughter.
Marc O. McKenzie is an attorney and Managing Director at Deutsch Bank in NYC. He has worked at Deutsch bank for 20 years where he is responsible for managing regulatory risk, resources and real estate. McKenzie earned his law degree from Fordham University. He is a single engine pilot and lives in Dix Hills with his wife and two older children.
Headquartered in Syosset, NY, MercyFirst is a not-for-profit human service agency founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1894. MercyFirst provides an integrated continuum of care for over 4,000 traumatized and neglected children, teenagers and their families at 15 sites throughout Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties. MercyFirst’s range of programs include Family Support and After School Programs, Foster Homes and Adoption Services, Community Group Homes, and Campus-based Residential Treatment, as well as the innovative Bridges to the Future, a range of specialized support services offering skills training and hands-on work experience help our teen and young adult clients learn to be self-sufficient.
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