As we start FY14, we have some new faces here at the Catherine McAuley Center. We want to welcome our new board members and those serving in new positions on the board.

New Board Members

Martha Barry is a Sister of Mercy Associate and has been a volunteer tutor at the Center for a year and a half. She looks forward to continuing to assist clients through service on the board.

Rama Muzo is an Intercultural Community Resources Specialist with the CR Community School District. Through service at CMC, Rama hopes to embrace diversity to bring unity in the community.

Steve Ovel is the Associate VP of Governmental Relations at Kirkwood Community College and is the current President of the Community Corrections Improvement Association. A long time supporter of the mission of CMC, he is interested in helping to provide financial oversight and community promotion.

Cheryl Tabarella-Redd is the Career Services Directory at Mount Mercy University. For the past three years she has served on the CMC Human Resources Committee and looks forward to serving on the board so she can support the Mercy mission and service to disadvantaged.

CMC Board Officers

President:  Maureen Kenney, Attorney Bradley and Riley

Treasurer: John Gilson, Controller, Air Transport Systems  Rockwell Collins 

Secretary: John Chaimov,  Associate Professor of German Coe College 

President-Elect: Joan McVay, Branch Manager, AVP Farmers State Bank

Past President: Melissa Pence,  Development Manager Sisters of Mercy West-Midwest Community

New Staff

Malory Dreasler, Housing Program Coordinator

Malory Dreasler, LMSW joined our staff as the Transitional Housing Program Coordinator in July of 2013. Malory recently graduated from the University of Iowa graduate social work program. Malory works closely with clients in transitional housing to help them set and meet their goals, build healthy relationships and become financially stable.

Chelsea De Larm, Support Services Coordinator

Chelsea came to the Center as an intern under our volunteer coordinator and we liked her so well we asked her to stay! She joined our staff in June 2013 in a position new to the housing program. As the Transitional Housing Program Support services coordinator, Chelsea will help the women with practical skills, finding employment and will continue services and outreach with women who have graduated the program.

Tina Gossman,Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteer Coordinator Tina Gossman joined CMC in July 2013. Tina has a long history of serving her community in northern Iowa as a volunteer evening advocate for Cedar Valley Friends of the Family and here in the Linn County School System.