Marcia was born and raised in
Melrose, Massachusetts, and attended Melrose public schools. She
received a B.S. in Education from Keuka College,
Keuka N.Y., with Honors and an M.Ed. from Notre Dame College in Manchester,
N.H. specializing in Language and Learning Disabilities. She was a
teacher for five years and is a former member of the American Federation
of Teachers (AFT).
A Newton
resident for 25+ years, she and her husband Howard are active members
of the Newton Democratic
City Committee and The Eliot
Church of Newton. Their children Katrina and Jeffrey attended Newton
public schools graduating from Newton North High School in 1995.
Yes, they are twins. No, they are not identical (do not ask now often
that question comes up). Katrina graduated from Drew University with
a B.A. in Political Science, and received
her
Master's
degree
in
Public
Administration
from Northeastern University in May of 2008.
She is married to Logan McCarty, who is an Assistant Dean of the
College at Harvard (the University, that is). Katrina is Director
of Development and Outreach at the Mass Budget and Policy Center,
a
highly respected
'think tank' that provides independent research and analysis of state
budget and tax policies, as well as economic issues, that affect
low- and moderate-income people in Massachusetts. Jeff graduated
from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in Technical Theatre,
and
worked
in
design and
construction
of
theatre
sets at Show Motion in Norwalk Connecticut for several years. He now
works for Byggmeister, a unique design/build firm in Newton.
While
their children were growing up, Marcia was a Sunday School Teacher,
Church Moderator at the former
Central Congregational
Church in Newton, Soccer
Coach, and Co-chair of the Day-After-Day after school program’s
parent group. Given her long-standing focus on youth and education,
Marcia continues to remain active in this area and is a member
of the Newton Childcare Commission and the Board of Directors
of the
Brigham
Community House.
In her
professional life, she has over twenty years of experience in the
training and development profession
with a focus on sales
training,
organizational, management, and leadership development. She
has worked
in the high technology and banking industries. Currently she
is a Director of Human Resources for a bio-pharmaceutical
outsourcing company.
Marcia
and Howard are the proud owners of Heidi, a miniature
Schnauzer who currently
runs the household.
Please sir, may I have some more?
Heidi's
predecessor, Ludwig
Vaughn Lantz, unfortunately passed away last year and we
miss him very much.
