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Wakefield Rotary Welcomes New Member Denise Casey
Casey is the new Town Administrator for Wakefield
The Wakefield Rotary Club is pleased to announce its newest member, Denise “Dee” Casey, was installed into the club earlier this month by Wakefield Rotary Past President Amy Luckiewicz and her sponsor, Past President Barbara Woley.
Casey is the current Town Administrator for the Town of Wakefield, who had been sworn into office last October. With 26 years of municipal experience, including previously serving as Deputy Town Manager in North Andover, Casey is no stranger to serving her community. Among her priorities was getting to know Wakefield residents and non-profit organizations like Rotary. “I was drawn to service, and Rotary gives me a connection to the community I serve,” she noted.
Casey added that her service interests are diverse, and that she’s most interested in helping the club develop impactful clothing drives, scholarships, food insecurity projects, veteran programs, and youth projects to name a few.
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Club President Kathy Boyle commented, “We have great participation from town representatives, and Dee will bring a new perspective on the needs of Wakefield.”
Casey currently lives in Danvers with her husband Jamie and their son, Jared.
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About Rotary International & Wakefield Rotary Club
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotarians in 160 countries worldwide. The first Rotary Club was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1905 by an attorney named Paul Harris and several of his colleagues. The name “Rotary” was derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among each of the members’ offices. The Rotary motto is “Service above self”. The Wakefield Rotary Club meets each Tuesday at noon at Brightview on Crescent Street. For more information on the club's initiatives or to join the Wakefield Rotary Club, visit www.wakefieldrotaryclub.org or contact us at wakefieldrotaryclub@yahoo.com.
