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Ossining Rotary Club Honors School District Employee
Parent coordinator in Ossining schools receives Employee of the Year Award.
Marcela Levin, parent coordinator in the Ossining School District, received an Employee of the Year award from the Ossining Rotary Club at its annual Scholarship Fundraiser Monday.
Ms. Levin, who has conducted community outreach on behalf of Ossining schools for 11 years, is the Park School parent coordinator and serves as facilitator of the parent group Proyecto ALCANCE.
Superintendent Raymond Sanchez, who nominated Ms. Levin for the award, said she “goes above and beyond each and every day” in her work with Hispanic families in the district.
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“She treats everyone she meets like family,” he said. “She is warm and welcoming and makes everyone in her presence feel comfortable.”
Ms. Levin said she is honored and humbled to get the award. “It’s not just for me,” she said. “I feel that there are a lot of people behind me that make my work possible.”
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A native of Chile, Ms. Levin came to New York to learn English at the State University of New York at Albany. She met and married Aaron Levin here. The couple has lived in Ossining for about 18 years. They have two children, both students at Ossining High School: Veronica, 17, and Nicolas, 14.
Ms. Levin said she studied computer programming in Chile and needed to learn English to pursue that career. Along the way, she discovered she is a “people person” and changed course. In her position with Ossining schools, she creates links with the community and provides guidance in academics as well as social and emotional support to families. She is currently studying for a master’s degree in social work at Fordham University.
“Since I’m part of the community, I feel that I’m serving the community through my job,” she said. “It’s not only me helping the community, but at the same time I grow with them and they help me to become aware of the needs in the community.”
Mr. Sanchez described Ms. Levin as a “true community leader” and said the district and entire community are fortunate to have her.
“She inspires our parents to want to do the best for their children,” he said.
