Fort Schuyler Magazine Fall 2020

ALUMNI

M E E T N E W A L U M N I A S S O C I A T I O N B O A R D M E M B E R MARISSA DANZY, MBA ’10

I n conjunction with the new Maritime College Alumni Association (MCAA) website and board of directors’ video, each issue will offer an opportunity to read and learn about its various board members. Marissa Danzy is a courageous thought leader who motivates and inspires teams. As an engineer, she ensures business success through her commitment to develop and grow her team members and organization through positive performance and exceptional quality service delivery. Since graduation in 2010, Marissa has served in the facilities and operations industry in both residential and healthcare roles. She currently has two roles as Assistant Director of Facilities Management at St. Barnabas Health System overseeing over 1M sq. ft. of real estate, and works at Enhanced Building Solutions to help transform the training culture in the building operations industry. Marissa admits that being the first female engineer at all but one of her roles after graduation, leading scores of men, overseeing large and diverse real estate portfolios provides its challenges, but it was Maritime’s

midshipman under guidance (MUG) program that prepared her for the job. Long before joining the board Marissa consistently and frequently attended and volunteered at MCAA events as an alum. In 2020 she served as chair of the Magazine committee. On this committee she reached out to alumni for them to share their stories and worked with the editor and the college to pull alumni into the fold of what’s happening in the Maritime College community. She also served on the Membership committee synthesizing new ways to engage and bring value to alumni. Last, she was a member of the Chapters committee, focused on promoting connectedness among chapters and liaison to the three chapters. In her words, “We chose an industry where being out at sea and traveling to distant places is the norm. Our call to membership and trials of engagement should have a similar reach.” As MCAA shapes the future of engaging alumni and providing scholarships, Marissa embodies MCAA’s core values and is confident she will ensure MCAA provides an outstanding alumni experience.

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