Senior Director, Development
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(862) 227-9149
Marcel Vaughn-Handy comes to SEEDS from the education and youth development sectors. She earned her BA in English and master’s degree in Public Administration from Rutgers University-Newark. With 20+ years of fundraising in her toolkit, Marcel brings a wealth of experience from her past roles as director and senior director of development at Rutgers University, NYU, Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation and All Stars Project, Inc. Marcel has spent much of her career working with underserved youth and is excited to join SEEDS in furthering its mission of providing educational access and opportunity.
Outside of work, Marcel serves on the board of trustees of Mystic Vision Players, a community theater non-profit as well as junior warden at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Linden. In her leisure time, she performs with the Rutgers University-Newark Chorus and Oratorio Society of New Jersey and is an avid traveler.
Marcel is the proud mother of Camille, Stephen, and Vanessa as well as 2 grandsons, Kai and Kade.