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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES (ACAM) ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: SHARON ZACHARY-HEYLIGER
HOUSTON,
TX -- (June 20, 2009) -- Sharon Zachary-Heyliger has been
named the new executive director of the Alliance of Community
Assistance Ministries (ACAM), after an exhaustive region-wide search, and hit the ground running on April 13, 2009.
Carolyn
Watson, program director for the Rockwell Fund, chaired the search
committee. "We are very pleased to have Ms. Zachary-Heyliger as
part of ACAM. This position is so unlike most other executive
director positions. ACAM isn't just about ACAM, it's about
understanding and responding to the needs of our growing number of
community assistance ministries (CAMs) members. Our members
address the most basic and important needs of people in communities
across Houston and the Gulf Coast region."
ACAM members are an important part of the area's “social service safety
net,” preventing homelessness, meeting basic needs and helping people remain or
become self-sufficient. They annually serve more than 223,000 people with food,
clothing, employment services, rent/utilities assistance, and much more. ACAM members utilize a 12,000-person volunteer force and streamline the desire of
more than 375 congregations to respond to local needs.
Ms.
Zachary-Heyliger will become the go-to person for information in the
region regarding how basic needs are provided in very specific
neighborhoods. She will also be the contact person for organizing
relief efforts for ACAM members, in the event of natural disaster.
"It is a very demanding job that requires both keen management skills,
as well as, sincere compassion and understanding for the people our
members help every day," Watcon continues.
Ms. Zachary-Heyliger’s educational background includes a Master’s Degree in
Counseling Psychology and undergraduate degrees in Psychology and in Business.
She
is also a
Licensed Social Worker (LSW) and Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor (CCDCI)
in the State of Ohio. See her full bio here.
Ms. Zachary-Heyliger replaces the outgoing executive
director, Martha Macris, who is once again heading up Memorial Assistance
Ministrieis (MAM), an anchor member of ACAM.
ABOUT
ACAM
ACAM is a membership support organization committed to
excellence in social services and capacity building for Community Assistance
Ministries (CAMs) in the Greater Houston area.
For more information, visit: www.acamweb.org
For press inquiries, contact:
Valerie Ellis
(713) 341-5349
vellis@acamweb.org
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