Born in the Bronx, NY, Mary Elizabeth, or “Mea” to many of her friends, and her family moved to Fairfield, CT at age six. She attended St. Thomas Aquinas in Fairfield and Notre Dame in Bridgeport.
Mea has worked for Crystal Restoration Services in Norwalk, CT for twenty-two years, providing emergency services for water, mold, and fire remediation. Originally hired as Accounts Receivable Manager, Mea took over claims and dispatched crews and eventually focused on Marketing efforts there. In 2022 she started marketing for a&a Windshields supporting the state of Connecticut.
Within Rotary, Mea has been an active member, a member of our Grants committee and supporting events like Pillars of the Community, Shredfest, Paddlefest, our collections for veterans during the Memorial Day parade, our annual Golf tournament, as well as volunteering at the Operation Hope food pantry and Bridgeport Rescue Mission food truck.
We thank Mea for her active participation and embodying Rotary’s mission of “service beyond self”.
The Norman K. Parsells Award, is presented annually to honor the memory and spirit of Norm Parsells. He was a dedicated Rotarian who served his community and Rotary, demonstrating Rotary’s ideal of “Service Above Self”. This year’s recipients of the Award will be recognized as Rotarians who personify the same spirit and dedication to their community and Rotary that Norm represented during his lifetime. Clubs in Areas 4 and 5 participate. (Bridgeport, Fairfield, Trumbull, Monroe, Stratford, Milford, Devon, Orange and Derby-Shelton).
