MVC staff at orientation 2010 in Farmington Hills, Michigan

(from left to right- Mary DeMarco, Lisa Stellino, Marian Uba, John Farley, Johanna Burnell, Marie Schultz-Stebel)

Marian Harrison-Uba ~ Executive Director
Marian Harrison-Uba, the Executive Director for Mercy Volunteer Corps, started in April 2007.  Marian has been a Mercy Associate with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Community of the Sisters of Mercy since 2002. Prior to joining the MVC staff, Marian was the Director of Career Services at Gwynedd Mercy College, where she served the students for eight years.  Marian is a highly-motivated, talented woman, and, as a Mercy Associate, she says, “I am dedicated to the heritage, spirit and values of the Sisters of Mercy.” 

Marie Schultz-Stebel ~ U.S. Program Coordinator
I am the U.S. Program Coordinator for Mercy Volunteer Corps. I am originally from Dayton, Ohio, and attended the University of Dayton.  I met the Mercy community when I was searching for a volunteer program in which to participate following college graduation.  From 1999 to 2000, I volunteered with Mercy Volunteer Corps in Baltimore, Maryland, at The Learning Bank of COIL, Inc. (an adult literacy center in Southwest Baltimore).  Following my volunteer year, I had the opportunity to assist with the volunteer community in Detroit as part of their support network.  I joined staff in January 2005 and consider it a gift to be able to walk with the volunteers as they live their experience.

Lisa Stellino ~ International Program Coordinator
When I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, I spent a year in Buffalo with Franciscan Volunteer Ministry.  That experience, especially working at a refugee shelter, planted the seeds that later led me to volunteer with Mercy Volunteer Corps in Guyana, South America.  I volunteered in Guyana from 2002-2004 where I served as a social worker at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and a tutor at St. John Bosco Orphanage.  Staying involved with MVC since my return to the U.S. has helped me to remind myself of the values, lessons, and memories I hold so dear from my time in Guyana.  I am thankful for the chance to join the staff of MVC and devote my time so that others may experience the gift of spending a year or two with the program.

Mary DeMarco ~ Office Administrator

I joined Mercy Volunteer Corps in September 2007 after being a stay-at-home mom for 15 years! I live in Horsham, Pennsylvania and have four wonderful children. During this past year, I have met so many wonderful people and enjoy working with those who are so dedicated to the works of the Sisters of Mercy. I am truly blessed to be a part of such an inspiring team and look forward to many years of serving Mercy Volunteer Corps.

John Farley ~ Recruitment and Publications Coordinator

I am the Recruitment and Publications Coordinator for Mercy Volunteer Corps.  A resident of Cheltenham, PA, I graduated from West Chester University in 2008 with a degree in Liberal Arts and a minor in Psychology.  Following graduation, I served for a year as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in the Mercy Works Program (a co-curricular volunteer program for college students) at Gwynedd-Mercy College.  While working with so many Sisters and Associates in Mercy that year, I began to understand the culture of Mercy as a commitment to social justice with specific concern for women and children.  After my year of service, I was blessed to remain in the circle of Mercy by joining the staff of MVC.  I am very excited to help more people make Mercy a part of their lives!