Kathy Ackerman McDannald 1221 State Route 61 Sunbury, OH 43074 740-965-2007 740-815-7690 (cell) kathymcdannald@aol.com
Spouse:
Ray
Children:
three
My 50 years since graduating from Otterbein have been enriching, rewarding, educational and very fulfilling. Marriage (almost 49 years), three children and four grandchildren (so far) have been a big part of the years spent (since buying two farms in Sunbury in 1972). Raising three daughters and taking an active part in all of their activities have been some of the best years with which we are blessed. I have worn many different hats over the years—social worker for the Welfare Department in Montgomery County, and with juvenile delinquents with the Ohio Youth Commission in Delaware County, and an advocate for at-risk youth with the Delaware County Juvenile Court. In our local school system, I was a reading and library aide and worked in the guidance department of our high school. Looking for a new challenge, I returned to school in 1999 to become an occupational therapy assistant and have worked in that field for the past 12 years, mostly with the elderly. I have been a youth leader and mission coordinator in our church. Volunteering has played a big role in these years as well. It has included Girl Scouts, 4-H, Red Cross, schools, community organizations and church—locally, nationally and globally. I continue to be the mission coordinator at the Sunbury United Methodist Church and am responsible for all mission trips. I have taken youth and adults on over 30 mission opportunities in the States and in St. Thomas to help the impoverished, handicapped, elderly, and storm victims. I have also been part of mission teams to southern Ohio and Honduras. I enjoy family gatherings, traveling with family and friends in the U.S., Alaska, Mexico, Honduras, Europe (an Otterbein trip) and some of the islands. I also enjoy gardening, visiting with “old” friends, helping others, and I have a special connection to the Clip House gals from our senior year at Otterbein. Otterbein.