FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2002
Contact: Ellen Beth Levitt eblevitt@umm.edu 410-328-8919
Joan Shnipper jshnipper@umm.edu 410-328-6776

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM NAMES NEW VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT

John Marcy, an accomplished professional in the field of hospital fundraising, has been named Vice President for Development of the University of Maryland Medical System. Marcy will be responsible for such fundraising activities as annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, special events, and the daily operation of a comprehensive development department.

"John Marcy has a solid track record of success in his 27 years of experience in health care development and management," says Morton I Rapoport, M.D., President and CEO of the University of Maryland Medical System. "Fundraising support is a key ingredient for us to fulfill our mission of providing excellent health care for the citizens of Maryland. We look forward to John's expertise and leadership," adds Dr. Rapoport. The University of Maryland Medical System is a six-hospital system with more than 1500 beds and $1 billion in gross patient revenues. The Medical System serves patients from throughout the Baltimore area, Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region.

Since 1994, Marcy has been the Senior Vice President for Development at the Saint Barnabas Health Care System's two southern New Jersey hospitals and has served as the chief operating officer and chief development officer of two foundations: Community Medical Center Foundation in Toms River, N.J., and Kimball Medical Center Foundation in Lakewood, N.J. Marcy has been responsible for the board of trustee activities of both foundations, which have combined assets of about $15 million.

Previously, from 1988 to 1994, he served as Vice President of Development and Communications at the Lankenau Hospital, a teaching hospital affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University in Wynnewood, P.A., where his accomplishments included launching and completing a capital campaign to construct a new research center.

Marcy has also directed development programs at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, at Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, and held development positions at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga and Dickinson College in Carlisle, P.A.

"With his experience as the chief development officer for a regional health care system and his leadership in successful fundraising campaigns, John Marcy understands the opportunities as well as the dynamics and challenges that are faced by a large medical system. We believe he will help us reach new heights of achievement," says Mark Wasserman, Senior Vice President of External Affairs for the University of Maryland Medical System.

"The University of Maryland Medical System is a progressive, high quality organization and I am very impressed with the excellent leadership here, including the volunteers who serve on the board of directors," says Marcy. "Donors like to support strong institutions, and that bodes well for this wonderful organization," he adds.

Marcy has an MBA in marketing from Temple University and received his BA in political science from Dickinson College. He is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) granted by the Association of Fundraising Executives.

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