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Congratulations to Vicky Ott on 31 years of service! We wish you a very happy retirement! It has been an honor having you as a partner, and we are so grateful for your impact.

Learn more about Vicky's unwavering commitment to children and families navigating grief in our feature we did of her earlier this year: https://bi3.org/grantee-spotlight-victoria-ott-executive-director-of-fernside/

After 31 years of dedicated service, Vicky Ott, Executive Director at Fernside, will be retiring in June.

Vicky has been part of Fernside for over three decades, including the last 20 years as Executive Director. Throughout her time, she has been a strong advocate for grief services and has made a lasting impact. She was instrumental in leading growth in every facet – expanding the number of group night locations to reach more grieving families, enhancing the types of programs offered to ensure our services were comprehensive and engaging more donors to maintain that our services were offered at no cost. Her commitment to carry out our founder, Rachel Burrell’s vision along with her compassion for the mission and vision to lead us where we are is unmatched.

Vicky’s efforts have helped to ensure that the voices of grieving children and families are heard, valued and supported. Her dedication and leadership will be missed!

Please join us in thanking Vicky for her years of extraordinary service. We wish her all the best in her next chapter!