By Beth Hart, Development Director
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Beth Hart, Development Director
Family Guidance Center
609-586-0668
Marcia F. Alig Appointed As New President of Family Guidance Center Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hamilton, NJ: The Family Guidance Center is pleased to announce Marcia F. Alig at the new President of the Board of Trustees. Marcia served on the national Board of Directors of The Compassionate Friends, a bereavement organization for families suffering the death of a child, and became their first woman president. For ten years she was Executive Director of the Community Action Service Center (now Rise), and later served as the Special Projects Coordinator for The Compassionate Friends.
"It is a joy to serve on the Family Guidance Board because the staff’s professionalism and dedication provide top grade services to Mercer residents who need just a little help to make their lives fulfilling."
Rounding out the slate of officers for the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year are: Jack Kerins of Peacock Laboratories, Vice President; Sarah Unger of Crisis Ministry, Secretary; and Sarah Gregg of Henry J. Austin Health Center, Treasurer. Additionally, Christopher Seiz, Executive Director of the Mercadien Foundation, and Madurika Arvind, PhD, were recently elected as new board members.
With offices located in Princeton, Hamilton, Ewing, and Trenton, NJ, Family Guidance Center provides outpatient mental health services, substance abuse treatment, financial counseling services, family preservation services, and a school for children with multiple learning disabilities. The agency is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children, Inc; is licensed by the NJ Departments of Banking and Insurance, Human Services, and Health and Senior Services; is a member of the NJ Association of Mental Health Agencies, the Association of Schools and Agencies for the Handicapped, and the New Jersey Association of Treatment Providers.

