Margery Leveen Sher
Executive Director
Margery Leveen Sher has worked for the well-being of children and families her entire career. She is an entrepreneur, executive, educator, writer and speaker who has founded both for-profit and non-profit organizations, and has developed coalitions and public-private partnerships. Ms. Sher has had a long consulting career working with corporations, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and foundations.
Ms. Sher has many years of experience in the fields of child care, early childhood education, and work-life balance. In 1985, she co-founded the child care/work-life consulting firm, Fried & Sher, Inc. In 2000, Caliber Associates acquired Fried & Sher and Ms. Sher became a Principal with Caliber, running the child care/work-life practice. In 2005, ICF International acquired Caliber and Ms. Sher ran its global work-life practice, with special emphasis on India. Her clients have been major organizations ranging from government agencies such as the White House and the CIA, to major corporations such as Marriott International and Bayer, to regional United Ways and other non-profits.
Ms. Sher is an accomplished speaker and writer who has published many articles and newspaper and newsletter columns, as well as Child Care Options: A Workplace Initiative for the 21st Century (1994, Oryx Press). She has served on a number of non-profit boards of directors, including Northern Virginia Family Service and the Metropolitan Washington Work-Life Coalition. In 1994 she was one of the incorporators of the National Learning Institute, and serves as its President. She is also the founder of the TRS Fund for the Community, which provides grants to small non-profits in Northern Virginia. Ms. Sher is a member of the Committee of 100 of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation, a 2004 graduate of Leadership Greater Washington, and a 2010 graduate of Leadership Fairfax. She has received several awards including, in 1984, Child Care Professional of the Year in Fairfax County, Virginia, as well as the 2003 Individual Achievement Award from the Metropolitan Washington Work-Life Coalition. She holds a Masters Degree in Developmental Psychology from Rutgers University.
Ms. Sher was hired in March 2009 as the first Executive Director of the Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation. In June 2010, MCCP Foundation was named Non-Profit of the Year by the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce.
Stacey Hardy
Operations Manager
Stacey Hardy serves as the Operations Manager for the Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation. In this capacity, she is responsible for the management and oversight of the Foundation’s core functions, and supports the Foundation’s strategic planning, resource development, and organizational development efforts.