Media Advisory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 29, 2016

Contact:  Ellen M. Ganley, Director of Development  508 762-9807

EGanley@WCAC.net 

WCAC welcomes new Senior Accountant

Worcester, Massachusetts - Worcester Community Action Council is pleased to welcome Leedan Dearden as a Senior Accountant for the agency. She brings with her a diverse accounting background, having most recently worked for Home Staff, LLC . She holds both a Bachelors degree and MBA from Framingham State University. 

Recalling the warm welcome she received from an American family when she first emigrated to the United States, Ms. Dearden says she looks forward to working for WCAC and helping people in need. At WCAC, Ms. Dearden will be responsible for varied accounting operations and selected contracts within the agency's Healthy Families, Job & Education Center and Energy departments.

A native of China, Ms. Dearden is fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin. She lives in Rutland with her husband and two teenage sons.

About WCAC

Now in its 51st year, the Worcester Community Action Council serves as the federally designated anti-poverty agency for central and southern Worcester County, with a mission of helping people move to economic self-sufficiency through programs, partnerships and advocacy.

Serving the City of Worcester and 45 neighboring communities of Auburn, Blackstone, Boylston, Brimfield, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Holden, Holland, Hopedale, Hubbardston, Grafton, Leicester, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Monson, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Northborough, Northbridge, Palmer, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Wales, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield and Westborough.  

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