445th OSS 1st shirt earns local AFSA Reserve Member of the Year honors

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  Master Sgt. Glenda Marck, 445th Operations Support Squadron first sergeant, is the 2013 Air Force Sergeants Association Kittyhawk Chapter 751 Reserve Member of the Year. She was presented with this award at the AFSA annual awards banquet Jan. 25 for her outstanding contributions both on and off duty.

During the award period, Marck coordinated and led the wing's off-site mass casualty training event that included more than 350 military and civilian participants. She organized holiday meals and gifts for 36 at-risk base families. She was also involved in the coordination process of Operation Santa, an event that allowed more than 150 wing family members the opportunity to visit with and receive a gift from Santa and tour a C-17 Globemaster III. Marck created and mentored the 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Junior Enlisted Council. She also created the process and tools for ensuring more than 1,900 affected Airmen receive the appropriate and timely recognition they deserve.

Marck is a Trustee of AFSA Chapter 751. She personally raised more than $1,200 to support the group's Thanksgiving Basket program. She volunteered at the AFSA-sponsored Women's Dayton VA Stand Down, supporting local women veterans in need and provided a security detail for the Valentine's for Veterans program.

In addition, Marck is a USO Ambassador and participated in the 10th Anniversary of the Cincinnati Gala, helping to raise more than $4.3 million for American troops. Marck recruited 33 5K runners for the Dayton Chapter of Autism Society, helping to raise $1,045 for local families in need of the relief. She organized and funded the end of school year class picnic for 50 students and staff members from the Nicholas School at the Rehabilitation Center for Neurological Development.

Marck served as class leader for the Total Force First Sergeants Academy, assuring 89 future first sergeants met graduation requirements. She earned her associate degree in cardiopulmonary sciences and graduated from Wright State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.