Dan O'Neill
Founder
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Even in the midst of high-pressure humanitarian work and constant news of global catastrophes, our team manages to occasionally get together to reflect on our friendships and history.
From left: Mickie Porcelli, Jerry Dines, Steve Zimmerman, Amy Palmer, Dale Jones, Simon Miller, Peter Dickinson. Not pictured: Dan O'Neill. Photo: Dan O'Neill/Mercy Corps
Our Chief Financial Officer Steve Zimmerman (I call him "the incomparable Dr. Z") quietly puts out invitations to Mercy Corps alums and long-timers to hang out together over lunch. It was my privilege to join the group in Tigard, Oregon, on July 20. As I surveyed the small group I asked, "So how many years of service are gathered around the table today, Dr. Z?"
As I later calculated, it was nearly 140 years between the eight attendees. That's a lot of experience! I bet we could reach 500 years next year — if we could force our peripatetic CEO, Neal Keny-Guyer, to take another look at his travel schedule and join the fun.
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