Encore Fellow Profiles

MARTY SIEDERER

The Serve New Mexico Commission’s mission is to engage citizens of New Mexico of all ages and backgrounds in community-based service; such service will address New Mexico’s human, educational, environmental, public safety, health, housing and other needs to achieve direct and beneficial results. Marty worked with the Serve New Mexico team to develop a social media calendar, put together a flier and brochure to recruit volunteers and organizations into their network, and spoke at their March 2024 Summit about preparing for life after serving with AmeriCorps. Marty finished up this Fellowship in August 2024, but is staying involved with the organization.
The mission of Bay Ridge Center is to provide services and programs for adults 60 years and older in southwest Brooklyn that promote their well-being, support their independence and encourage their involvement in community life. “Bay Ridge Center is a hidden gem in the New York area,” according to Marty. “They provide important and vital services to an active and growing community. The number of people turning 50-plus is going to rise over time, and Bay Ridge Center’s services will be needed even more than before!” Bay Ridge Center was operating for 49 years from the basement of a church, and Marty’s Fellowship was to help raise funds for the agency to move into a new building, which happened in late 2024. They have expanded their classes and programs to accommodate the interest from the area senior adult community, and Marty has stayed involved, giving presentations on behalf of the AARP’s New Jersey speakers bureau, and attending the Center’s special events with his wife Fran.
Marty’s work experience and accomplishments are highlighted by his tenure with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, where he helped build the Leukemia Cup Regatta campaign from two events in 1993 raising $30,000 into an international force that has raised a cumulative $73 million and galvanized support from a wide range of individuals, companies, foundations, communities and organizations. Along the way, Marty has brought volunteers and staff from all walks of life together to work towards a common purpose. He has also served as the New Jersey Chapter’s executive director for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and development manager for CASA of Mercer and Burlington Counties (NJ).
Marty is a Rutgers University graduate and formerly served as a University Senator, and co-chair of the Rutgers Alumni Association’s Communications Committee. He is a past president of the Livingston Alumni Association and Rutgers Alumni Association, and a past member of the Rutgers University Alumni Association’s Board of Directors. Marty was born in Brooklyn, NY and resides in East Brunswick, NJ.