20 The QUEE NS Courier • june 23, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com CB 7 district manager retires after 40 years of service By Brianna Ellis bellis@qns.com/@briinformed The members of Queens Community Board 7 (CB 7) said their bittersweet goodbyes to their district manager Marilyn Bitterman, who will retire in August after 40 years of service. The board celebrated Bitterman’s retirement at Monday night’s monthly meeting held at the Union Care Plaza Center in Flushing. Chairman Gene Kelty announced Bitterman’s ending career, whose last district service meeting will be held on June 24. “Thank you so much … I’m Members of Community Board 7 celebrated District Manager Marilyn Bitterman’s retirement speechless,” the veteran district this week in Flushing. manager said as board members in the Northeast Queens and elected officials cheered her on Network with the Administration and presented her with a beautiful for Children’s Services, which bouquet of flowers. “Actually it was addressed issues such as domestic not an easy decision to make.” violence, foster care and culturally Bitterman joined CB 7 in January sensitive projects. 1976 as a part-time employee but After four decades of community decided to dedicate it more time service, Bitterman is ready to as the years progressed. In 1984, depart. she became a full-time employee as “It was an extremely difficult decision the assistant district manager and but people say that when you assumed the role of district manager know you’re ready to retire, you in 1998. know you’re ready and I think I Bitterman worked on the Flushing was ready,” Bitterman told board Fantastic, a global street festival members of her reasons for retiring. that raised funds for community “My most difficult job is I’m youth programs. She also participated executor to my brother-in-law’s will QNS/Photo by Brianna Ellis and estate and it’s been a very, very difficult, trying thing on me because he left me a bipolar, schizophrenic nephew, so it’s been a little difficult these past two years.” Councilman Peter Koo honored her with a proclamation and admired her dedication. “It’s not easy to serve as a district manager for so many years,” he said. Other elected officials commended Bitterman for her for long-lasting devotion to CB 7, which encompasses the neighborhoods of Bay Terrace, College Point, Beechhurst, Flushing, Whitestone and nearby areas. Councilman Paul Vallone presented Bitterman with a certificate and even joked that the retiring district manager was still performing her job duties. “She’s taking attendance while we’re honoring her,” Vallone said, laughing. “She never stops, she never stops. She’s there all the time. She’s in my office.” The wife and mother of two and grandmother of three currently serves as co-president of the Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center. Bitterman also served on the borough president’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park coordinating committee that addressed health care issues in Queens and the Queens Traffic Safety Board. She remains on the advisory boards of Flushing Hospital and the New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Flushing as well. “These people are family, it’s family. 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