Big Brothers Big Sisters CEO to be deployed to Afghanistan
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Jeffrey Chin, a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserves, will be deployed to Afganistan next month. Here, he takes an oath after being promoted to his current rank in 2015.
Duty calls for Jeffrey Chin, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass/MetroWest.
The U.S. Navy Reservist has been called to serve in Afghanistan for eight months beginning next month, he announced in an email.
“As a reservist, it is always ‘part of the deal’ that there will be a chance that you will be called up to active duty for a particular mission or need,” Chin wrote.
After his eight month deployment, Chin intends to return to his post leading the organization.
Chin and the Worcester nonprofit's leadership team are discussing a transition plan to keep the organization running during his absence, including hiring an interim executive director to be on site two or three days a week.
Terms with an unnamed individual are currently being finalized, Chin said, adding the person has extensive experience as an executive director for a nonprofit agency in the area.
The interim director will also be responsible for specific projects, including executing the budget and ensuring the integration of the organization’s Mazie Mentoring Program team members and organization, which was acquired in July 2017.
“I have every confidence that the agency will continue to function and thrive, thanks to all of you and your remarkable talents and dedication,” Chin said.
In what appears as a farewell, Chin thanked the public for the support his family has received.
“I am blessed to have the opportunity to serve this remarkable organization that changes so many lives; and I am equally blessed to have the support of so many as I work to provide a different service to a global -- and important -- cause: freedom and security,” he said.
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