A Profile of Exceptional Women of Brooklyn

In recognition of Women’s History Month, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes honored 31 women from the borough for their contributions to their communities. The following is a profile of a few of these special women.
A Profile of Exceptional Women of Brooklyn
VERONICA PRICE, 62, of Bedford Stuyvesant, is the director of Comprehensive Care Management home care. Her work ethics are �¢ï¿½ï¿½to be fair, to be honest, and to be just, and not to go along with what everybody else says.�¢ï¿½ï¿½ (Courtesy of Loccisano)
3/8/2011
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3/8/2011
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VERONICA PRICE, 62, of Bedford Stuyvesant, is the director of Comprehensive Care Management home care. Her work ethics are �¢ï¿½ï¿½to be fair, to be honest, and to be just, and not to go along with what everybody else says.�¢ï¿½ï¿½ (Courtesy of Loccisano)
NEW YORK—In recognition of Women’s History Month, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes honored 31 women from the borough for their contributions to their communities. The following is a profile of a few of these special women.

VERONICA PRICE, 62, of Bedford Stuyvesant, is the director of Comprehensive Care Management home care. Her work ethics are “to be fair, to be honest, and to be just, and not to go along with what everybody else says.”

Price strongly believes in advocating for “what is right and to go against the grain if necessary.” Being in a caring profession, Price’s advice is “if you know that somebody is in need or that they need help, they shouldn’t have to ask you. You should be astute enough to observe that and to reach out to help.”

PHILIPPA MORRISH of Bay Ridge, an etiquette consultant, and founder of Etiquette Training International. A specialist and expert in social skills and deportment, Morrish’s passion is education. She teaches business and social protocol programs to adults and teenagers. She has conducted workshops for federal corrections officers and military officers at the Fort Hamilton Army Base.

“I use etiquette in a broad way, in a sense that it is not just about how to eat, [or] set the table correctly. I go beyond the traditional way etiquette is perceived,” said Morrish.

Through teaching etiquette, Morrish aims to achieve two goals. The first is to boost the self-esteem of women returning to the workforce, and secondly, to enable them to be the best that they can be and yet stay true to themselves.

Her advice for women is “to find your true passion and to nurture that.” There are so many distractions in life, financial, family, and age, that “you have to delve deep to find whatever it is that motivates and spurs you, that which you will do for free if you can afford it,” said Morrish. “That is when you know it is your passion. Then we will be excellent instead of mediocre.”

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FRANCES VELLA-MARRONE of Dyker Heights is the president of Dyker Heights Civic Association and a member of the 68th Precinct Council, Community Board Ten. (Courtesy of Morrish)
CAMILLE LOCCISANO, 46, president of the Francesco Loccisano Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps children battle with cancer. Losing her 17-year old son to cancer has spurred Loccisano to help families of children diagnosed with cancer.

“Whatever life hands you, no matter how difficult, you can overcome the challenge with strength and determination,” is her advice to women. “A woman can handle anything,” said Loccisano.

FRANCES VELLA-MARRONE of Dyker Heights is the president of Dyker Heights Civic Association and a member of the 68th Precinct Council, Community Board Ten. Dedicated to a life of voluntary service, Vella-Marrone is also a member of the Institutional Review Board for the Lutheran Medical Center that evaluates all experimental research procedures before any research can be conducted.

“As a volunteer, you’re always on duty,” said Vella-Marrone, who believes that staying involved in the community can have an effect on the quality of community.