by Cristina Cassidy
ability to make whoever she is talking to feel as if they are the most impor- tant person in the room.
I met Maureen last year at a charity event in Charlotte. She was emceeing “An Evening of Believing” Prom, spon- sored by The Sandbox organization and held each year for kids with cancer and other life-altering illnesses. Mau- reen had nothing but praise for the organization’s founder, Mara Campo- lungo and all that The Sandbox does for the Charlotte community.
Throughout the evening, I watched Maureen interacting with the kids and their families. I was impressed by her ability to connect with people on such a genuine level, especially with kids who
were facing such enormous challenges. I sensed that there was an amazing back story to this remarkable woman.
Maureen O’Boyle was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, the eighth of ten children in a family that gave her a sense of belonging and dedica- tion to hard work. She says that being part of a large family shaped her in ev- ery way possible to be the person she is today. Maureen jokes that being one of ten kids meant that, “In order to get seconds at the dinner table, you had to be articulate and plead a good case.” Maureen’s parents were significant role models. Her mother, while raising ten children, always found a way to take classes and improve her education. Her father worked in the corporate
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