About Us: Staff

Marilyn Blumsack

Marilyn Blumsack, Director
My life's odyssey is a continuum of lifelong learning. I was a mother when I re-entered college (Tufts University) and graduated (A79) magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. I became a grandmother as I continued my odyssey earning an M.Ed. also at Tufts University (G82). Community service in leadership roles in the City of Medford I also enjoyed along the way, for example: President, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford Auxiliary; Board of Directors, Friends of the Medford Public Library; Board of Directors, Women's Council of Temple Shalom. All were an integral part of my adventure, but the Medford Public Schools provided most of the varied opportunities I had to develop and enhance my creative and energetic spirit. For more than twenty-five years I have enjoyed every role whether as teacher, coordinator and implementor of the Gifted/Talented program, or coordinator of the Medford Schools Volunteer program, advisor to the Medford High School Student Council for twenty-one years, or as coordinator/coach of Worlds' finalist Odyssey-of-the Mind team or as a classroom teacher. My administrative and leadership skills have been my standard. Tufts University played a most important part in my journey, and now I feel a sense of pride doing what I can whether as past President of the Association of Tufts Alumnae (ATA) or an elected member of the Alumni Council. Long ago I learned to use this rationale as my guideline: Everyone you meet knows something you don't know but need to know. Learn from them.

Lisa Verdile, Program Coordinator
Lisa is a 1992 graduate of Merrimack College where she received her BS in marketing. She has spent the past 12 years working as a Marketing Director both in the consumer and service industries. Her background is extensive and she has been able to use her skills and talents to help Osher LLI thrive and grow. Currently Lisa lives in Burlington with her husband Chuck.