Meet The Executives
Maria Abelleira is a seasoned Human Resources leader with over a decade of experience in long-term care and healthcare administration. Originally from Galicia, Spain, she moved to New York in 1995 and has since built a distinguished career rooted in service, leadership, and community engagement.
Maria holds degrees in Business and Accounting from Queensborough Community College and the University of Phoenix and is a 2024 graduate of the IGNITE Leadership Academy by LeadingAge New York. She currently serves as Director of Human Resources at Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home, Inc., where she leads initiatives in employee engagement, diversity, and workforce development.
A passionate advocate for community service, Maria has been a proud member of the Rotary Club of South Queens since 2022. She received the prestigious Paul Harris Award in 2024 and has been formally recognized by Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. and the Nassau County Executive’s Office for her outstanding contributions to the community.
Maria is also the founder of MPA Bookkeeping Billing Services and a frequent speaker on leadership, inclusion, and immigrant empowerment. She lives by the belief: “Limitations exist only in our minds—there are endless possibilities waiting for us.”
Crystal is married to Barry McDaniel and from this union three children were born Malcolm who has a career at JP Morgan Chase, Dr. Terrance McDaniel Pharm D RPH and Brittany BSN RN . Crystal is now the very proud grandmother of twin girls, Naomi and Isabella . Along with her future son-n-law Dan, this is her world and she’s enjoying every minute of it.
Crystal and her husband Barry work side by side in their successful insurance company for the past 29 years. She currently enjoys her life participating in numerous activities such as traveling with her husband, gardening, spending time with family and friends, taking care of her mom, , looking after her dog Nugget and more importantly a loving YaYa to her granddaughters.
Crystal is proud to answer the call of becoming a Rotarian. To become a part of something great. To live by the motto of Rotary: Service Above Self
Paul M. Gamble, Sr. is a long-time resident of Cambria Heights, New York, where he re- sides with his wife, Denise-Marie Brereton Gamble, a fellow Rotarian. He is an Administrative Law Judge for the New York City Police Department and a retired Navy Reserve officer.
Paul’s Rotary story began with an invitation from Vice District Governor Florence Marc-Charles to become a member of a newly-formed Satellite Club in the South Queens area. He accepted the invitation and became a member of the Satellite Club in November 2021, as well as becoming its first President. In 2022, Paul was selected to serve another full term as President for the 2023-2024 Rotary year.
Paul was attracted to membership in Rotary because of his life-long commitment to public service. He recognized the need for a service organization in the South Queens neighborhoods of Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Queens Village and Springfield Gardens; he then looked for a way to meet that need and Rotary was the answer.
Florence Marc Charles - Past President
Florence Marc-Charles is a retired home care administrator. She migrated from Haiti in July 1970 and attended college. She graduated with a degree in Nursing and years later completed a degree in Public Administration.
Florence is married to Eddy, and they have two daughters Sandra and Sylvie and three grandchildren Elena, Amour and Sia.
She has been a Rotarian for the past 14 years and served as president of the Freeport-Merrick club twice. She served as assistant governor for district 7255 and is currently a lieutenant governor for this district. In July 2023, Florence was honored with the Rotary Hall of Fame Award, recognizing her exemplary dedication to living the Rotary life.
Since 2009, she has participated in several medical, dental, and cardiac missions in Haiti. She has also taken part in several Rotary friendship exchanges in Cambodia, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, and Sweden.
Florence made a special commitment to help deaf children since her daughter Sylvie is deaf. She is an active board member of the Friends of Montfort Inc. an organization that supports deaf education in New York and Haiti.
Her hobbies include reading, gardening, and travel.