Meet MOLC's New Executive Director

Monday, 20 March 2017

Meet MOLC's New Executive Director

Mission of Love Charities, Inc., Names Paola Bueno as Executive Director

The Board of Directors of the Mission of Love Charities, Inc. is pleased to announce the selection of Prince George’s County resident Paola Bueno as executive director, effective May 1, 2017.

Paola is an accomplished nonprofit executive, whose 16 years of experience includes leadership, operations and success in launching new initiatives, including opening a nonprofit family planning clinic in Silver Spring, MD.

“Paola’s skills and experience makes her uniquely qualified to lead MOLC as we seek to increase and diversify services that will improve the quality of life for our clients and others in the community,” said Dr. Douglas Edwards, MOLC founder and chairman of the Board of Directors. “We look forward to her leadership.”

Paola comes to MOLC from Healthy Howard, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Columbia, MD, that provides health programs, services and resources. At Healthy Howard, she served first as deputy director and then interim executive director, helping to develop a new vision, mission and service strategy for the organization. Prior to Healthy Howard, she served as director of finance and administration for Mobile Medical Care, Inc., a federally qualified health center that operates nine facilities in Montgomery County, MD.

“I fell in love with MOLC’s mission and its programs and services that not only support clients’ basic needs, but also give them the resources and tools needed to make life changes that benefit them and their families and help strengthen our communities,” says Paola. “I feel proud to give back to the county I love and live in."

Paola serves as treasurer for Consumer Health First (CHF), a statewide, non-partisan, grassroots alliance of individuals and organizations that seeks solutions and advances reforms that promote health equity through access to comprehensive, affordable, high quality care for all Marylanders.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and is pursuing a master’s degree in nonprofit and association management.

MOLC is a nonprofit human services organization dedicated to meeting the immediate basic human needs of underprivileged and impoverished individuals and families in Prince George's County and surrounding communities. MOLC provides programs and services designed for short-term stability and provides training that equips individuals with skills necessary for long-term stability and growth.