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Baden Street Settlement chooses new leader

Baden Street Settlement has selected Michael Marsh as the nonprofit agency’s new executive director. Marsh will replace Ron Thomas, who is retiring.

Marsh comes to the agency from the Cincinnati area, having most recently served as an entrepreneur in residence at the University of Cincinnati Venture Lab. He brings more than three decades of experience in business management, organizational development, strategic planning, legal and nonprofit board service to the role.

“Michael’s leadership, energy and vision make him an ideal fit for leading Baden Street,” said board Chairman Tyrese Bryant. “Michael brings a track record of success in business administration and a passion for community collaboration. We believe that his experience will significantly advance the work of Baden Street within the Rochester community.”

Prior to his time at University of Cincinnati, Marsh spent nearly 20 years in Rochester serving in leadership roles at Eastman Kodak Co., Nixon Peabody and the Monroe County District Attorney’s office.

Michael Marsh
Michael Marsh

“I am honored to have the opportunity to lead Baden Street Settlement,” Marsh said. “The agency is at an exciting point of transition and opportunity and its work in serving the community remains critical. I look forward to working with the Baden Street staff, the board of directors and the wider Rochester community to shape the future of the organization together.”

Marsh has a J.D. from the Cornell Law School and a B.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York. Under his leadership, Baden Street Settlement will continue its commitment to eliminating the causes of poverty through education, social support and cultural development.

The agency is a nonprofit that was founded in 1901 that serves residents in northeast Rochester.

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Baden Street director to retire

Longtime Baden Street Settlement Director Ron Thomas will retire next year. He has been with the organization nearly three decades.

“I am grateful to have been a part of Baden Street Settlement over the past two decades. Our agency has become well known for being a safe place for individuals who face challenges within our community, and we’ve played an important part in the city-wide effort to address poverty in Rochester,” Thomas said in a statement Tuesday.

Ron Thomas (Photo provided)
Ron Thomas (Photo provided)

Baden Street was founded in the early 1900s to support the growing immigrant populations in Rochester. The nonprofit provides workforce development, afterschool programs, senior centers, health services, emergency assistance and other programs in northeast Rochester.

Under Thomas’ leadership, Baden Street has honed its focus on building individual and family sustainability, promoting neighborhood revitalization and engaged in important strategic partnerships to help service more community residents.

“Ron has played an immeasurable role in the success of Baden Street by bringing our mission to life and always putting the people of northeast Rochester first,” Baden Street Chairman Tyrese Bryant. “Counting the number of people and families that Ron has impacted throughout his career is an impossible feat. On behalf of everyone at Baden Street we are grateful for Ron’s years of service and indebted to him for his vision, leadership, empathy and passion.”

A formal search for a new executive director has begun, and Thomas’ planned retirement date is July 1, 2020.

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