Marilyn Ann Fitzgerald, Ph.D.

President - Founder
Common Ground Solutions, LLC

 
 

Microcredit Advisor District 6290
Rotary Action Group for Microcredit, Member
Past President, Rotary Club of Traverse City, MI. 2004-05
World Community Service, Past Chairperson, District 6290
Past Assistant Governor, District 6290
Group Study Exchange Team Leader, Bali Indonesia, 1998

Currently, Marilyn is involved in micro-loan-plus projects in rural western Guatemala, working for the empowerment of impoverished families, and educational sponsorships for children. She is consulting with organizations that have the desire to invest in projects that achieve sustainable outcomes. Marilyn is dedicated to assist in providing opportunity for the economically disadvantaged to find their own solutions to poverty.

Marilyn, along with her partner GSE Team Leader Freddy Subiyanto from Bali Indonesia successfully co-authored a 3-H Grant totaling $475,000 to purchase medical equipment for a new blood bank in Bali. Within three years the Rotary Foundation acknowledged the Bali blood bank was self-sustaining. Throughout her life Marilyn has been deeply invested in international humanitarian work, both as a consultant and a professional volunteer.