McAuley Gala “Celtic Night” - Mount Mercy Academy

MASTER OF CEREMONIESMike Randall, WKBW Channel 7Chief Meteorologist Mike Randall covers the weather duties,and he brings you the Exclusive AccuWeather Forecastevery weekday on “Eyewitness News This Morning” from5-7am and “Eyewitness News At Noon.” Mike has beenwith WKBW-TV since August 1983. He is also an AP andUPI award-winning feature reporter, prior to coming toWKBW-TV, Mike worked as a Co-Host of “PM Magazine”at WFSB-TV in Hartford, Connecticut and at WDBJ-TV inRoanoke, Virginia.A native of Western New York, Mike is also a professionalactor. He has performed a variety of roles in theatresaround the country and he continues to perform his criticallyacclaimed, one-man portrayals of Mark Twain &Charles Dickens. An avid supporter of the Variety Club ofBuffalo, you can see Mike each year on The Variety ClubTelethon for Children’s Hospital. You may also catch Mikemaking appearances all year round at fashion shows, auctions,and fund-raisers for numerous charitable organizationsacross Western New York.Mike received his Certificate In Broadcast Meteorologyfrom Mississippi State University. He has earned the Sealof Approval from The American Meteorological Societyas well as the National Weather Association. A careerhighlight for Mike was filling in on ABC’s “Good MorningAmerica”. Mike and his wife, Kathy, have three sons andlive in North Boston.Mistress of CeremoniesMs. Elizabeth (Starkey ’73) OwensElizabeth (Betty) Owens (Starkey ’73), A Certified OncologyNurse from the Oncology Nurses Certification Corporation,received her BSN from D’Youville College andher MSN as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Oncology fromUniversity at Buffalo. Recently retired after 33 years, Bettyspent her entire professional career as an oncology nurse atRoswell Park Cancer Institute where she served most of hertime as the Director of Nursing Education.Cancer patient care has also extended to Betty’s private lifeas well as a 28+ year volunteer for the American CancerSociety (ACS). Betty has served the ACS in many capacitiesover the years, most recently as the Second Vice Presidentfor the Eastern Division for New York & New Jersey andas a member of the National Volunteerism Business Groupin Atlanta. Betty was awarded the prestigious St. GeorgeNational Award from the American Cancer Society inrecognition of outstanding contributions to the Control ofCancer.A life- long South Buffalo resident Betty resides with herhusband Bill and since her retirement has returned toquilting and traveling. You can view her handiwork in adonated quilt featured as a super silent item for the auctionthis evening.4303-MMA-program.indd 44/9/13 3:47 P