Veronica
(Ronnie) Feldman, my brother,
Douglas Kouneski committed suicide in January, 1982 at the age of 20.
I worked for a major finance corporation for twenty years in customer
relations until I was diagnosed with an uncommon liver disease and placed
on the liver transplant list in 1995. I have always been a very
passionate advocate for youth, and combined with the death of Doug, I
resolved to mentor youth and have made it my life's work. I have
volunteered in the ministry to youth for over twelve years, as a Brownie
and Girl Scout Leader, and have earned my Advanced Certificate in Youth
Ministry with a specialization in Catechesis. I have served as a
volunteer youth minister for the past seven years at the parish of St.
Ursula Roman Catholic Church, in Parkville, MD. I am also the proud
mom of a 19 year old daughter, Stefanie, currently in her second year of
college.