COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Susan Macinick is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Fort Totten 12-08 since 1996, and has held many elected office positions from Vice Flotilla Commander, Flotilla Commander and Commander of five flotillas. She has also been the Community Emergency Response Team, CB 11 Team Chief since 2006. She is a member of Community Board 11, and a member of the National Safe Kids Coalition- Queens Chapter who represents the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Fort Totten 12-08 on “water safety and boating safety” at public affairs events. She is also an Auxiliary Chef that cooks the holiday meals for U.S. Coast Guard Station Kings Point, and has been doing this since September 11, 2001.
PERSONAL: Macinick lives across the street from her parents and the house she grew up in 45 years ago in Bayside. She has a Chihuahua named Chalupa. One of Susan’s hobbies is boating and she has a 24′ Searay at the World’s Fair Marina. She enjoys singing Karaoke and can do a great Elvis and Cher impersonations. She is an avid softball player who played catcher her whole career. She was on the Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament CYO team, the NYC Housing Police League and as she got older played for the community bar leagues.
OCCUPATION: Since retirement, Macinick thrives on being a professional volunteer. She was a NYC Housing Police Officer for 14 years and retired after getting injured on the job. She then worked as an armed escort at an investigation company for another 10 years. She officially retired in 2007, and has done volunteer work before she retired and continues to this day. You may even see her dressed up as “PFD Panda or PFD Popeye” at water safety events that are geared towards children.
BIGGEST CHALLENGE: “There have been many, but with each and every challenge I learned to overcome and adapt. Like the “Serenity Prayer” says: ‘God granted me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.’ Excellence is never an accident, it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities. This is what has made me grow to be the person that I am.”
FAVORITE MEMORY: “Taking care of my five day old kittens and teaching them how to grow up from bottle feeding to walking. They all survived to grow up to be the sweetest, gentlest cats I have ever known.”
INSPIRATION: “My mother- she is the wind beneath my wings and she is my hero.
My mother may have given me my attitude, but life has taught me how to use it. She taught me to be strong, be loyal, be smart, be committed to the things that I enjoy doing and tell it like it is.” – Georgia Panagi
