Diakonia’s new leader hopes to help people

Belinda “Bee” Miller, the new executive director of Diakonia Inc., found herself back in familiar territory.

Miller, 52, first had the leadership job from 1995-2003. After some time out of state, she returned to Worcester County in mid-June to work for the nonprofit.

Miller was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in a farmhouse in Calvert County, Maryland. She then attended Salisbury University, and graduated in 1989 with a degree in social work.

However, the inspiration to enter the field came from her mother, Naomi Catety, who is deaf.

“She always helped people whether they could talk to her or not,” Miller said. “So I wanted to do that too. I wanted to be able to help people.”

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