Background
Abella, Mercedes was born on April 6, 1926 in Baracoa, Oriente, Cuba. Daughter of Anacleto and Bruniquilda (Oliveros) Abella. came to the United States, 1951.
Abella, Mercedes was born on April 6, 1926 in Baracoa, Oriente, Cuba. Daughter of Anacleto and Bruniquilda (Oliveros) Abella. came to the United States, 1951.
Diploma, Escuela del Hogar, Havana, 1949. Certified in occupational therapy, New York University, 1954. Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1959.
Master of Arts, New York University, 1972.
Staff occupational therapist, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Rehabilitation Center, Havana, 1954-1956; staff occupational therapist, Queens (New York) General Hospital, 1957; senior occupational therapist, Rusk Institute Rehabilitation Medicine, New York City, 1958-1959; supervisor, St. Mary's Hospital for Children, Bayside, New York, 1960; consultant, World Health Organization, Madrid, Spain, 1961-1964; supervisor, student coordinator, Rusk Institute Rehabilitation Medicine, New York City, 1964-1967; assistant director, Rusk Institute Rehabilitation Medicine, New York City, since 1976. Consultant World Rehabilitation Fund, Central America and China, 1970-1990. Member AccreditationCoun. for Occupational Therapy Education, since 1994.
Fellow American Occupational Therapy Association (vice chair career mobility 1982-1987), New York State Occupational Therapy Association (chair state conference 1994).
Married George Michael Selizki, May 21, 1980.