Obituary of Roberta Veronica Mackintosh

Roberta (Berta) Veronica Mackintosh passed away peacefully on February 28th 2013 at home in Reston. Berta, born in Newark, NJ in March of 1962, received a B.S. in Biology from Stonehill College, MA and moved to the Washington DC area in 1987. She began her career with Dialcom, moved to MCI in 1990and was quickly recognized there for her positive leadership and exceptional vision. Berta was appointed Executive Director of Verizon in 2005, and was most recently leading a team that spearheaded all Solutions, Vertical and Horizontal marketing efforts. Her great love of travel and exploring new places led to her marriage to Kevin in Siena, Italy in September 2001. Eighteen months later heralded a move to England to live and her son, Iain, was born in October of 2003. In 2008, the family returned to the Reston, VA area and she continued to work with the corporation. In late 2012, her work was recognised by CMO John Harrobin when she was awarded the VES Marketing Leadership Award. Berta was a caring mother and loving wife and made countless friendships during her career with Verizon. Her favourite evenings were at home near a roaring fire and making her famous cheese plates. She reveled in visits from her many friends and her large extended family, watching the wine flow and the jokes get worse. She was loved by all who knew her and showed great strength, courage and dignity during her struggles with cancer. Kevin, Iain and Gemma will deeply miss her. Berta leaves a legacy of global friendships and a loving family.