Mary is a results-based strategic planner that drives the scale of organizations, the reach of networks, and the impact of individuals.  

She most recently served as Co-Executive Director of AmeriCorps Alums, the only national network supporting the nearly 1 million alumni of AmeriCorps.  There, she led a constituent-centered research and impact agenda leading to a new strategic focus on professional development for alumni and the launch of a 3-year “Race Equity & Talent” initiative. 

Before joining Alums, Mary was the Senior Education Advisor at Civic Enterprises where she brought together more than 40 leading national partners to help reach the goal of 90 percent high school graduation rates by 2020.  She has also served in staff an consulting roles supporting  the scale, reach and impact of organizations including: City Year, the City of Newark, Boston Public Schools, the Grad Nation Campaign, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and others.

Mary is an alumna of AmeriCorps (the Latin American Youth Center, Washington DC) and the Peace Corps (Youth Development, Morocco).  She serves on the Steering Committee of "Equity in the Center", a sector-wide initiative working to create a more diverse and equitable social sector talent pipeline.  Mary also sits on the national advisory council of New Politics, an organization that gives Americans who have served the tools and guidance to win elections and become the transformational leaders America needs. 

Mary earned her BA in Poverty Studies from the University of Virginia and her MPA in Domestic Policy from Princeton University.