Mary is a Senior Account Director at Avalon Consulting Group, a DC-based direct marketing fundraising agency that works with cultural and environmental nonprofit organizations and progressive political causes around the world. After graduating with a B.A. in Arts Management from the College of Charleston in 2010, Mary began her professional career at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and held progressively senior fundraising positions with the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, and the Office of the Vice President of Development. Later, she joined the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore as the Manager of Annual Giving, before coming to Avalon in the spring of 2016.Mary served as a Board Member for Emerging Arts Leaders of DC from 2015-2018 and is currently a member of College of Charleston's School of the Arts Council. In addition to her creative pursuits, Mary was a member of the College of Charleston’s competitive sailing team, and placed 1st in Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s national championships in 2007 and 2010. She currently resides in Portland, ME.