Mary MacDonald:
CLASS OF 1957
St. Paul High SchoolClass of 1957
Highland, IL
St. Boniface SchoolClass of 1953
Edwardsville, IL
Mary's Story
Life
Mary MacDonald ("Meg" Gregory)
Columbia, South Carolina
Brief Bio: Mary lives with an Air-Force Colonel -- a former flyboy from Iowa, and twoformerly-homeless cats, most recently in a very small, very old, daylight-filled, long-windows-all-around, sweet, comfortable, totally-restored old house surrounded by tall old trees, blue hydrangeas, pink azaleas, squirrels, small lizards, bugs, and brightly colored songbirds of all kinds, in an historic neighborhood, in a Southern Capitol City. She has been known to sing and dance in the street from time to time, and to change the color of her hair -- what she has left, to match the seasons.
Travel:
She has traveled extensively, sometimes for months at a time, all over the world, visiting dozens of countries, with no confining reservations, in a rented automobile, following her nose wherever she pleased, for as long as she pleased.
Organizations, Current:
Newcomers Club of Greater Columbia, South Carolina.
Member and Officer, About Face Artists League, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina.
Member and Committee Chair, Trenholm Artists Guild, Forest Acres, South Carolina.
Member, Crooked Creek Art League, Chapin, South Carolina.
Organizations, Recent:
Founder and Former President, Albuquerque AVA Amigos Walking Club. Founded and developed the American Volkssport Association (AVA)/International Association of Popular Sports (IVV) walking club in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and established eleven 10-kilometer walks in that city.
Former Member, New Mexico Counselors Association (NMCA).
Former Member, American Counselors Association (ACA).
Former Member, American Therapeutic Massage Association (AMTA).
Former Member, American Contract Bridge League (ACBL).
Former Member, The Friendship Force of New Mexico (FFNM).
Interests, Current:
Activities with friends - houseguests -- NOTICE! COME VISIT! 803-779-4737; Conte'/charcoal portraits from live models in Columbia Museum of Art, oil painting, clay sculpture, travel, Canasta, Bridge, walking, reading.
School:
St. Boniface Grade School, Edwardsville, Illinois, Class of 1953.
St. Paul High School, Highland, IL, Class of 1957 (attended 1953-1955).
College
Bachelor of Arts Degree -- B.A. from Thomas A. Edison College, Trenton, New Jersey.
Master of Arts Degree -- M.A. from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri.
Licensed Registered Mental Health Counselor (RMHC), State of New Mexico.
Licensed Practitioner of Therapeutic Massage, State of New Mexico.
Certification: National Certified Counselor (NCC), Nationally.
Workplace:
Columbia, South Carolina:
After 40 years, In October 2005, resumed making visual art. Specializing in portraits of South Carolina women and men drawn from live models in studios of the Columbia Museum of Art. Won several large awards in juried art exhibitions; exhib...Expand for more
ited for two months each summer in the Columbia Museum of Art, as well as a dozen other venues in South Carolina. Currently, one of her oil paintings is touring museums all over the State of South Carolina for an entire year under the auspices of the South Carolina State Museum.
Member of several South Carolina artists guilds.
Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Private Practice in Psychotherapy, and Therapeutic Massage: Provided therapeutic treatment for clients in her private practice.
Volunteer Work:
Washington, D.C.: The St. Francis Center (Hospice), Volunteer: Worked with dying clients and their families.
Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Presbyterian Hospital Hospice Volunteer, Worked with dying clients and their families.
Albuquerque Rape Crisis Center Volunteer  Attended clients and their families in hospital emergency rooms.
New Mexico Office on Aging  Volunteer in-home counseling of seniors.
Creative Work:
Northern Virginia:
Created, exhibited, sold, and won awards for fiber arts.
Wrote short stories and poetry, marketed and sold them for national publication.
Alton, Godfrey, IL: Self-Employed in the Arts: Taught oil painting, sculpture, and pottery in her private studio. Two separate solo exhibitions by invitation, of her oil paintings.
Alton, Godfrey, IL; St. Louis, MO:
Exhibited her oil paintings, sculpture, and pottery in large art exhibitions, winning several awards, and selling most of her work.
Management Analyst, US Army Aviation Systems Command Headquarters, St. Louis, MO; US Army Armament Research and Development Command Headquarters, Dover, New Jersey; US Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command Headquarters, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; US Naval Supply Systems Command, Arlington,VA: Conducted various management and program studies and analyses; developed and implemented programs, and conducted training for headquarters military and civilian executives; team member for Inspector General surveys in various military installations.
Self-Employed: Modeling, Television and Radio Commercials, St. Louis, Missouri; Alton and Chicago, IL: Modeled for photography which appeared in most major national magazines and catalogs, on highway billboards, newspapers, point-of-purchase display advertising, brochures and other advertising materials. Acted in television and radio commercials. Made public relations appearances for client companies.
Edwardsville, Alton, and Chicago, IL: Illinois Bell Telephone Co.: Operator, Supervisor and Trainer; Supervised all operators on duty and provided current training of operators.
Edwardsville, Alton, Godfrey, Illinois:
THE MAJOR LIFETIME ACCOMPLISHMENT of which she is most proud, and which she enjoyed more than any other: Reared a family of two children into loving, successful, responsible, independent, happy adults.
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