Mary Powelson brings to the table over seven years of Communications experience in the non-profit and educational sectors. She has created and managed website content, developed marketing collateral, authored regular newsletters, implemented and managed donor CRMs, contributed to successful grant proposals, and most recently, developed AMC's training curriculum for organizations engaged in major donor recruitment and retention. Mary founded and is the former Artistic Director of Salesian Youth Theatre and works with SF Bay Area playwrights on new play development. Mary’s personal essay, Air, was published in (Her)oics); she holds both a B.A. and M.A. from San Francisco State University.