Background
Agria, Mary A. was born on March 24, 1941 in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Harvey F. and Lydia (Ploetz) Metzig.
consultant newspaper columnist
Agria, Mary A. was born on March 24, 1941 in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Harvey F. and Lydia (Ploetz) Metzig.
Student, University Bonn, Germany, 1962-1963; Bachelor, University of Wisconsin, 1964; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1965.
Manager journals promotion, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, 1965-1967, 69-70;
freelance writer,, 1967-1969;
owner, manager, Professional Superior vena cava syndrome, Alma, Michigan, 1972-1974;
executive director, Mid-Michigan Community Action Cl, Alma, 1975-1989;
chaplain, United Campus Ministries, Southampton, New York, 1981-1983;
associate executive director, East Suffolk School Music, Riverhead, New York, 1983-1984;
director Mercer Economics Research Center,, Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania, 1985-1990;
newspaper columnist,, Winning the Rat Race, Dubuque, Iowa., since 1987. Consultant, writer unites states department Labor, Michigan Department Labor, 1977-1982. Consultant rural development project Wartburg/U. Dubuque Theological Sems.
Center Theology/Land.
Member governing board Regional Job Training Partnership Act, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1978-1980. Member Women in Communications, Rotary (editor newsletter Dubuque since 1991, member envion. committee 1991).
Married Ron Smelser (divorced 1975). 1 child, Kirsten; married John Jay Agria, March 15, 1975. Children: Shelley, Adriane, Helice.