Background
Bird, Mary Alice was born on March 31, 1938 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of George Wilbur and Rachel (Sutcliffe) Hocker.
Bird, Mary Alice was born on March 31, 1938 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of George Wilbur and Rachel (Sutcliffe) Hocker.
Bachelor in English, Wilson College, 1960. Master of Arts in Contemporary Letters, University Tulsa, 1976.
Various teaching positions, 1960-1977; director career development, Lake Forest (Illinois) College, 1974-1975; humanities faculty, Tulsa (Oklahoma) Junior College, 1977-1985; program director, Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Missoury, 1985-1989; fund raising counsel, Ketchum, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1989-1992; development director, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine., 1992-1995; fund raising counsel, Demont & Associations, Inc., Portland, Maine., since 1995; private practice fund raising consultant, Spruce Head, Maine., since 1997. President S.W. Region Humanities Association of Cmty. and Junior Colls., 1982-1983.
National board member Panel American Women, Kansas City, 1971-1985, The Witness, 1990-1995. Community grant writer Arts/Humanities Council of Tulsa, 1977-1985. Volunteer grant writer various community projects, Tulsa and Kansas City, since 1977.
President International Visitors Council, Tulsa, 1984-1985. Volunteer capital campaign consultant various clients, Maine, since 1989. Vestry member, senior warden St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
Diocesan facilitator Episcopalian Diocese Maine. Board member, secretary Georges River Land Trust.
Married John Adams Bird, June 11, 1960. Children: Edith Simonton, John Adams Junior, Sarah Hocker.