Mary Elizabeth Kress

Background

Kress, Mary Elizabeth was born on October 25, 1951 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Samuel Kemp and Mary Elizabeth Moody.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1973.

Career

Editor, M/G Finance Weekly, Richmond, 1973-1974; editor, Richmond News-Leader, 1974-1975; editor, Petersburg (Virginia) Progress-Index, 1975-1977; editor, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, 1977-1992; now managing editor, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, since 1992. Guiest speaker Gannet Center for Media Studies, New York City, 1987.

Achievements

• Mary Elizabeth Kress has been listed as a noteworthy Newspaper editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Riverside-Avondale Preservation, Inc., Jacksonville, since 1987. Director Florida Ballet at Jacksonville, 1980-1981. Member Investigative Reporters and Editors, American Society Business Writers and Editors, Ponte Vedra (Florida) Inn Club.

Connections

Married Dean Herbert Kress, January 20, 1973 (divorced February 1981). Married Ronald Lee Littlepage, December 10, 1982: children: Ronald Kemp, Bramley Elizabeth.

Father:

Samuel Kemp Moody

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth Moody

Spouse:

Ronald Lee Littlepage

Spouse:

Dean Herbert Kress

child:

Ronald Kemp Kress

child:

Bramley Elizabeth Kress