Background
Lee, Mary Esther was born on September 29, 1939 in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Elmer Gardner and Mabel Alice (Kline) Johnson.
Lee, Mary Esther was born on September 29, 1939 in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Elmer Gardner and Mabel Alice (Kline) Johnson.
Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1961; postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1967-1968.
Teacher English and biology Westlake High School, Ohio, 1961—1962. Teacher English Bourne High School, Massachusetts, 1963—1964, Falmouth, 1964—1966. Teacher English, drama coach Saline, Michigan, 1966—1968.
Teacher English composition Grand Rapids Junior College, 1979. Planning coordinator Public Museum Grand Rapids, 1979—1988, new building project coordinator, 1988—1994, planning and development officer, 1993—2003, external relations manager, 2003—2004, assistant museum director, 2004—2005, museum director, since 2006.
Member American Association for State and Local History, American Association of Museum, Association Midwest Museums, Association Fundraising Professionals, Michigan Museum Association, Inforum, Leadership Grand Rapids.
Married Noble Wishard Lee Junior, December 28, 1962 (deceased September 1989). Married Lee J. Perry, September 3rd, 2003. Children: Karen Elizabeth, Theodore Noble.