Background
Burns, Mary Ferris was born on August 24, 1952 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. Daughter of Wilbur Glenn and Lena Ferris.
Burns, Mary Ferris was born on August 24, 1952 in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. Daughter of Wilbur Glenn and Lena Ferris.
Bachelor, Baylor University, 1974. Master of Library Science, University Texas, Austin, 1975. Bachelor of Science, University Texas, Dallas, 1982.
Master of Arts, University Florida, 1978.
Reference library, Latin American collection, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1975-1978; reference library, Fondren Library., Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1978-1979; library, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1979-1981; auditor, provider reimbursement division, Blue Cross & Blue Shield Texas, Dallas, 1983-1984; internal auditor, University Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, 1984-1985; administrative services officer biomedical Comm. Resource Center, University Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, 1985-1987; administrative services manager Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Stanford University, 1988-1989; administrative services manager Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, 1989; director finance and administration, RIDES for Bay Area Commuters, Inc., San Francisco, 1989-1993; director finance and administration, Children's Home Society Washington, Seattle, since 1993. Consultant Centro Intenacional de Desarrollo Humano en America Latina, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1975.
Trustee, treasurer Community Services for Blind, King County Library. Systems Foundation; Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Washington Society of Certified Public Accountant's., Society for Human Resource Management.
Married Douglas Keith Burns, December 26, 1975.