Background
Wright, Mary James was born on August 20, 1946 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Harry Beech and Virginia Allen (Root) James.
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Mary James Wright
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Bachelor summa cum laude, Mary Washington College, 1968; Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1969; postgraduate, Trinity College, 1981; postgraduate, Gallaudet U., 1991.
Career
Instructor drama and speech, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1969-1971;
instructor drama and speech, Charles County Community College, La Plata, Maryland., 1973-1979;
arts and media coordinator, Charles County Arts Council, La Plata, 1973-1982;
arts and media coordinator, General Smallwood Middle School, Indian Head, Maryland., 1980-1982;
arts and media coordinator, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, 1982-1984;
computer-based learning specialist, USDA Graduate School, Washington, 1984-1985;
computer-based learning specialist, United States Army Engineer School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1985-1987;
computer-based learning specialist, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio., 1987-1988;
videodisc designer, Kendrick & Company, Washington, 1988-1990;
instrumental design manager, The Discovery Channel, Bethesda, Maryland., 1990-1993;
institutional design manager, writer, Edunetics Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, 1994-1997. Interactive multimedia designer and developer Smart House, Ltd. Partnership, Upper Marlboro, Maryland., 1990.
Project manager, institutional designer TobyLevine Communications, Inc., 1990-1997. Managing editor Time-Life Education, Alexandria, Virginia, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
President American Christian Television System of Northern Virginia, Action for Women, Charles County American Association of University Women. Sign language interpreter Deaf Ministry. Member ASCD, National Science Teachers Association, National Council Teachers English, National Council for Social Studies, International Interactive Courseware Society (Mark of Excellence award 1992), Association for Development Computer-Based Instruction Systems (coordinator special interest groups District of Columbia chapter 1989-1990), Northern Virginia Registry Interpreters for the Deaf, Mortar Board, Alpha Psi Omega, Alpha Phi Sigma.
Connections
Married Paul Sims Wright, July 26, 1969. Children: Christopher Brennan, Keith Allen.
