Background
Godwin, Mary Jo was born on January 31, 1949 in Tarboro, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Herman Esthol and Mamie Winifred Pittman.
Godwin, Mary Jo was born on January 31, 1949 in Tarboro, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Herman Esthol and Mamie Winifred Pittman.
Bachelor, North Carolina Wesleyan College, 1971. Master of Library Science, East Carolina University, 1973.
From library assistant to assistant director Edgecombe County Memorial Library, Tarboro, 1970-1976, board directors, 1977-1985. Assistant editor Wilson Library Bulletin, Bronx, New York, 1985-1989, editor, 1989-1992. Director, government sales The Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1993-1995, director, marketing service, 1995-1996, director, marketing, sales & promotional services, 1996-2000.
Senior marketing manager Oryx, Greenwood Public Group, Westport, 2000—2002. Director, marketing Scarecrow Press and Scarecrow Education, Rowman & Littlefield Public Group, Lanham, Maryland, since 2002. Member White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services Task Force.
Board directors Library. Public Relations Council, 1992-1995.
Board directors Friends of Calvert County Public Library., 1994, Osborn Education Foundation, secretary, 1997-1998. Member Arizona Center for the Book. Member American Library Association (board directors exhibitor roundtable since 2004, 3M/Junior Member Roundtable Professional Development award 1981), North Carolina Library.
Association (secretary 1981-1983), Information Futures Institute, Indiana Libraries Exchange Roundtable (vice president, president elect 1994, president 1995-1996).
Married Charles Benjamin Godwin, May 2, 1970.