Background
Mary Josephine was born on September 25, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Valentine Michael and Lillian Mary (Quinlan) O'Grady.
Mary Josephine was born on September 25, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Valentine Michael and Lillian Mary (Quinlan) O'Grady.
Student, St. Mary's College, Rome, Italy, 1970—1971. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Manhattanville College, 1973. Master of Arts, Georgetown University, 1996. Master of Science in Medicine, University Witwatersrand, 2008.
Associate editor Magnum Photos, New York City, 1973—1976. Assistant picture editor Modern Photography Magazine, 1976—1978. Freelance photographer, 1978—1980. Senior producer Trans-Atlantic Enterprises, New York City, Los Angeles, 1981—1982. Director public information World Wildlife Fund, Washington, 1983—1984. Senior analyst Mead Data Center, 1985—1987. Editor photos United States News and World Report, 1987—1990. Director program Sacharuna Foundation, 1990—1992. Administrator Roland Films, 1991—1992.
Associate director Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Control and Prevention Project Family Health International, Washington, 1994—1997, associate director Implementing Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Prevention and Care Project, 1998—2001. Consultant Time, Incorporated, New York York City, 1981, Exxon Corporation, New York City, 1981—1982, United States News and World Report, Washington, 1987, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Conservation International, Washington, 1992, W. Alton Jones Foundation, 1993—1994, XIV International Conference on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 2002, Swedish International Development Cooperative Agency, 2002, University Witwatersrand Health Consortium, 2002, Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS), 2002—2003, 2006—2008, 2010-2012, 2014, 2015, National Democratic Institute International Affairs, 2003, Oxfam, 2004, Population Council, 2003-2004, World Food Programme, 2004—2006, Consortium on Southern African Food Security Emergency, 2004, Save the Children United Kingdom, 2004, Academy for Educational Development, 2004—2006, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 2005, 08, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), 2006, 07, 08, 2014, United Kingdom Department International Development (DFID), 2006, 2008, 2009, Research Triangle Institute, 2006—2007, African Medical and Research Foundation, 2007—2008, USAID/South Africa, 2010-2012, USAID/East Africa, 2012, Team Leader, Local Fund Agent, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Tuberculosis in the Mines in Southern Africa grant, 2016-2020, various health, development, and human rights consulting assignments in East Central and Southern Africa, 2013-2020, Speaker in field.
Member of International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Economics Network, International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Society, International Bioethics Organization (trustee), Monitoring the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Pandemic Network, World Food Program Steering Committee on Mobile Populations, Working Group on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Population Mobility in Southern Africa.