Background
Leer, Mary Kelley was born on February 4, 1950 in Minneapolis. Daughter of George Harold and Doris Lillian (Sjostrand) Kelley.
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Mary Kelley Leer
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Bachelor in Art History, University of Minnesota, 1974.
Career
Teacher, Salisbury (Connecticut) Summer School, 1972-1974;
program director, Urban Arts Program, Minnesota Public Schools, 1974-1975;
program director, Minneapolis Arts Commission, 1975-1976;
coordinator dance touring program, National Endowment for the Arts, New York City and Washington, 1976-1979;
program analyst, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City, 1978-1979;
executive director, producer, New York Dance Festival and Dance Umbrella, New York City, 1979-1980;
executive assistant to producer, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1981-1984;
executive director, World Theater, St. Paul, 1984-1986;
producer, owner, Ruby's Cabaret for the Performance Arts, Minneapolis, 1986-1992. Director Ballet of the Dolls, Minneapolis, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis. Consultant Lake Placid (New York) Olympic Organisation Commission, 1979-1980.
Consultant National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 1979-1983. President United Arts, Minneapolis, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Organizer George Latimer for Governor, Minnesota, 1986.
Connections
Married Charles William Leer Junior, June 24, 1972. Children: Maxwell Kelley, William Joseph.
Awards
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Named Best of the Twin Cities Twin Cities Reader, 1986. Recipient Barbara Flanagan award Committee on Urban Environment, 1989, Special Recognitionaward Minnesota Jazz Music, 1991.Named Best of the Twin Cities Twin Cities Reader, 1986. Recipient Barbara Flanagan award Committee on Urban Environment, 1989, Special Recognitionaward Minnesota Jazz Music, 1991.