Background
Grainger, Mary Maxon was born on April 14, 1957 in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Fred J. and Grace A. (Ziel) Maxon.
Grainger, Mary Maxon was born on April 14, 1957 in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Daughter of Fred J. and Grace A. (Ziel) Maxon.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1979; MPS, Cornell Univercity, 1987.
Director public relations Cazenovia (New York ) College, 1979-1980. Associate director admissions Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1980-1985. Vice president Cornell Class of 1979, 1984-1999, since 2004, reunion chair, since 1999.
Member development and marketing/public relations committee Sciencenter, 1993-2003, member Gala committee, 1996-2001. Member communications committee 1st Congressional Church, 1985-2003 (member advisory board). President Cayuga Heights Parent-Teachers Association, 2001-2002.
Newsletter editor Ithaca High School Parent-Teachers Association, since 2001. Leader Girl Scouts, since 1991. Chair equity committee Boynton Middle School Parent-Teachers Association, 1997-2001, chairman communications committee, since 2003.
Advisory Cayuga Heights School, literary magazine, 1996-2002. Board directors Cornell Alumni Federation, Ithaca Public Education Initiative. Council representative 1997-2005, development committee chair, since 2004, Ithaca Parent-Teachers Association, since 1996.
Member Cornell Council, since 2003. Member American Association of University Women (chair educational equity Ithaca branch, event coordinator Sister to Sister, since 2000), Cornell Alumni Federation (communications chair), Tompkins Girls Hockey Association (vice president 2002-2005, secretary 2001-2002, secretary communications 06-).
Married Bradley R. Grainger, August 18, 1979. Children: Aileen, Maura, Erin.