Background
Abshire, Mary Young was born on January 10, 1952 in El Campo, Texas, United States. Daughter of Robert Joshua and Virginia Berniece (Braden) Young.
dietitian small business owner
Abshire, Mary Young was born on January 10, 1952 in El Campo, Texas, United States. Daughter of Robert Joshua and Virginia Berniece (Braden) Young.
Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition, University Texas, 1973.
Dietetic trainee, University Texas Sys. Cancer Center-M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1974-1975; regional dietary consultant, National Living Centers Inc., Victoria, Texas, 1975-1977; quality assurance dietitian, National Living Centers Inc., Houston, 1977-1978; corporation dietitian, dietary coordinator, National Living Centers Inc., Houston, 1978-1981; restaurant owner, operator, Virginia Young, Inc., El Campo, Texas, 1980-1986; independent consultant, El Campo, 1981-1988; vice president nutrition and dietary services, The Arboretum Group, Inc., Victoria, 1988-1994; owner, president, Abshire & Associations, Inc., El Campo, since 1994.
Member of Tex Health Care Association (certificates and standards committee, peer review committee 1978-1981), Texas Consultant Dietitians in Health-Care Facilities (chair elect/chair 1990-1991), Dietitians in Health- Care Facilities, Nutrition Entrepreneurs Practice Group, Gerontological Nutritionists Practice Group, Texas Consultant Gerontological Dietitians Practice Group (chair-elect/chair 1996-1997), American Dietetic Association (registered dietitian), Omicron Nu, Beta Sigma Phi.
Married Russell John Abshire, June 22, 1978. Children: Russell Braden, Marissa Michelle, Ryan Ross.