Patricia Ann Maley

Background

Patricia Ann was born on December 25, 1955 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Daughter of James Alfred and Frances Louise (Fenimore) Maley.

Education

Associate of Arts, Cecil Community College, 1973. Bachelor, University Delaware, 1975. Master of Arts, University Delaware, 1981.

Career

University Delaware fellow, 1976-1977. Analyst economic development City of Wilmington, 1977-1978, evaluation specialist, 1978-1980, planner II mayor's office, 1980-1986, consultant preservation, 1986-1987.

Consultant cultural resources M.A.A.R. Inc., Newark, Delaware,1987. Director Belle Meade Mansion, Nashville, 1987-1988. Mayoral appointment as member Planned Approach to Community Health, Wilmington, task force for Wilmington Enterprise Community Health Benchmarking Project. Director of planning and development Children's Bureau of Delaware, Wilmington, 1988.

Principal preservation planner Environmental Management Center, Brandywine Conservancy, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 1988-1992. American Institute of Certified Planners, 1991. Planning consultant, 1992-1995. Design Review and Preservation Commission coordinator Wilmington Department of Planning, since 1995. Senior Planner, design & review, since 2000. Trained and served as Climate Reality Project presenter/lecturer (2006, Nashville, TN) and mentor (2012, San Francisco, CA).

Achievements

• Achievements include the development of code sections for Wilmington city code for city historic districts and neighborhood conservation districts, as well as researching and getting multiple districts designated by the city council.
  
  Professionally, one of her achievements while serving as chapter president included moving the Delaware State Chapter of the American Planning Association into the practice of requiring continuing education credits of members to maintain the AICP status in order to meet national requirements.
  
  Contributing photographer Americans City Halls, 1984. Author numerous National Register nominations, 1980-1986, 1988.

Politics

Fiscal conservative. Already served over 30 years as a public servant.

Views

Deeply concerned about global warming as it impacts every breathing entity on this planet - it is NOT a partisan issue.

Membership

President, founder Haynes Park Civic Association, Wilmington, 1977-1980. Photographer Biden United States Senate Campaign, New Castle County, Delaware, 1984. Secretary parish council Our Lady Fatima Roman Catholic Church, 1985-1986, choir director, 1983-1987.

Member committee on design & renovation of worship spaces Diocese of Wilmington, also member Diocesan committee on music. Board of directors, Delaware Children's Theatre.

Director of Music Ministries St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish, Bear, Delaware, 1988 - present, director of adult and children's choirs, train volunteer musicians in several languages, member long range planning committee for parish anniversary.

Choir director, employee Christmas choir City of Wilmington, 2010.

Member of Delaware Institute for Planning and Design (board directors since 2002, vice president 2004), New Castle County (Delaware) Board Realtors.

Delaware Institute of Planning and Design - Board Member, then Vice President until organization was disbanded when 2 of the 3 founding organizations withdrew.

American Planning Association (executive committee Delaware chapter 1997, chapter treasurer 1997—2005, chapter vice president 2005-2007, regional conference organizer 2006 & 2010, chapter president 2008-2010).

Old Swedes' Foundation (National Landmark Site/ First State National Park) - appointed to Board of Managers 2018, elected Treasurer 2019.

MEMBERSHIPS - American Institute Certified Planners (certified planner), National Trust History Preservation, Delaware Historical Society, National Pastoral Musicians Association, Pi Sigma Alpha.

Personality

It's not all about me.

It's not all about you, either.

We have a planet to share, and a lot of people to take care of.

IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER IF WE WORKED TOGETHER.

Interests

• Genealogy research, photography, teaching music, singing, piano, cello, swimming, travel, desktop publishing, alternative medicine studies, cats, dogs and most 4-footed critters, teaching natural medicine

• Philosophers & Thinkers

  Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stephen Hawking

• Politicians

  Eleanor Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter

• Writers

  J.R.R. Tolkien

• Artists

  Van Gogh, Titian

• Sport & Clubs

  Baseball, Ice skating

• Music & Bands

  Strauss, Elton John, Pentatonix

Connections

Married Scott A. Stone, December 7, 1991, Bear DE (divorced June 1994, died September 2019),

Married Charles Peter Hengel, July, 22, 1997, Chestertown, MD.

Father:

James Alfred Maley

Born 6/21/1907

Died 2/19/1977

Mother:

Frances Louise (Fenimore) Maley

born 7/21/1923

died 3/4/2001

Brother:

James Bergan

Older brother by Father's first marriage.

Sister:

Louise Bergan Brown

older sister by father's first marriage

Born January 1932

niece:

Suzanne M. Brown

Louise's oldest child.

Masters degree level OR nurse

nephew:

Robert Brown

Louise's son, my only remaining nephew.

niece:

Cynthia Bergan Swanson

Jim's oldest daughter

niece:

Carrie Bergan Martin

Jim's youngest child. (There was a nephew, James, but he died of heart issues at age 49) .

Brother:

George Patrick Maley

brother, born 12/25/1961 Cecil County, MD, became a Maley in 1966

References

• America's City Halls Contributing photographer and researcher
  1980