Virginia Mary Swain

Background

Swain, Virginia Mary was born on June 8, 1943 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Daughter of Robert Burrough and Joan (Wood) Swain.

Education

Associate of Arts, Colby Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire, 1963. Master of Arts in Community Building in Organizations, Lesley University, 1993.

Career

Teacher United States Peace Corps, West Africa, 1964-1966. Personnel manager Pepperidge Farm Mail Order Company, Clinton, Connecticut, 1975-1981. Sales coordinator International Salt, Essex, 1981-1984.

Director marketing Mercy Center, Madison, 1984-1986. Director public relations, marketing Wainwright House, Rye, New York, 1986. Independent consultant international peacemaking and conflict resolution Old Lyme, Connecticut, since 1986.

Co-founder Center for Global Community & World Law, since 1993. Republican non-governmental organization to United Nations, New York City, 1991, Global Mediation and Reconciliation Service, since 1992. Member Communications Coord committee, Congress for a More Democratic United Nations, 1991.

Delegate Earth Summit, United Nations Conference on Environmental and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992. Representative Association World Citizens at the United Nations. Delegate United Nations World Social Summit, Copenhagen, 1995.

Founder, director Institute for Global Leadership, 2001. Founder Global Mediation and Reconciliation Service, 2003.

Achievements

• Virginia M. Swain has been listed as a noteworthy education consultant, executive, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Facilitator, consultant American Cancer Society, New London, Connecticut, 1991. Member Executive Committee Coalition for Strong United Nations, Boston, since 1993. Member ACA, American Association Specialists in Group Work, American Association Religions/Value Issues in Counseling, National Career Development Association, United Nations Comm.

Non-Government Agency, Greater Boston Orgnl. Development Network, New York Orgnl. Development Network, Spiritual Dirs.

International, New England Holistic Counselors Association.

Interests

• Tennis, walking, travel, reading, bicycling.

Connections

Daughter of Robert Burrough and Joan (Wood) S. M. Thomas Edward Cone III, May 20, 1964 (divorced 1974). 1 child, Thomas Edward Cone IV.

M. Joseph Preston Baratta, January 1, 1995.

Father:

Robert Burrough Swain

Mother:

Joan (Wood) Swain

Spouse:

Thomas Edward Cone III

Spouse:

Joseph Preston Baratta

child:

Thomas Edward Cone IV Swain