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Mary Shipsey Gunn joined the Foundation in 1995. She is currently program manager based in Pueblo, Colorado. Mary manages a responsive community-focused program that makes grants to benefit residents of Pueblo County, Colorado, the birthplace of David Packard. She works with a board of up to eight local advisors who serve as a review panel for all Pueblo grants. She also conducts training for the advisory board, works with them to ensure that recommendations are for appropriate use and in compliance with Packard Foundation policies, and facilitates the work of nonprofits, boards, and other collaborations in Pueblo.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Mary worked for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as a program assistant in education.
Mary is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Santa Clara University. She has completed graduate coursework in counseling psychology from John F. Kennedy University and is currently enrolled in an MBA program at the Hasan School of Business at Colorado State University, Pueblo. | 