Speaker Biography
Mary Irwin is responsible for building financial support for the Smith College Libraries and raising awareness about its strengths and needs with alums and others. She has managed the operations and activities of the Friends of the Smith College Libraries for 30 years. She works closely with the Dean of Libraries, senior staff and central development on library fundraising projects and donor stewardship, coordinating gifts for all library departments.
Before Smith, she worked in corporate marketing in Paris and New York while also working as a French-English translator. She received her B.A. from Maynooth University in Ireland. Mary has attended ALADN conferences in San Diego, Boston, Fort Worth, Bonita Springs and San Diego.