For twenty years, Mary Ann Mills has built her career in marketing communications with experience in the areas of event management, strategic planning, cause-related marketing, brand building and media relations.

Ms. Mills spent eight years in New York City with McGrath/Power Associates. As Vice President, she managed an account group that included Reebok International, The Body Shop, TRAVEL & LEISURE Magazine, and Yankelovich Clancy Shulman. She developed strategic long-term public-relations plans creating and coordinating events and launching numerous products and national and grass-roots campaigns.

As Vice President of Marketing for Earth Force, a start-up environmental group for young people, Ms. Mills developed and executed the launch strategy and ongoing outreach efforts with an emphasis on hands-on action events for youth.

Ms. Mills served as Director of Special Events and Public Relations at WashingtonInc. She planned and executed all aspects of event production from fundraising to list production to menu selection and protocol.

For eight years, Ms. Mills and her two partners owned and operated five DC-area The Body Shop stores. Ms. Mills’ focus was event planning, communications, and community outreach.

Ms. Mills lives in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband, Dr. Jason Clay.