STATUS GROW Communications Consulting Above and Beyond the Status Quo STRATEGIC VISIONING | GRAPHIC FACILITATION EVENT PLANNING | MARKETING     Mary Sue McCarthy is a well-rounded, seasoned manager with hands-on experience and an aptitude for strategic visioning, events planning and marketing and project management. She is a firm believer in finding common ground while honoring diversity and dissent. This belief, coupled with her natural inclination to build alignment and help parties work toward a common goal, prompted Mary Sue to become a student and facilitator of the strategic visioning process and the transformative approach to conflict resolution. Mary Sue has assisted a variety of clients with event planning, fundraising, communications and image building. She also offers extensive experience in facilitated meetings to create marketing plans, raise money, execute special events, and generate publicity. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, her diverse career background has been developed through a variety of positions, including titles such as the Executive Director of Baltimore Operation Sail, the Director of Public Relations for the Pride of Baltimore 11, President of McCarthy Communications, Inc., and Project Manager for the Fish Out of Water Campaign Mary Sue lives in Baltimore with her husband Bill Hopkinson with whom she has climbed all 46 Adirondack High Peaks. In her free time she is often found riding her German Dressage horse named “Friday”. Click here for a Complete Resume