Mary Bates

Mary Bates first joined the Foundation in 1997 as an executive and program assistant to the vice president of the Liberal Arts Colleges program. In 2004, she became a founding member and marketing manager for the Emeriti Retirement Health Solutions Consortium, serving until 2007, when she devoted herself to caring for her family full-time. Ms. Bates returned to the Foundation in 2011, and currently works with grantees in developing new grants. She holds a bachelor's degree in art from Carnegie Mellon University.