Marianna Bartholomew has a diverse work experience spanning several years. Marianna co-founded Sign Artist Inc. in 2018 and serves as the Vice President of Communications. Prior to that, they worked at Shalom World starting in 2015, where they held various roles including Writer, Outreach Coordinator, and Voiceover Artist. Marianna also served as the Program Coordinator at Shalom World from 2019 to 2020. As the Founder and President of Holy Family Relief since 2011, Marianna managed and led the organization. Marianna has also worked as a Writer and Editor at Finer Fields Publishing since 1994. Other notable roles include being a Podcaster for Catholic Vitamins from 2012 to 2017, Worldview Wednesday Correspondent for CatholicMom.com from 2012 to 2017, and a Contributor to Catholic Womanhood for Catholic News Agency from 2011 to 2014. At EXTENSION Magazine, Marianna began as a Staff Writer and later became the Managing Editor. Marianna transitioned to freelance work in 2008 but continued writing for EXTENSION until about 2009. Finally, they had an internship at the National Employee Services and Recreation Association in 1987.
Marianna Bartholomew obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in English, with a concentration in Writing, Philosophy, and Art from DePaul University. Prior to that, they attended Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois. Additionally, they completed an internship at the National Museum of American Art, which was conducted at the Smithsonian Institution. This internship focused on curatorial studies. No specific start or end year was provided for the internship.
February, 2018 - present