Meet a Member: Mary Scott
Each year the NFPW Education Fund awards First Timer Grants covering registration costs to attend the NFPW annual conference. The grants are offered to encourage members who have never attended a conference before to participate in a conference. The first person to apply and receive a First Timer Grant this year is new member Mary Scott. She is a member of Missouri Professional Communicators. I hope everyone will take the time to get to know her now and welcome her to the conference in Alabama. Meet another unique and unbelievable member, Mary Scott.
Name: Mary Scott
City and State: St. Louis, MO
Mary Scott
Affiliate and any leadership positions: Missouri Professional Communicators
Years a member of NFPW: one
Tell us a little about you.
My mother was “Lois Lane” and I’ve been telling stories since I was little. Now I do it with sound and pictures in the form of video. Wanting to go deeper, getting the “real” story, was a skill I learned early & it helped me raise 3 kids as well as get an Emmy nomination.
I really love hearing stories, particularly about new fields or women in non-traditional roles, then retelling those stories in shorter, more compelling ways for websites or social media. I have a “backstage pass to the World” and I love using it.
Any career advice you would give?
Don’t ever say,”no” to yourself; that’s someone else’s job.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I would love to be a lie detector.
If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
Central Park West in New York
What would people be surprised to learn about you?
I was a USO entertainer for three months after college.
I brought my 22 hour old baby to a Board of Education meeting in 1985.
Why is your affiliate and NFPW important to you?
Women look at things differently, and talking with each other broadens the picture even more. I love getting new insights from other journalists here.
Way to follow you on a website, twitter, Facebook, etc.
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