Events & Engagements
Speaking Engagements
Mary is currently accepting invitations for speaking engagements and appearances. Whether planning a conference, workshop, panel discussion, or special event, she brings expertise, insight, and an engaging presentation style to every occasion.
Her signature topics include:
- Finding Your Path with Intention
- Doing Well and Doing Good
- Cue the Ballyhoo: Creating a Life of Impact and Joy
- Aging Gratefully: How to Flourish in Retirement
- Presentations drawn from her historical research
Mary has presented to a wide range of corporate, community, and industry groups, including REACH Women’s Organization, Event Solutions, Meeting Professionals International, CREW, and the North Carolina Conference for Women.
Strategic Consulting
With a passion for the arts, history, education, and social issues around equity and access, Mary offers strategic counsel and innovative problem solving to her clients. She partners with organizations to design constituent engagement programs, develop unique approaches for new initiatives, and deliver thought-provoking content tailored to each audience.
Scholarly Presentations
“To Stand with and For Humanity: A Public Conversation” Slavery, Race and Memory Project Virtual Panel, Wake Forest University, November 19, 2020
“Pious Ambitions: Sally Wait’s Mission South,” Virtual Conference, Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs, October 9-10, 2020
“Complicity and Complexity: Facing Unbearable Truths in North Carolina, Universities Studying Slavery Webinar Panel, October 1, 2020
“Pious Ambitions: Sally Wait’s Mission South,” Guest Lecture, Introduction to Religion, Wake Forest Dept of Religion, April 20, 2020
“Sally Wait, Slavery, and Wake Forest College,” Guest Lecture, Bio Colonial Architecture, Wake Forest University Art Department, February 4, 2020
“Soon Fades the Flower: The Courtship of Sarah Merriam and Samuel Wait in the Second Great Awakening,” Z. Smith Reynolds Library Lecture Series, Wake Forest University September 14, 2017
Community Presentations
“Sally Wait: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How One Woman Shaped the Founding of Wake Forest, Virtual Homecoming Back to the Classroom Lecture, October 19, 2020
“Sally Wait: North Carolina Bound,” SalemTowne Retirement Community, Winston-Salem, N.C., October 10, 2019
“Who Do You Think You Are: Researching Family History,” Wake Women’s Weekend, Wake Forest University, March 1, 2019
“Sally Wait: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How One Woman Shaped the Founding of Wake Forest, Wake Forest Alumni Community, Nashville, TN, January 23, 2019
“Books, Bonnets, and Balls: Mrs. Wait Goes to Washington,” SalemTowne Retirement Community, Winston-Salem, NC, September 19, 2018
“Sally Wait: Piety and Purpose in the Pursuit of Passion,” SalemTowne Retirement Community, Winston-Salem, NC, August 16, 2017
“Being Baptist: One 19th Century Woman’s Story,” 60th Anniversary of Knollwood Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC, November 29, 2016
Ready to Connect?
To discuss your upcoming event and explore how Mary can contribute to its success, please reach out through our contact page. Include details about your event, preferred dates, and any specific topics or themes you’d like to explore.
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