Mary Beaty
BEd, MLS,
Chaplain, HS, AHA.

info@weddingsofnewyork.com
Phone: 718-312-8424

 
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SKILLS, EXPERIENCE 

HUMANIST CLERGY

Since 2001, accredited as a Humanist Chaplain by the Humanist Society of the American Humanist Association, Washington, D.C. NGO representative for the AHA at the United Nations. Legally certified to perform marriage ceremonies in New York City and the State of New York.

LIBRARY & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Librarian. Collection development, print and non-print; networked and online. Instruction: information skills, print and electronic searching. Subject selector for humanities, women's studies, art, international literature, education, literacy, history of science, multicultural and multilingual materials. Resource coordinator for New York Cares Community Resource Center, Rockefeller Center. Community information specialist, NYCares.

ONLINE MEDIA

Online and database research, HTML, DTP, databases (Access, Filemaker). Website helpdesk manager, write and edit HTML newsletters. Consultant for non-profit websites. Webmaster/blogger Cebo.org, United Nations NGO. Industry Canada Best Practices Citation for Library website. Consultancy provided outsourced research and editing for private clients.

HUMAN RESOURCES,
MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Senior manager. Policy, planning, service development, budget. Board municipal and legislative liaison. HR: negotiating labor contracts, training, deployment. Outreach: advocacy, public relations campaigns. Volunteer management, recruitment and training. Manage 35,000 volunteers, recruit and train 8,000 volunteers annually. Zenger-Millar Management Certification. NYAVA Certification

PUBLIC RELATIONS & PROGRAM DELIVERY

Performer, speaker, trainer, lobbyist. Developed and presented 5,000 public programs, 400 workshops for 15 Boards of Education, Universities, Colleges, Library and Education Associations. Organized publicity campaigns, cultural events and outreach programs to all age and socioeconomic groups. Conduct public training sessions for thousands of annual recruits, conduct staff training and recruit and train outreach speakers. Extensive experience with community group presentations. Storyteller, Puppeteer and musical performer.

JOURNALISM/PUBLISHING

Performances, interviews, community outreach on national and regional radio and television. Web columnist. Print: Novel: George Johnson's War, Douglas & McIntyre, May, 2002. Journals: 250+ articles on literature, arts, sociology, computing, electronic media. Received Kenneth R. Wilson Gold Award, Canadian Business Press Association, for best regularly published column.

EDUCATION

New York Association of Volunteer Administrators (NYAVA)

Professional Administrator's Course

2005

NEW SCHOOL, NEW YORK

Computer skills, including DTP, Quark

2001

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE/

Information Systems, Programming

1998

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

M.L.S.

1975

UNIVERSITY OF ABERYSTWYTH
International School of Librarianship

M.L.S. International School Course

1974

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

B.A. (Hons) B.Ed. (Hons)

1969

CAREER

SENIOR MANAGER, VOLUNTEER RELATIONS

New York Cares
NYcares.org New York, NYC

2004-2007

COORDINATOR

Community Resource Center
New York Cares, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC

2001-2004

RESEARCH CONSULTANT

Electric Librarian: Research, Editing services

1997-present

KINGSTON-FRONTENAC
PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

Senior Manager, Acting CEO, Coordinator of Branches, Children's and Youth Services

1980-1998

TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Assistant Branch Head

1975-1980

RYERSON POLYTECHNIC UNIV.
UNIV.OF TORONTO, Music Library
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART

Circulation

Circulation

Law Bibliographer

Art Cataloguer, Reference

1968-1974


REFERENCES
Professional references and character references provided upon request. However, you may contact Deborah Defoe, Chief Librarian of the Kingston-Frontenac Public Library, MaryBeth Holman, Director of Volunteers, International Center at New York, 50 W 23rd Street, or Cathy Hertz, Director of Volunteer Relations, New York Cares, 212-228-50


ASSOCIATIONS, ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Humanist Chaplain, Humanist Society, HS, AHA (Ordained Clergy)
Chaplain, All Seasons Church, Ontario Canada.

Webmaster and Moderator, CEBO.org, Council of Ethics Based Organizations, UN

National Writer's Union (NWU) member