Mary’s focus over the last few years has been to develop York's first ever institutional campaign.  York Unlimited: the Campaign for York will raise £120M, unlock 120,000 volunteer hours and capture the insights of York graduates around the world via the innovative York Asks project. The Campaign is seeking to develop major philanthropy,  extend York's community fundraising and includes York's first global Giving Day. 

Her fundraising career began ten years ago at Newcastle University where she became Deputy Director of Development, and which she left in 2011 to take up the position of Director of Development and Alumni Engagement at the University of York. Prior to fundraising for higher education Mary spent ten years working in sales and began her career as a graduate trainee with Selfridges.

Mary has an MSc in Charity Marketing and Fundraising from the Centre for Charity Effectiveness, Cass Business School, and is a fully certified member of the Institute of Fundraising Management.