WINSTON-SALEM — Catholic Charities recently named Mary Beth Marquard as director of its Piedmont-Triad Regional Office, which serves several counties surrounding the physical office locations in Winston-Salem and Greensboro.
Marquard graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Her work experience includes service as executive director of the Davie County United Way, executive director of Smart Start of Davie County and most recently as development manager for Sunnyside Ministry in Winston-Salem.
Not only does Marquard bring a wealth of professional experience, but she is also deeply involved in the community. Early in her career, she worked at KPOM TV 24 as a production coordinator and coordinated fundraising events/development for WalkAmerica, the March of Dimes, the Special Olympics of North Carolina and Communities in Schools of Wake County.
Marquard has also served on several boards, as chairperson of the Emergency Food & Shelter Program of Davie County, as a member of the Davie County Suicide Prevention Task Force and as a field instructor for the joint UNC-Greensboro and North Carolina A&T social work program.
A lifelong Catholic, she is a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Mocksville.
— David Long