Mary Poole

Mary D. Poole has established an unparalleled reputation based on high standards, personal integrity, public service, and a commitment to others. Her contributions and accomplishments have made her one of the most respected and admired people in our community—and an influential role model to many of us.

Mary is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota and has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of New Mexico. For sixteen years, she managed Marketing and Development operations for the Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation. She has recently retired from Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners where she served for nine years as Senior Partner for Research and Studies. Mary strongly believes businesses, for profit and non-profit, cannot be motivated solely for profit, but rather that their overall intentions must be socially responsible. She integrates this philosophy into her life as an individual, a volunteer and an employee.

Balancing her professional life with multiple volunteer activities, Mary has served as International President of the Association of Junior Leagues, Board Member and Chair of the Development Committee of Albuquerque Academy, Chair of the University of New Mexico Foundation, and President of Albuquerque Community Foundation. Mary Poole is a past Chair of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and is a Fellow in AHP, the highest accreditation in the field.

Honesty, integrity, intellect and a creative understanding of individuals and their organizations are but a few of the qualities that Mary displays in her every action. She has successfully blended voluntarism with a professional life distinguished by using her talents in behalf of philanthropic endeavors. Her colleagues, mentors and the many people whose lives she has touched respect her astute ability to strategize the correct and most compassionate solution to any problem.