About Mary Lydon
Mary Lydon has worked with the private-sector, public-sector and nonprofit organizations and helped all set and achieve goals for new projects and services. She has held leadership roles within several major San Diego organizations and has helped organize and run a large range of successful conferences, workshops, studies, communication campaigns, community planning seminars and educational panels.
Education
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, June 1985, Bachelors of Science
- LEAD San Diego Inc., Class of 1996
- American Society of Association Executives, Certified Association Executive (CAE), 1995
- Harvard Kennedy School, Executive Leadership Program, 2010
Professional and Civic Engagement
- id8 High Academy, Advisory Board for a new high school for downtown San Diego, 2016
- Open House San Diego, Co-chair, a global event focused on bringing architecture to citizens at large, 2016
- Citizens’ Stadium Advisory Group 2015, City of San Diego, Appointed by Mayor Kevin Faulconer
- American Society of Association Executives Member
- City of San Diego Planning Commissioner, Appointed by Mayor Jerry Sanders, 2009 to 2013
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker at the American Planning Association National Conference 2022
- Speaker at southern California universities, national and international conferences including the Aspen Institute’s Creative Arts World Summit in Muscat Oman in 2011
Author
Author of numerous articles for several publications including:
- San Diego Daily Transcript
- Voice of San Diego
- San Diego Union Tribune
- San Diego Business Journal
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