Mary Morten
President, Morten Group
Mary Morten is the President of Morten Group (MG), a national consulting firm established in November 2001 to focus on clients in the nonprofit, for profit, and foundation fields. Morten Group is comprised of a multi racial, cross generational group of professionals—an intentional component of our business model. The firm focuses on diversity, racial equity and inclusion, executive placements, research and organizational development. Mary recently launched her own podcast on non profits, foundations and equity and inclusion topics, “Gathering Ground” which can be found on itunes, Spotify and just about wherever you find your podcasts.
Mary is a past Director of the Office of Violence Prevention for the Chicago Department of Public Health. In this position, Mary was responsible for the citywide implementation of the violence prevention plan: Prevent Violence! Chicago. Prior to this position, Mary was an appointee for Mayor Richard M. Daley in the Commission on Human Relations. Previous positions include Associate Director, Interim Executive Director and Board President of Chicago Foundation for Women, the region’s largest women’s fund.
Selected recognitions include: in the Fall of 2019 Mary was profiled as one of the “50 Faces of Civil Rights” at the 2019 Chicago Lawyers for Civil Rights annual gala. In 2017 Women in Film FOCUS Award, and a 2014 YWomen Leadership Award from the YWCA of Evanston-Northshore.
Mary holds a B.A. in communications with an emphasis in radio and television from Loyola University Chicago and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Association of Consultants to Nonprofits and the Society for Human Resource Management.
President, Morten Group
Mary Morten is the President of Morten Group (MG), a national consulting firm established in November 2001 to focus on clients in the nonprofit, for profit, and foundation fields. Morten Group is comprised of a multi racial, cross generational group of professionals—an intentional component of our business model. The firm focuses on diversity, racial equity and inclusion, executive placements, research and organizational development. Mary recently launched her own podcast on non profits, foundations and equity and inclusion topics, “Gathering Ground” which can be found on itunes, Spotify and just about wherever you find your podcasts.
Mary is a past Director of the Office of Violence Prevention for the Chicago Department of Public Health. In this position, Mary was responsible for the citywide implementation of the violence prevention plan: Prevent Violence! Chicago. Prior to this position, Mary was an appointee for Mayor Richard M. Daley in the Commission on Human Relations. Previous positions include Associate Director, Interim Executive Director and Board President of Chicago Foundation for Women, the region’s largest women’s fund.
Selected recognitions include: in the Fall of 2019 Mary was profiled as one of the “50 Faces of Civil Rights” at the 2019 Chicago Lawyers for Civil Rights annual gala. In 2017 Women in Film FOCUS Award, and a 2014 YWomen Leadership Award from the YWCA of Evanston-Northshore.
Mary holds a B.A. in communications with an emphasis in radio and television from Loyola University Chicago and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Association of Consultants to Nonprofits and the Society for Human Resource Management.