Impactful, results driven communication fuels Mary’s passion for writing coaching.  As a writing coach consultant at YouTube and with over 20 years experience teaching writing and critical thinking at the College Level, Mary supports writers from all backgrounds with diverse skill sets and goals. Her most recent conference at the American Library Association focused on how Linked Data might be leveraged in information communities. As president of the Special Library Association at San Jose State University, she planned, organized and managed over 20 online conference events. Stints at HP Labs and Wikimedia and her PhD in English and Masters in Library Information Science, make Mary uniquely positioned to work with writers across technology fields.