Mary Evans

Mary Evans is a learning-centered leader whose career has focused on global education and workforce development. She recently joined McKinstry as a Senior Functional Training Program Manager and was previously the Director of Grant Solutions at World Vision, leading grant management and compliance focused capacity building for staff and partners around the world.  Before moving to Washington, Mary spent more than a decade with the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Scholarship Program, managing educational and public diplomacy initiatives across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada. Her experience includes leadership development, cross-cultural facilitation, partnership building, and program design. She is particularly interested in how global issues are experienced by local communities and how institutions can collaborate more effectively to address shared challenges. Mary holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University and is fully proficient in Spanish. Outside of work, she enjoys birding, gardening, swimming, and exploring the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest with her boots and binoculars.