Mary Bennett grew up in the state of Michigan and attended the University of Michigan where she earned a B.A. in Women's Studies. After participating in a number of diverse clubs and activities during her undergraduate experience, she believed pursuing a Master's in higher education would be a natural fit given her affinity for student groups and her understanding of their important role on a college campus. She graduated from Miami University's College Student Personnel program and worked there initially to provide academic advising to students in the honors program. She then began work in the Alumni Association, focusing on constituent group programming and special event planning. The next step led her to a fundraising role for Miami and, following, Wright State University.

Mary joined the McCullough-Hyde/TriHealth team in 2014 where she could continue very similar work in building relationships on behalf of the hospital. In her role as Chief Development Officer for the McCullough Hyde Foundation, she is responsible for ensuring there are ongoing investments for Team Member education, and for the purchase of equipment and support of services for the communities the hospital serves. She enjoys working with prospects and donors to connect them with projects that are important to them. Mary is excited to extend the Foundation's reach through the Crescendo platform in offering more resources to make the donor experience easy and enjoyable.

Janet Shirley was born and raised in Indianapolis. She earned a B.A. in English from Xavier University where she pursued additional interests such as cross-country and chamber music. After graduation, Janet joined the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra and worked in the medical field, starting her own small, medical supply company. She would later come to enjoy raising her family in Columbia, SC and New Haven, CT before settling in Oxford, OH in 2004.

In the last several years, Janet has developed strong connections with Miami University and other worthy community establishments that have been an excellent rostrum in her development position at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital|TriHealth where she has been a Team Member since 2014. Her strong engagement and presence in the community has nurtured the building and maintaining of long-term relationships, thus enabling fundraising efforts for McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital|TriHealth. This has helped to nurture a strong presence for giving and will enhance our platform through Crescendo. These efforts have also resulted in many important capital purchases for the hospital and community-engagement projects. Janet also assists the Oxford Community Arts Center and the Oxford Swim and Dive Team with their respective philanthropic efforts. She strongly believes in the importance of McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital|TriHealth, its role in healthy living in the community, and its strong future.