MARY PORTER GREEN,
C-ZONE FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
 Mary
Porter Green is Founder and President of Curiosity Zone, Co-founder of
Ever Wonder Records,
and a frequently sought speaker on the topics of curiosity and
innovative thinking. Mary wonders about everything, and puts
her child-like sensibility into all that she does.
A product of Fairfax County Public
Schools and their challenging programs for gifted kids, Mary was
inspired to create Curiosity Zone so that the same type of gifted
programming would be available to all kids. Though Curiosity
Zone programs have a specific science focus, they also focus on the
innovative, creative, higher-level thinking skills that kids are
exposed to in gifted programs -- which are keys to success in
science and technology in the 21st century.
Mary’s previous work
experience includes practicing law in the areas of securities and
antitrust litigation;
creation, design and build of an $18 million website project for a
publicly traded Internet company;
extensive writing projects;
and consulting work in
the area of market research and product development.
Mary was named Loudoun County’s
Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005. She has served on Loudoun
County’s Economic Development Commission since 2008 and on the Board
of Advisors for the Florida Virtual School since 2009. Though
Curiosity Zone currently has only one location, she dreams of a day
when kids from coast to coast will be up to their elbows in hands-on
science.
Mary was a Virginia Scholar and Echols Scholar at the University of Virginia
and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. She also
received her law degree from the University of Virginia, where she
was an editor of the Virginia Law Review. Mary
lives in Leesburg, Virginia with her husband, two stepchildren,
two dogs and a hamster.
The kitchen is rarely
clean, muddy tracks are common, and there is always something
curious (and often alive) on the counter.
Read Mary's blog
now.
Contact:
For more information, please contact Mary Porter Green at
703-723-9949 or mary@curiosityzone.com.
More about Mary's presentations on
curiosity and innovation:
"I heard
several positive comments throughout the day about your
presentation. I simply want to reiterate how glad I am you
accepted our invitation. You really did a nice job tying
together United Way and curiosity. You will be as pleased as
we are with the Free Lance-Star article that appeared in
today's edition, front page Region section. [We] think the
article is one of the best [they have] written about
Rappahannock United Way." -- Stephen Batsche,
President, Rappahannock United Way, Inc.
"Mary Porter possesses the rare
ability to engage an audience and deliver meaningful content
that inspires people to act. As a speaker, it is far easier to
amuse then to educate an audience. Mary Porter is the rare
speaker who can do both and the results are simply outstanding.
Captivating, inspiring and impactful are descriptors that truly
signify a successful speaker. Simply put, Mary Porter is that
person." --
Joe Watson, National TV Commentator and Author of "Without
Excuses"
“I love the way Mary combines a
childlike sense of joy and curiosity together with her very
grown-up business savvy in all her presentations. You
simply can't do better.” – Robin Suomi, Executive Director,
Loudoun SBDC
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KEYNOTE
SPEECHES
Mary is a popular speaker on curiosity and innovation.
Her lively talks explain why curiosity drives success, why most
adults have a curiosity deficit, and what you can do to recover
yours by regressing to the passionate, wonder-filled behavior of a
5-year-old. |
Recent Keynotes:
February 5, 2010
Youth First Conference
March 13, 2010
Leadership Conference,
Mary Washington University
TV Appearances:
Let's Talk Live, 11/09-present
ABC NewsChannel 8, Washington D.C.
Next show: 11:00
am,
January 28, 2011
Radio:
radio interview with
Tommy McFly on Mix 107.5
Internet:
Mary's
experiment videos
on monkeysee.com
Contact Mary:
mary@
curiosityzone.com
703-723-9949
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