MARY ALSTON
MARY ALSTON
Mary is the Administrative Assistant to all the FBI consultants. Prior to FBI, she spent 20 years with Macy’s in New York City. She served as a Financial Analyst for Visual Merchandising, Broadcast, and Marketing, Executive Assistant to the Chief Creative Officer for Marketing and Broadcast, and in Macy’s Corporate Visual Merchandising, Marketing, and Annual Events department. Also at Macy’s, Mary volunteered on the Annual Events committee, 4th of July Fireworks team, and the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Mary is passionate about community service and volunteers at her local Rescue Mission assisting with food preparation and feeding the less fortunate.
Mary is married with two adult daughters, four grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Bloomfield Liberal Arts College, Bloomfield, New Jersey and her Teaching Certification from Wake Tech Community College, Raleigh, NC.
Recent Posts
Is Stress Always Bad?
This week’s vlog is another counterintuitive one and, thankfully, the last in a very short series. If we’re brutally honest with ourselves, we must admit that construction is a very stressful industry. There is unrelenting pressure to get jobs done on time and on...
Is Pessimism Good for You?
Let’s start with a caveat: Pessimism should probably NOT be your default setting if you want to be successful in the construction business. Cockeyed optimists like Wayne might dismiss or rebel at the idea that pessimism can be a positive. Isn’t it a drag on creativity...
Leadership Versus Management: What’s the Difference?
Is leadership synonymous with management? If not, what’s the difference? And in what ways do they overlap? Does your construction company need both to prosper? Of course it does! But to be truly successful, senior leaders need to make sure they’re delivering plenty...