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Peter Lewis
Ubique Editor and Subscription System Manager. Interim Director.

Maria V. Rosa
Comptroller and Office Manager.

Mary Lynne Bird
Executive Director Emerita.

Mary Lynne Bird served as the Executive Director of the American Geographical Society from 1983 to October 2010, when she retired from active duty. She came to the position from having served on research staffs at the Center for Research in Personality at Harvard University, the Center for International Studies at Princeton University, the School of International Affairs at Columbia University, the Twentieth Century Fund, and the Council on Foreign Relations. She was a Program Officer for the Executive Council on Foreign Diplomats and then Development Director for the Institute for World Order, Development Director for the Fund for Peace—which at the time included the Center for Defense Information—and Development Director for Engender Health (an international family planning agency). Along the way she has done fundraising consulting for the Federation of American Scientists and reviewed books for the New York Times. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a Trustee of the Institute for Current World Affairs, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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