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Mary L. Bennett, MBA, CIA, CEC Mary is a well known national speaker on topics related to the development of female leaders in the accounting profession. For the past twenty five years Mary Bennett has been a practicing client services consultant in the accounting profession. Mary has spent the majority of these years with a top ten global Firm at the partner level where she led practice areas, office locations, and large engagements consulting with clients in financial services internal audit, enterprise risk management and organizational development. Mary is an expert in Women's Leadership Initiatives, Diversity & Inclusiveness Programs, Succession Planning and Leadership Development. Mary is the founder of MLBennett Consulting and now works full time as a consultant to organizations and a coach to individuals within these firms. Mary also serves as a small business and life coach to women leaders. Mary has won several awards for her work in making a difference: Women of the Year, ASWA; Presidential Citation Award, AWSCPA; Torchbearers Award, Indiana Commission of Women; and more. Mary has worked with hundreds of Firms and thousands of leaders on mentoring, career/life integration, skill building, developmental coaching, executive development, emerging leader training, coaches training, women's initiatives and much more. Mary has been active in many charitable organizations over the years and is currently serving on the finance committee of the YWCA of Asheville, NC. She is also the current chair of the AICPA Women's Initiatives Executive Committee. Mary has been married for 28 years and is the mother of three grown children. She is also soon to be a grandmother. |