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Merry Ann T.
Wright
(Mrs. Lawrence F. Wright)
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President General
National Society Daughters
of the American Revolution |
Merry Ann T. Wright was elected as the President General
of the National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution for the term of 2010-2013 at the 119th DAR
Continental Congress, the annual convention, in July
2010. Wright has been a DAR member for 43 years with a
distinguished service and professional background. She
comes into the role after serving the National Society
at every level, including being one of the first
Presidents General to have also served on the NSDAR
professional staff. These positions give her a unique
understanding and expertise of management of this
multi-faceted membership organization.
Wright grew up in New Woodstock, New York, and now
resides in Leland, North Carolina with her husband
Lawrence F. Wright. She is the mother of two sons and
two stepsons and grandmother of four.
Mrs.
Wright attended
Franklin College of Indiana and University of the South
in Sewanee, Tennessee. Her career has included,
among other things, serving in the roles of Development
Director, NSDAR; President and CEO of the American Lung
Association of Mid-New York; and as a French teacher.
In addition to Wright’s extensive DAR service, she is
also very active in her church and community, including
serving on boards of local charities and being a past
member of the Rotary Club and Association of Fund
Raising Professionals.
Wright was the first NSDAR Director of Development,
being recruited by the organization to launch its first
development department in 1998. She served in that
position for nine years, building the foundation of
successful funding initiatives that thrive today. Prior
to that, Wright served as the Chief Executive Officer
and President of the American Lung Association of
Mid-New York in ten upstate New York counties for 13
years after serving for three years as their Development
and Public Relations Director.
Wright retired as the NSDAR Director of Development in
order to assume the second highest volunteer leadership
position in the organization, the NSDAR First Vice
President General, from 2007-2010. Her additional
extensive national leadership service in the Daughters
of the American Revolution include 12 years on the
National Board of Management (the governing board of the
Society), eight different national chairmanships, and
four different national vice chairmanships.
This varied executive experience gave her liaison and
oversight over such key committees of the Society as
Public Relations and Media, the annual convention of
DAR, Development, Long Range Planning, Personnel,
Investment, Finance, and Special Projects and Events.
She also spent six years on the Technology Advisory
Committee, which was a driving force behind the
digitization of millions of the National Society’s
genealogical records.
She has distinguished service in New York State,
including serving as State Regent of New York, as well
as many other state offices and chairmanships. She was
twice honored as the DAR New York Outstanding Junior and
was named one of eight division finalists for National
Outstanding Junior of the year.
Additionally, Mrs. Wright is a member of Kappa Delta Pi,
and is listed in 1979 edition of Outstanding Young Women
of America.
Memberships
* National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
(Honorary
President General)
* National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots
* National Gavel Society
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