Mary McKSchmidt

Mary McKSchmidt is a published author, photographer, newspaper columnist, and former sports editor. At age fifty-three, she gave up her position as a president with Baxter International to pursue her passion: building the political will necessary to clean up and protect the Great Lakes. She appears frequently as a public speaker throughout West Michigan and posts monthly at marymckschmidt.com.

Mary co-authors Miracle Within Small Things with her mother, Jane McKinney. Jane is the author of nine books, including a children’s book, a memoir on motherhood, a collection of essays, and six books of poetry. The mother of six children, she was the Director of Public Information for the East Lansing School District for eighteen years and a pioneer in the use of cable television in education, for which she won several awards. Her most recent book, Joy in My Heart, was published in 2022, the year she turned ninety-six.