Mary Welch is a freelance writer for the
Atlanta Journal Constitution, Dawson Times, Plan Your Meeting magazine, and
Atlanta Business magazine. Previously, she held many positions with Leader Publishing, including editor-in-chief of
Atlanta Woman, editor of
Business to Business magazine, and editor of
Catalyst magazine. As editor of
Business to Business, she assigned, edited, and conceptualized a series that was awarded Silver in the 2005 GAMMA Awards for Best Series. Welch was a reporter for the
Atlanta Business Chronicle for eight years and freelanced for publications including
Glamour, Advertising Age, South, Georgia Trend, and
Oz. From 2000 to 2003, she served as vice president of media relations for Bank of America, during which time she authored
Forever Green: A History and Hope of the American Forest with Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell.