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Mary Wood, PMP

Examiner · DISC type cs
Managing Director, International Programs at Virginia Economic Development Partnership
📍 Greater Richmond Region, United States

Mary Wood is the Managing Director of International Programs at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, where she has worked for over a decade. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), she leads a team focused on international trade development. Colleagues describe her as diligent, insightful, efficient, and an excellent project manager.

Mary has a demonstrated interest in global cultures, having studied Hispanic and European Studies in Spain and served as an International Research Fellow in Ecuador during her university years. This international experience underpins her professional focus on global trade and program management.

Her teams work was recently recognized with the President’s “E Star” Award, the nations highest honor for export service.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Managing Director, International Programs
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Richmond Region, United States
Personality Overview

How Mary shows up

Unexpressive
Late Adopter
Status Quo Seeker

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.

Priorities

Topics Mary cares about

International Trade
Leads programs at VEDP to help Virginia businesses grow international sales, contributing to her team earning the presidential “E Star” Award for export service.
Process Optimization
She streamlined grant submissions by launching an online portal and transformed performance tracking by creating new Salesforce dashboards for her division.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Managing Director, International Programs
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
7-2017 - 11-2021
International Program Manager
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
4-2013 - 7-2017
International Events Manager
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
11-2012 - 1-2013
Global Research Manager (Interim)
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
10-2011 - 4-2013
International Marketing Specialist
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
In the press

Media appearances

Mary Wood – Profile. Featured in Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP)
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Mary Wood – Virginia Economic Development Partnership – The Org. Featured in The Org
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Education
2015 - 2017
Master of Nonprofit Studies
University of Richmond
2007 - 2011
BSBA
University of Richmond
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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