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GREENLAW CITES HER EXPERIENCE
Greenlaw brings experience to council run
Date published: 4/28/2008 BY EMILY BATTLE Mary Katherine Greenlaw doesn't have a close relative who grew up more than 30 minutes from Fredericksburg. "The history of this town is in my blood," she said. "It's instinctive to me to value it." Greenlaw, 68, says she's running for council because she thinks her service as a planning commissioner, a commercial real estate agent and a volunteer on the boards of a wide variety of city groups gives her a solid base of experience to draw from. She's well-versed in several recent city initiatives. She helped write the Comprehensive Plan--the city's long-term land-use plan, adopted last year--and she says she'd like a seat on council so she can help make sure it's implemented. She was on the committee that created the JumpStart redevelopment plan. She was in the van that City Council members took to Washington, D.C., in 2005 to look at hotels as they sought to bring one downtown. She's on the commission that is planning a riverfront park. But Greenlaw also thinks her experience outside of City Hall will be important. "I sell and lease commercial office buildings, so I'm dealing with businesses all the time, I'm either trying to encourage and attract new business to the area, or I'm assisting existing businesses to prosper as they grow," she said. "I think the City Council needs somebody at the table who knows how to negotiate a multi-million-dollar deal." In the past, Greenlaw has also worked as a teacher at James Monroe High School, and as a farmer in Stafford County with her husband, Wilson. At forums, Greenlaw often mentions her full-time job as a side note after running down the list of her volunteer work. She's vice chair of the Mary Washington Hospital Foundation, a former chair of the board of MediCorp Health Services, and serves on boards or fundraising committees for the Thurman Brisben Center, the Bragg Hill Family Life Center and the Fredericksburg Festival of the Arts. She is also a member of the Sacred Dance Ensemble of Fredericksburg. Greenlaw is complimentary of the accomplishments of the current council. She points out that her mother, Louise Garnett Goodwin, made her own run for a council seat in 1948.
Read more stories about Fredericksburg Date published: 4/28/2008
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