
Mary Beth Williams
GFWC second vice President
GFWC Colorado is proud to present Mary Beth Williams as GFWC Second Vice President. She continues to be an asset to GFWC with her strong leadership skills, collaborative nature, creativity, and dedication.
Mary Beth served as International Outreach Chairman 2018-2020, having traveled to Zambia with UNICEF and continues participating in the UN Foundation Shot@Life Summit, was Leadership Committee Member 2016-2018, a 2012 Leads Graduate, and Charter President of Babs’ Inspirations.
She served four years as Western States Region Fundraising Chairman and chaired the 2021 Region Conference.
As Colorado President 2014-2016, she launched the State Leadership Program, increased membership, initiated CFWC’s program supporting GFWC’s Capital Campaign, and reinstated ESO. She remains engaged at the state and local level mentoring members.
Mary Beth is a long-time community volunteer having held leadership roles in numerous organizations. She is a recent past Board member of a historic, low-income, child-care center, having served nine years, five as Board Governance Committee Chairman and two as Board Chair during the pandemic.
She was: a founding member and President of a local senior center “friends group”,
leading its formation into a 501(c)3; on various United Way committees; co-chair of a significant community environmental symposium; President of the friends group supporting a historic theatre; and PTA president at four different schools, leading the formation of the PTA for a brand-new school.
Mary Beth earned her graduate degree in Agricultural Economics, worked for the US Foreign Agricultural Service and Colorado School District 11, and holds her Certified Volunteer Accreditation. Married to Larry, their family includes two married children, and three grandchildren.