Mary Flynn O'Neill
Florida Foundation For Freedom Conference
Friday, September 6, 2024
Website: https://www.americasfuture.net
Mary Flynn O’Neill is the Executive Director and finance manager of America’s Future, Inc., guiding the nonprofit organization’s administration, operations, finances, and educational programming to fulfill its mission to preserve American values and ideals, protect the nation’s Constitutional Republic, promote strong American families, revitalize the role of faith in our society, and advance the virtues of free market capitalism.
She has successfully led the implementation of numerous initiatives that have revitalized the legacy organization such as its multimedia educational projects, Passing The Torch Of Freedom video series; America book series including, Exploring America’s Founding Documents and Understanding The Separation of Powers Principles; podcast series, America’s Mondays With Mary, and other America’s Future programs like its popular weekly newsletter, Champions For America member network, scholarship and grant programs, and Amicus brief filings defending the constitutional rights of Americans. In addition, Mary oversees the Little Flower Advisory Board of “Project Defend & Protect Our Children,” established by America’s Future to eradicate the exploitation and trafficking of children – the future of America.
Mary has decades of experience working in leadership positions in the nonprofit and private sectors to help organizations accomplish their goals.
Prior to America’s Future, Mary was an executive with the Diocese of Providence for over 10 years as Finance Director for two Catholic Churches in Newport, Rhode Island, one of which is the renowned St. Mary’s Church, named to the National Register of Historic Places, and internationally known as the location of the marriage of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.
Previously, she worked for the Preservation Society of Newport County, a nationally-recognized nonprofit organized to preserve local historic properties and deliver educational programs on the history of America’s culture and heritage. Earlier in her career, she owned several start-ups and was the founder and owner-operator of one of the nation’s most acclaimed indoor skateboarding parks, Skater Island, where many of the top skateboard pros of today were discovered.
Mary’s volunteer involvement is extensive as an advocate for protecting children from harmful environments and providing care and counseling to families with loved ones in hospice care. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Science and an M.B.A. with honors from the University of Phoenix. She is certified in the rescue of trafficked and exploited victims through the Association for the Recovery of Children and serves as the Florida Republican Assembly Anti-Human Trafficking Chair, Advisor, and Vice President.
Throughout her life’s journey, she has used her professional and personal experiences to seek out the best in others and find ways to nurture and guide individuals, teams, and organizations to achieve success.