Mary Lyons

Mary A. Lyons is a passionate advocate of quality standards-based arts education and public-private partnerships in the arts. A singer with the Pacific Chorale, she is the board's vice president of education. In honor of her long commitment to the organization, the Pacific Chorale has named her Chairman Emeritus.
She is the immediate past President of Arts Orange County. During her term as President, Arts Orange County merged with Imagination Celebration of Orange County in order to bring more arts education workshops and activities to children and families. She is the secretary of the PBS SoCal Foundation which governs Southern California's PBS station.

She has chaired several education committees while serving on the board of Chorus America. She presently serves on its development and programs and education committee, as well as serving as secretary. In 2002, Chorus America presented her the Michael Korn Award for Philanthropy and in 2004, the Michael Korn Founders Award for the Development of the Professional Choral Art. She is vice president of Olive Freeman Properties, a property management firm.