Mary Grace Otis

Director of Development & CUREgiver Care / US

As Director of Development and CUREgiver Care, Mary Grace plans and implements CURE International’s fundraising campaigns and coordinates the efforts of various teams within Advancement. She leads the CUREgiver Care team, which focuses on building donor appreciation and care into every interaction we have with our supporters. Mary Grace loves helping donors connect their passions and interests to the work of CURE, and, together, helping kids heal!

Prior to joining CURE, she led development efforts for a hospital network in northern Michigan. While a freelance communications professional, she helped dozens of nonprofits better share their stories with and engage donors. Mary Grace has a Masters in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management from the SIT Graduate Institute, as well as many years of writing and fundraising experience. Some of her favorite jobs were overseas in India, where she worked with a disability organization in Bangalore for three years, and in Germany, where she studied journalism and wrote as a Fulbright Scholar.   

She lives in Charlevoix, Michigan, with her husband and three sons.