Mary Gleinser, Alderwoman

Mary Theresa Gleinser

A seventh generation native Texan, Mary graduated from Goliad High School, attended Victoria College, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Texas Woman's University. She also has Master's in Public Health, which focuses on long range planning for the health and welfare of a community, from the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, Texas.

Mary is a Registered Nurse (RN), and has retired from Anadarko Petroleum, where she cared for 3000 employees throughout the United States and internationally, creating health programs to meet the needs of the employees and the company. While her nursing career focused primarily on Occupational Health, she has had a multi-faceted career. From working in a hospital ER and Intensive Care; to managing a clinic operation at Astroworld; to being self-employed for eight years, providing health programs for 24 of Houston's Fortune 500 companies. Her management experience includes being the Director of Nursing at Medical Clinic of Houston. She supervised the nurses and secretaries of the clinic; and worked with a great team to improve clinic operations. She wrote the winning proposal for a corporate contract which netted more than $1 million in Clinic services.

Mary returned to Goliad in 2015 to care for her parents. She is devoted to her family, her boxers, and all things Goliad. She states quite often, “Any success I've had in life is a result of the fine values and work ethic I learned growing up in Goliad. We all help each other. Our greatest blessing is the willingness and ability to come together and serve: our community, our country; and our God. We are Goliad — a great place to raise kids and a great place to retire. I believe it's the volunteer spirit that makes Goliad the wonderful community it is. I am fortunate to call Goliad home.”