Mary Marx is the President & CEO of the Pace Center for Girls and over the past decade has led the organization through an extensive period of growth.

Since its founding in 1985, Pace’s direct service work has positively impacted the lives of more than 50,000 girls and over the past decade its work on impacting public systems and policies has contributed to a more than 136% decrease in the number of girls that are referred to Florida’s juvenile justice system. In 2019 Pace embarked on a national expansion strategy using a community participatory action model grounded in the needs, issues, concerns and strategies of communities to achieve community transformation and social change.

Marx has led large multi-site not for profit agencies focused on the well-being of children for the past three decades. She is a fellow in the inaugural Results for America Non-Profit Fellowship, serves on the Legislative Committee for the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, is a member of the Leap of Reason Ambassadors Community and serves on several committees for local and statewide organizations. Marx is a graduate of Reed College in Portland, Oregon and serves as the Counselor for Rotary Youth Exchange, providing mentorship and support to foreign exchange students in NE Florida.