Mary Alice Baumgardner

Waynesboro, PA 17268

Baumgardner has authored and published four children’s books including: "No Excuses for the Skunk", “Alexandra, Keeper of Dreams,” “Buzzy Newton’s Terrible Discovery,” and “Esther Oyster’s Irritation: Turning Hurt into Beauty.” Baumgardner graduated from Gettysburg College and received her master’s degree in studio arts from Marywood University. She has taught elementary school art and high school French. She and Allen have another son, Mark, who also lives in Wilmington, N.C., with his wife Julie and their two children, Alysa and Logan. The couple’s third son, Michael, died in an automobile accident in 1998.

Books

Supported in part by:

The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, (MSAC), an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. Funding for the MSAC is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Additional funding is also provided by Washington County Government and generous businesses, organizations and individuals.

The Washington County Arts Council is a proud member of County Arts Agencies of Maryland, Maryland Citizens for the Arts and Americans for the Arts.

CAAM