As Executive Director of PVJOBS, Mary Taylor oversees the management and implementation of all of the organization’s workforce development programs. In addition to providing supervision to the PVJOBS staff, she collectively coordinates the efforts of the organization’s subcontractors and volunteers.

Before being appointed as its Executive Director, Taylor served in various capacities at PVJOBS since 2009. In her previous role as the organization’s Associate Director, Taylor expanded PVJOBS’ re-entry programming budget to $6 million by accessing federal and state funding for case management, pre-apprenticeship training, legal access, and mentoring and mental health services for more than 400 local residents returning to society after incarceration.

Taylor formerly served on the boards of the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce and the Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Creative Writing from California State University, Northridge, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management from California State University, Dominguez Hills.