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D. Mary Hackett was a long-standing employee of the YWCA and later the Y. Born in Wallenstein, Ontario on April 5, 1931 she graduated with honours with a degree in philosophy from McMaster University.
Hackett started working for the YWCA as a camp counselor in 1948, going on to become become Teen Program and Camp Sports Director for the Kitchener-Waterloo YWCA, and was named assistant executive director in 1954. She relocated to Ottawa in 1959, where she took a position as Club and Camp Director at Camp Daven. In 1970 she was named Executive Director following the merger of the YWCA and YMCA of Ottawa.
Hackett received numerous awards for her involvement with the Y including an appointment Companion of the YMCA Fellowship of Honours (1955); the Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002); and a YM-YWCA Woman of Distinction Award (Lifetime Achievement category).
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Created August 2024 by DR.
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- Obituary for D. Mary Hackett (Hackett) - Hulse, Playfair & McGarry
- "'Y' Names Mary Hackett Executive Director Aide". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. December 14, 1954, p. 8.
- "YWCA Aide Gets New Post". Kitchener-Waterloo Record. May 29, 1959, p. 8.