Mary McCagg

Mary McCagg - USOC Board Member

Mary McCagg, a two-time Olympian, was the U.S. Olympic Committee Athletes' Advisory Council (AAC) Vice Chair from 2000-2004 and was an AAC member for the sport of rowing from 1996 to 2000. Beginning in 2000, McCagg served on the USOC Board of Directors and was one
of five athlete representatives on the USOC Executive Committee. She has been a member of the newly constituted Board since its inception in 2004. She has also been active on numerous USOC committees, and is the Chair of the USOC Ethics Committee. Additionally, McCagg was
a member of the U.S. Rowing Board of Directors from 1996 to 2000.

McCagg competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games with the U.S. Rowing Team women's eight, reaching the finals in both competitions. A member of the U.S. National Rowing Team from 1989 to 1997, McCagg is an 11-time National Champion, three-time world medalist -
including a gold at the 1995 World Championships in Tampere, Finland - and a 1995 Pan American Games gold medalist.

McCagg was one of four USOC Athlete Service Coordinators for the 2000 Olympic Games in
Sydney, Australia, and was an Assistant Chef de Mission for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team in
Athens, Greece.

A 1989 cum laude graduate of Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in psychology,
McCagg has been with Candlewick Press in Cambridge, Mass., since 1999 and currently works
as the Proprietary and Brand Sales Manager. Previously, McCagg was Assistant to the
Publisher at Dutton Children's Books, New York (1998-1999); Production Manager for Retail
Bank Merchandising, Cambridge (1992-94 and 1996-98); and Fundraiser and Marketing
Coordinator for the Chattanooga (Tennessee) Rowing Club (1994-96).

McCagg was an athlete spokesperson for Champion International Corporation in Stamford,
Conn. (1993-97), and, in conjunction with the Charles River Regatta Trust in Boston,
established YO! ROW!, an urban outreach program uniting elite athletes and inner-city youth to
teach diversity, self-reliance and teamwork.

McCagg resides in Cambridge, Mass.