Mary Cunningham Agee
Founder and President

"Those who support ‘choice’ can hardy dispute the value of creating another choice; those who support life can hardly reject an alternative made real.  Thank you for taking this walk with me and for placing your values into grace-filled action on behalf the courageous mothers and children whom the Nurturing Network has served over the past 20 years.”

Mary Cunningham Agee is the Founder and President of the Nurturing Network, a nationwide charitable organization comprised of over 49,000 Resource Members who have provided for the urgent and practical needs of 19,500 women with unplanned pregnancies over the past twenty four years. Since serving in the top management of two Fortune 100 Companies as Vice-President for Strategic Planning, Ms. Agee has devoted all of her professional time and resources to building a culture of life through her leadership of the Nurturing Network, the Culture of Life Foundation, the National Council for Adoption and the Culture of Life Leadership Coalition. 

Mary, a Phi Beta Kappa and Honors graduate from Wellesley College and the Harvard Business School, is a best selling author of her autobiography, Powerplay, and has twice been voted by World Almanac as one of the “The 25 Most Influential Women in America.” She has received honorary degrees from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Loyola College, Stonehill College, Franklin Pierce College, Chestnut Hill College and Notre Dame College. She has received numerous awards including the Humanitarian Lifetime Award from the Wisdom Institute, the Freedom Award from Provo, Utah, the Centennial Medal of Honor from the Columbus School of Law and a national award from the members of the U.S. Senate and Childhelp USA for her unique efforts to assist children and families in need.  She is a devoted wife and mother of two children.