Meet the Deputies: Mary Ann Foy

Mary Ann Foy

Mary Ann and her husband Harry (Bubba) are residents of Edisto Island, but Mary Ann calls Hampton her hometown. There, she was a member of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, and she taught high-school English in Barnwell and Hampton counties for 17 years.

Following her teaching career, Mary Ann became a community advocate, serving Hampton County on the Economic Development Board and on the Courthouse and Other Facilities Advisory Board. She was a founding member of PRO Hampton County, a Healthy Communities Initiative seeking cooperation among citizens and institutions to elevate the quality of life for all residents. Mary Ann and her husband have one son who, with his wife and two boys, lives in Hampton. She also says she’s blessed with a large, extended family from which she draws strength and support.

Having vacationed at Edisto all her life, Mary Ann and Bubba moved there in 2005 and became members of Trinity Episcopal Church. She became involved in Education for Ministry (EfM), first as a participant and eventually as a mentor, and she now mentors an EfM seminar group on Edisto. Since December 2012 she has been worshiping with the group that is now The Episcopal Church on Edisto, and serves on its vestry. She says her Christian journey has been circuitous but has landed her firmly in the arms of a faith and a tradition that allow her to serve and grow as a child of God.

Mary Ann has visited Salt Lake City on vacation, and is looking forward to being there for the election of the Presiding Bishop. This will be her first General Convention.