Susan A. Magill

Ms. Susan Magill joined the Mount Vernon staff after decades of service at the highest levels of state and federal government and the nonprofit sector. She oversees the institution’s relationships with other foundations, corporations and individuals for the purpose of building charitable partnerships with Mount Vernon.

Prior to joining Mount Vernon in 2010, Ms. Magill served as the Manging Director for Government Relations and Philanthropic Services for The Pew Charitable Trusts, one of the largest and most prestigious nonprofits in the United States. Prior to her tenure with Pew, she was the Chief of Staff for United States Senator John Warner (R-VA) for more than 20 years. Before joining Senator Warner, Ms. Magill was the director of the Washington, DC, office for the Commonwealth of Virginia under Governor John Dalton and also served on the staff of U.S. Representative M. Caldwell Butler (VA).

In 1996, she served as executive director of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Named by Washingtonian magazine as one of the city’s most powerful women, Ms. Magill was twice appointed by Virginia governors to the Board of Visitors at the College of William and Mary, her alma mater. Ms. Magill was the second woman elected to chair the college’s governing body. In 2008, Ms. Magill received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Excellence in Virginia Government Awards presented by the Virginia Commonwealth University.