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Mary Sias
Scholarship Specialist, Scholarship Prep 101
Location: Houston, TX United States
Joined: Aug 6th, 2014

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Mary “The Scholarship Lady” Sias is owner of Scholarship Prep 101. Since 2002, she has been hosting or guest speaking to both small and large audiences on funding college. She is a past panelist with the Linda Lorelle College Conference and the Hispanic Forum College Day. Over time, she realized that scholarships were available for kids as young as six years old and added that information to her workshops. Scholarship Prep 101 the book will be out in 2015. It will be the guide that every parent should be armed with to help save for college through scholarships starting from age six.

She enjoys mentoring youth and helping them pave the road for a successful future. In 2000, she was named a Junior Achievement Consultant of the Year at Worthing where she taught students success skills and how to run a company by operating a business as entrepreneurs. These programs helped the graduating seniors to earn over $150,000 in scholarships from 2000 to 2003 and received offers of $271,000 for her son when he graduated in 2003. She is a 20 year plus member of the Knights of Peter Claver #138 Scholarship Committee.

She was awarded the National Silver Medal from the Knights of Peter Claver for 30+ years of dedicated service to the organization, church and community in July 2010. She was recognized for volunteer service in 2012 with the City of Houston Mayor’s Volunteer Award. She was inducted into the 2013 Who’s Who in Black Houston 7th Edition Book. She is an active member of the Southeast Coalition, a community civic organization and actively participates with the Dress a Girl Around the World program where she makes dresses out of pillow cases that are shipped around the world, but mainly to Africa.

She is a graduate of Texas Southern University and is an active member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. She enjoys sewing, dancing, traveling, and the arts. She has one son, Julius James Jackson.

Education (request update)

Texas Southern University class of 1983

Undergrad Major: Business Administration

Claim To Fame:

Community: Linda Lorelle Scholarship Fund • Scholarship Reader and Guest Speaker Southeast Coalition of Neighbors Junior Achievement • Mentor • Fall Semester Consultant Junior Knights and Junior Daughters • Mentor Scholarships 101 o Author Scholarship Prep 101 o Guest Speaking • Baytown, TX • Houston, Texas • Lake Charles, LA • Worthing High School • Houston Area Churches • Hispanic Forum o Keynote Speaker • Who Dat Nation Annual Scholarship Banquet Honors: • Who’s Who in Black Houston 2013 • Mayor’s Volunteer Houston Award 2012 • National Silver Medal, Knights of Peter Claver 2010