Mary Welch most recently was the editor-in-chief of Atlanta Woman. Previously, she worked with Leader Publishing in many capacities, including editor of Business to Business magazine and Catalyst magazine, which are now both part of Atlanta Business Media. As editor of Business to Business , she assigned, edited and conceptualized a series that was awarded Silver in the 2005 GAMMA Awards for Best Series. Welch was a reporter for the Atlanta Business Chronicle for eight years and freelanced for a number of publications including Glamour, Advertising Age, South, Georgia Trend and Oz. From 2000 to 2003, she served as vice president of media relations for Bank of America, during which time she also authored Forever Green: A History and Hope of the American Forest with Chuck Leavell. Leavell is also a keyboardist for the Rolling Stones.