McDonald Ma, Marilyn Catherine

Marilyn Catherine McDonald (Smith), a professional writer since 1967, self- published two books in her early seventies - Little Girl Lost: A True Story of Tragic Death and Mother of Eight Survives Population Explosion: Just Between Us Column Selections. She earned her BS from Portland State University in 1975 and an MA in Communications from the University of Portland in 1977. Then, as a single parent with six of her eight children still at home she returned to the work force for the first time in 25 years. She climbed the corporate ladder in hospital public relations and publication productio...