Mary Ann is the recipient of the 2018 Civic Pioneer Award, 1of the highest recognitions given by Congress to a USA female citizen; Co-founder of The Memnosyne Institute w/her husband, Joshua Raymond Frenk, an international nonprofit helping humanity tackle the challenges of globalization; published writer, award winning sculptor,, human rights/environmental activist, social-responsible investor/conscious-capitalist &international speaker. She co-founded UTF Holdings w/Kalu Ugwuomo Jr. supporting the UNs’ SDG’s & Eco-Eco./Green Energy, w/Tania Rodriguez, creating solar farms serving as pollinator sanctuaries. She helped negotiate the 1stAlliance in 300yrs between Hopi/Navajo. YPO's Real Leaders Magazine recognized her as a “Real Young Leader to watch". 3-time-Nobel-Peace-Prize nominee Dr. Ervin Laszlo identified Joshua &her as “21st Century Visionary Thinkers” leading innovative humanitarianism for their “social acupuncture” model. In January 2025 she received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from President Biden.