Our Administration
At Shriners Children's Shreveport, our distinguished leadership team works collaboratively to ensure that children have access to the highest quality of pediatric medical and surgical care and rehabilitation.
Mary Glendening is the South Market Administrator for Shriners Children's Texas and Shriners Children's Shreveport. She has been the administrator for Shriners Children's Texas in Galveston since 2014.
Glendening joined Shriners Children’s in 1999 to lead the care management program at the Galveston hospital. Having worked in various intensive care units, including cardiac, surgical, burn and pediatric, she possesses a deep understanding of the complexities and challenges involved in providing specialized care to patients. During her time at Shriners Children’s, she has held several nursing leadership positions that provided her opportunities to be involved in nursing education, management and business development.
Glendening holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Central College in Pella, Iowa, and Master of Science in nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Since 1973, Glendening has traveled extensively to Mexico and Central America to live and study abroad and is dedicated to bringing these experiences to help transform the lives of patients and improve healthcare delivery.
