Mary McDaniel

Title
Sr. HR Generalist

Education
B.A. in Communication Studies, University of Montana

Mary began her Xenium journey as an Onsite HR Generalist in February of 2017, and joined the internal team as an HR Generalist in May of 2020. She is now a Senior HR Generalist. In this role, she supports our clients with employee relations, policy development, compliance questions, leave management and project deliverables such as handbooks, job descriptions and toolkits.

Most of her pre-Xenium career was spent working in higher education. She worked at the University of South Carolina (“for the record, the original USC!”) for 10 years, and served as the HR Manager for the College of Hospitality, Retail & Sport Management prior to joining Xenium. Mary graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies, with an emphasis in organizational communications and business, from the University of Montana.

While searching for jobs back in 2017, Mary came across Xenium’s website, and after she watched the culture video, she said, “I REALLY want to work there!”

Montana is Mary’s first home, as she was born, raised and attended college in the beautiful state. However, wanderlust and a Southern husband swept her away to the Southeast right after college, where they lived for 17 years (in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia). She and her husband have three kids (plus a delightfully goofy boxer named Daisy) and their lives revolve around their kids’ many activities. They also love to travel and visit friends and family around the country or explore somewhere new. Mary has driven across the country at least six times and can claim having visited 38 states and six countries. She and her husband also love to attend concerts and enjoy eating their way through the Portland food scene.