INSIDE THE HENRY FORD
MEMBERSHIP SPOTLIGHT
NAME: Mary Aviles
NUMBER OF YEARS AS A MEMBER:
10+
MUST-DO EVENT: Maker Faire® Detroit
FAVORITE MEMBER PERK: The Henry Ford Magazine. I use it regularly until it’s dog-eared. I worked for TechTown Detroit with entrepreneurs/ small businesses and continue to do so as a consultant with EarlyWorks. For me, The Henry Ford’s Model i framework is also an inspiration. TechTown architects use it as an approach to client relationship management, and I reference the framework consulting with EarlyWorks. As a qualitative researcher specializing in structuring unstructured data, I am fascinated by how The Henry Ford has synthesized its collection of physical innovator assets to remain relevant in informing issues such as education, workforce and talent development — topics I, along with my clients, are immersed in every day.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
WHAT’S YOUR SPARK?
Member Mary Aviles finds inspiration in a frog, two brothers and makers in the raw DRAWN TO THE Herschell-Spillman Carousel in Greenfield Village, Mary loves hopping on the whimsical bow-tie-wearing frog. The carousel reminds her of stories shared with her children to spark their curiosity and quests for lifelong learning. She’s equally inspired each time she walks into Orville and Wilbur Wright’s family home in Greenfield Village, knowing that human progress is cumulative and many of our major leaps forward can be traced to specific moments in time. A repeat attendee at The Henry Ford’s annual Maker Faire® Detroit, she can’t wait to come back each year because she sees great beauty in unfinished ideas and the limitless potential of creativity in the rough.
WHAT’S YOUR SPARK? Let us know what inspires you from your visit and what takes you forward from your membership. Email us at membership@thehenryford.org. 58
JUNE-DECEMBER 2019
PHOTO OF MARY AND SON MATI IN THOMAS EDISON’S MENLO PARK COMPLEX BY JAMES SALESKA; CAROUSEL BY RUDY RUZICSKA
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