Mary McKee is a native of Fort Worth, Texas and an avid world traveler. She has combined her love of travel with her love of distinctive jewelry in the creation of Mary McKee Handcrafted Designs. Having visited more than 100 countries, Mary has a knack for finding fascinating stones, beads and pendants from local artisans across the globe. She has incorporated these treasures into her World Cruise Collections, and enjoys sharing with her clients the origin of each unique piece and the wonderful travel stories associated with them.

Before life as a jewelry designer, Mary worked for a major US airline for 20 years in various executive roles. Mary earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Computer Science from Austin College and a Master of Science in Information Systems from the London School of Economics and Political Science.