Artist: Mike Brady
Manager, Creative Services
St. Mary’s Medical Center

Background:

Even as a young child, Mike has always had a love for the arts. But in high school, he realized he could turn what he loved into a career. After graduating from Marshall University in 1992 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic design, Mike has done just that with positions at Ashland Oil, Inc., The Herald-Dispatch and the Gallaher Group. For the past 20 years, he has worked in the marketing and public relations department at St. Mary’s Medical Center, using his love and talent for the arts to help carry out St. Mary’s mission of providing quality health care to the Tri-State.

Mike also has his own professional photography business, allowing him to tell the personal stories of people in the Tri-State and beyond through his photographs.

But with all of his professional accomplishments, Mike is most proud of his family—his wife Audrey and his children Ben, Madison, Lauren and Ava.

Inspiration:

When Mike needed inspiration, he didn’t have to look any further than inside the walls of St. Mary’s and the Pallottine Missionary Sisters who founded the medical center and continue to oversee its mission.

Their history of sacrifice and service to provide healthcare services to the Tri-State region has been an inspiration to thousands over 90 years. Those early sisters cared for the patients, cooked the meals and worked late into the night cleaning, doing maintenance—whatever was necessary to keep the hospital going, overcoming whatever obstacles stood in their way. The sisters also founded the St. Mary’s School of Nursing, which is still thriving today, providing quality healthcare employees in not only nursing, but also medical imaging and respiratory care. The success and the growth of both the schools and St. Mary’s Medical Center stand as testimonies to the Sisters and their accomplishments.

Mike’s piece is in honor of those Sisters and the impact they have had on our entire community. The photos on the train are just a representation, as it would take a whole line of trains to truly show the influence they have had, not only on our community, but on Mike personally.