American Actress/Singer, Helen Hayes Award nominee, and recording artist Mary Millben has been one of Oklahoma’s best kept secrets – until now. For Mary, singing in church started it all. Referred to as a "Songbird,’ at a young age, Mary quickly overcame stage fright when repeatedly called on to sing in church by her mother – now a retired Pentecostal, music pastor and former classical soprano. Thanks to her mother, who raised Mary and her siblings as a divorced single parent, it was just a matter of time before this preacher's kid would go from the plains of the Midwest to the stages of the world. Through high school and college, Mary proudly represented the state of Oklahoma in public arenas as a young leader - thrust in front of U.S. Presidents, world figures and corporate America as a voice for those underrepresented. Mary was the presidential runner-up at the American Legion Auxiliary 1999 Girls Nation, gubernatorial runner-up at Oklahoma Girls State, and the Oklahoma delegate at the 1998 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) World Congress in Washington, D.C. In college, Mary was elected the second African- American female Student Body President and the first African-American female Vice- President at the University of Oklahoma (OU) – governing 30,000 students. While serving in student leadership, Mary was a featured singer for University dinners and private events hosted by former Oklahoma U.S. Senator, Governor and now President of OU, David L. Boren. As a professional student, Mary served the state of Oklahoma at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Crowe & Dunlevy Law Firm, and later Press Secretary & Director of Communications for the Oklahoma Republican Party under former Chairman Gary Jones. Making her way to Washington, D.C., Mary served as a White House intern and White House Presidential Appointee to George W. Bush, wearing diverse hats as a junior staffer. But most of all, it was Washington, D.C. that gave Mary her start at a professional career in music. Thanks to the generosity of President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, while serving The White House, Mary regularly performed for White House Christmas parties and tours, private political functions and even debuted with the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Kennedy Center) with the late Marvin Hamlisch, who later served as a mentor to Mary. Today, Mary has become one of the most sought after voices across the world. In just a few years, Mary has performed for a number of U.S. Presidents, international royalty and great leaders across the world including President Donald Trump, President Barack Obama, President George W. Bush, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, Her Royal Highness Princess Basmah Bint Saud Bin Abdulaziz, Oprah Winfrey, His Royal Highness Prince Dimitrije "Dimitri" Karadordevic of Yugoslavia, Duke Carlos DeAlba (Royal Family of Spain), Her Excellency Mathilde Mukantabana, His Excellency Paolo Zampolli, Canadian billionaire & business magnate Jim Pattison, and many more. In addition, Mary has been a featured soloist at notable arenas including The White House, the United States Congress, the Kennedy Center, Major League Baseball, Off-Broadway, XLIII Superbowl Halftime Show w/Bruce Springsteen, the famed Copacabana, and more. American Singer and Helen Hayes nominee Mary Millben has had the great pleasure to perform for the 43rd U.S. President, 44th U.S. President, and now for the 58th Presidential Inauguration Victory Celebration of the 45th President of the United States of America - Donald J. Trump. Video caption of Mary performing at the 58th Presidential Inauguration Victory Celebration hosted by the Republican National Committee and Presidential Inaugural Committee at the National Building Museum on Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Approximately 3000 in attendance. Pictured: Former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Broadway pianist Ken Lundie, and Sara Armstrong – CEO of the58th Presidential Inaugural Committee. Click on images to view performances On Saturday, December 2nd, 2017, Mary performed the National Anthem for the Trump-Pence Victory breakfast for President Donald J. Trump at the Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, NY. Hosted by GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, the Republican National Committee, and the Trump Victory Committee, Mary was honored to be featured as the event’s headlining entertainment. Pictured: (left to right) Italian Race Driver and business/real estate/restaurant mogul Giuseppe Cipriani, Mary, David Weinreb, CEO of The Howard Hughes Corporation, Paul D. Schindler, Senior Chair of the New York Entertainment and Media Practice at Greenberg Traurig, & friends. On Tuesday, December 5th, 2017, Mary was featured in the front page cover story on the Trump-Pence Victory breakfast in Sing Tao Newspapers – the largest Chinese newspaper in the world with offices in China, Hong Kong (headquarters), USA (Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco), Europe (London), Canada (Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver), and Australia (Sydney and Melbourne). Mary is grateful to call Robin Mui, CEO of Sing Tao Newspapers, a treasured friend. Mary is delighted to have a strong relationship with Asia and the Asian-American community. Trump-Pence Victory/Republican National Committee breakfast for President Donald J. Trump in NYC 12/2/17. Pictured (left to right): Guest of Chiling Tong, Mary, Chiling Tong, National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ACE) President & CEO, and Yacun "Cherry" Huang, Chairwoman of the International Leadership Foundation (NYC) & Chairwoman of the New York Young Entrepreneurs Roundtable. Lunch in Chinatown NYC following Mary’s performance for the Trump- Pence Victory/Republican National Committee breakfast for President Donald J. Trump in NYC 12/2/17. Pictured: (left to right), Guest of Robin Mui, May Mui, Robin Mui, CEO of Sing Tao Newspapers, Mary, Chiling Tong, Yacun "Cherry" Huang, Cliff Zhonggang Li, Founder and CEO of eLaws.us/CommerNet, Inc and Executive Director of the National Committee of Asian American Republicans, and Cindy Yang, National Committee of Asian- American Republicans Florida/Palm Beach Chapter. On September 21st and 22nd, Mary performed for the 2018 Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the Family Research Council (FRC), the Values Voter Summit was created in 2006 to provide a forum to help inform and mobilize citizens across America to preserve the bedrock values of traditional marriage, religious liberty, sanctity of life and limited government. The Summit draws over 3,000 plus attendees from around the nation and foreign countries. Garnering national and international media attention, CNN has called it "one of the top 10 political events of the year" and "one of the conservative movement's marquee annual events." Sean Hannity called it "the premier conservative event now in the country." Pictured: Family Research Council President Tony Perkins Mary was honored to perform prior to America’s top, political leaders including Vice-President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, and United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Pictured (top left): Vice President Mike Pence; (center left) Secretary Mike Pompeo; (center right) Secretary Ben Carson; and (botton left)) Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Mary was honored to then perform at the 2018 Values Voter Summit “Faith, Family, & Freedom” Gala with the Fairfax Swing Band ending the evening with one of America’s beloved songs “God Bless America.” The evening honored and awared The Honorable Frank Wolf, former Congressman from Virigina and longtime friend of the Family Research Council. Pictured: Fairfax Swing Band Saxophonist Matt Rogers & daughter, Mary, & Mackenzie Ottley Pictured: Mackenzie Ottley, Mary, FRC President Tony Perkins, and Mrs. Perkins On July 19th, 2018, Mary was honored to perform for the 19th Annual International Leadership Foundation Gala - honoring the achivements of young leaders and pioneers in the Asian American community. Hosted by the International Leadership Foundation (ILF) and the Coalition of Asian American Business Organizations (CAABO), Washington, D.C. welcomed Asian American leaders from all over the world to the historic Capitol Hilton Hotel honoring the next generation of Asian American leaders. The International Leadership Foundation (ILF) is a bi-partisan non-profit organization that promotes the civic awareness, public service, and economic effectiveness of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community. IFL’s mission is to develop young leaders in the United States, Asia, and Pacific Rim countries in the fields of public service, entrepreneurship, and international business and politics through a network of business and community leaders. Mary performed a rousing redition of ‘America the Beautiful/God Bless America’ for the evening. Mary thanked her dear friends Chiling Tong, Founder of ILF, spouse Joel, and ILF Chairman Dr. Paul Hsu for the thoughtful invitation to perform. Mary was honored to perform prior to the keynote address from The Honorable Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Transporation. Over 100 sponsoring companies including World Financial Group TransAmerica, AT&T, Comcast, J.P. Morgan, Capital Bank, and more. Federal Partners: The White House, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Human and Health Services, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Treasury,