Mary lives in Long Beach, WA with the love of her life and husband Michael, and their 3-year-old pup, Mokie. She has dedicated her life to serving families with children and has volunteered in various ministry areas inlcuding children’s ministry leader, Pathfinder director, Bible Bowl teacher, and Sabbath school teacher, and helped open a PK-8th grade christian school. Mary has helped develop and run several homeschool cooperatives in central Florida, where she homeschooled her two children from preschool through high school. Working in the the educational field for over 2 decades, Mary has experience as an educator, administrator and school psychologist. She is certified to practice in Florida, New Mexico, California and Washington State, and her areas of focus include suicide prevention and intervention, social skills training and counseling. Mary has served on many school, community, and church boards. Mary enjoys traveling, cooking, gardening and astronomy.