Mary has been a resident of Vail since 1980. She grew up in Chicago and graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Textile Science. In 1984 she married her husband Christopher in the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Vail. They have two sons, Nathan at Boston College and Joshua at Virginia Tech. Mary has been involved with children and youth ministry at Transfiguration since 1990. She has served as a volunteer Sunday school teacher, Sunday school coordinator, nursery caregiver, and youth leader. Mary has participated in three international mission trips and also been the church teasurer. In 2001 she was hired as a part-time Director of Children's Ministry and in 2002 became the full-time Director of Children and Youth Ministries. Mary is currently working on her Master's in Christian Education from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. She expects to graduate in May 2007.