Mary has been a UU since she was very young.When her school friends were making their First Communion in another tradition, she asked her non-churchgoing parents about it and ended up going to the Unitarian Sunday School instead. After following a long and winding path that eventually led toward ministry, she completed study at Andover Newton and began ministry in 2000.

She loves working in congregations – the diversity of things to do, the many ways of connecting with people, the study and growth that keep it fresh.She writes meditations, ceremonies, responsive readings, calls to worship, guided meditations, and so forth as part of her work – yet another source of pleasure!She likes to sing and work with musicians, to explore different modalities of worship, to help committees and other small gatherings find ways to get work done, and to help congregations deepen their sense of hospitality.She has been involved over theyears with social service and social action, from Habitat for Humanity to 350.org, from Borderlinks to the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists.

Mary raised three children, a son and two nephews, who are now grown and have families themselves. She lives in the far northwest corner of Montana with her son and granddaughter, and is just completing service as interim minister for Glacier Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.