Mary graduated from the Hocking College LPN program in 1982 and the RN program in 1984.  In 1994 she attained specialty certification for inpatient obstetrical nursing by the National Certification Corporation.  She is currently studying Advanced Practice Nursing at the Frontier Nursing University, Hyden, Kentucky, with a specialty focus in Women’s Health.  Mary received the Joyce D. Smith Nursing Award from Hocking College in 1982.  In 1991 she received the Central Ohio March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Award for her efforts in promoting preterm birth prevention in southern Ohio.  Currently, Mary is the nurse coordinator for the Child and Family Health Services (CFHS) Childhood Obesity Prevention Program. The program centers on promoting good nutrition and physical activity in Athens County with a specific focus on preschool and high school age children. Mary has worked at CHP since 1997 and  served as nurse coordinator for several programs in the past including the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Project, the Community Lice Prevention Project, and the CFHS Perinatal Project that spanned 11 years of perinatal nurse case management services.  Mary says “Helping people of all ages take responsibility for their individual health and inspiring them to believe that they can” is what she enjoys most about her job.