Certified by the American Council on Exercise in Group Fitness, Mary has spent the past 25 years leading all types of fitness classes. She currently serves as the National Director for First Place for Health and is the author of My Place for Fitness. Prior to her stepping into leading First Place, Mary served as Vice President and Marketing Director for Body & Soul® Fitness, She loves to encourage and cheer people on to find the thing that will get them moving in their health journey. "It's not about what you can't do, start where you are and do what you can." She believes that everyone is uniquely loved and created by God and that "one size fits all" does not apply to people's health journey.
Born in San Diego, Mary is a California girl at heart. She loves Jesus, traveling, riding her bike, beaches, sailing, is a foodie at heart and loves a good pot of tea. Virginia became her home when the Navy transferred her husband Brad to the East Coast. They have one son, one daughter, one son-in-law, two grandsons and she wears the title Grandma Mimi proudly.