Mary is a member of the third generation of her family involved in the real estate industry in the Oak Park area and she enjoys the work, especially from the historical perspective as revealed through searching and examination of documents recorded against a particular piece of property. To read for instance, the phrase "Mills & Sons Subdivision" which is quite common in this area and to be familiar with that family's home, which is located in Oak Park and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is to view your own community in a unique way.

Mary’s professional background includes 10 years of retail management with Marshall Field & Co., 3 years of sales management with an import wholesale firm and 23 years of general experience in the title insurance industry through Prairie Title.

Mary’s volunteer activities in the community include active membership in the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society, which is the only suburban IWS supporting its own local clinic providing well child medical and dental care. In addition, she is a past officer and still active member of the Board Auxiliary of the Hephzibah Children's Association. Hephzibah is an agency, which provides day care for school age children in the community, families in crisis support; foster care placement services, temporary and long term shelter for children in crisis. Hephzibah is a nationally recognized grass roots organization, which has been involved in child welfare for 100 years.

Mary’s interests include reading, gardening, bicycling and tennis.