Mary has raised her family in Boulder, UT for the past 21 years and animals have always played a vital role in her life. Dogs, especially, have been there for nearly every chapter of her life. From earliest childhood days through high school in Phoenix AZ, through college years in Fairbanks, AK, and right there co-parenting in Boulder until the kids left for college, dogs (most of them rescues) have been at her side. She’s a regular volunteer at Best Friends Sanctuary and started her work at CCAW as a volunteer.