Maria earned a degree in education from Illinois State university. Maria moved to Kansas in 1997 and worked as business manager for the Youth Symphony of Kansas City. Maria moved to Gardner in 1999. Before coming to work at Divine Mercy she stayed home to raise her sons. She has worked for Divine Mercy for the past decade in the formation department and recently moved into administration. She has been married to Shawn since 1999 and they have two sons, Josh (2001) and Nick (2004). Maria is the heart of our staff and we’d be lost without her!