Marie has a professional background in economic and business development and has held roles in which she has facilitated peer to peer learning, researched and wrote about best practices and helped organizations raise their profile with their target audience. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children, gardening and diving into a variety of other little side projects and hobbies. She and her husband were initially drawn to Hollin Hills for the unique architecture but decided that this is where they must call home when they saw a family of deer nestled into the verdant landscape. Since becoming residents, they have deeply enjoyed the strong sense of community in an otherwise transient metro area and the focus on native landscapes and connection to nature.