Margaret grew up in rural Maine as the youngest sibling in a large family of writers and musicians, resulting in a deep appreciation for nature, a fierce passion for writing, and (unfortunately) a non-existent musical talent. Her first “job” in editing was in her teens when she had an unhealthy obsession with Harry Potter and worked on the transcripts for MuggleCast, a popular Harry Potter podcast. In the rest of her free time, she wrote a lot of Harry Potter fanfiction and had a small but mighty online following.
She earned a B.A. in English at the University of New Hampshire where her studies focused on 19th century British literature. A few years later she earned her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Lesley University, resulting in both a school counseling license and path forward for clinical licensure.
Before she was an educator herself, Margaret lived in the Boston area and worked in the field of education as a copy editor and, later, managing editor of an online ELA curriculum for an ed-tech company. After earning her Master’s, she was a mental health therapist and then temporary school counselor before eventually moving to San Francisco. There, she spent three years as a counselor at an all-girls private school where she honed her college counseling skills, including tackling the UC Personal Insight Questions.
In an act of impulsivity and at the start of a worldwide pandemic, Margaret moved to South Korea to work as a counselor at an international school. Most recently, she was a high school counselor in Tennessee.
Margaret lives with her husband, two cats, and a collection of plants. She enjoys camping and hiking, weight lifting, international travel, trying out new recipes, and the idea of learning how to skateboard. She has re-discovered her passion for writing and hopes to someday be a published author.
