Marcia is an evolving experiment in self-actualization. After a 31+ year corporate career that began with public accounting and ended in corporate consulting with a largely common thread of sales throughout, she ditched her suits and pumps in 2018, tumbling into uncharted waters when she took on the role of primary caregiver to her parents, both of whom had developed different forms of dementia. The abrupt change forced her to begin entirely re-imagining her life’s purpose.

Scratching a long-simmering itch for writing, in early 2019 she launched a blog in which she chronicled the ongoing adventures of caregiving, adding humor to the sometimes stark realities of late-life care. The blog also served as a platform for her passion for the links between food and public health. 

Meanwhile, shortly after her 2018 re-set, she began work on her first book, a humorous and sometimes harrowing account of surviving, and even thriving, through the decade-plus home renovation project she and her husband were still engaged in. As she worked toward publication of the book, she also used the blog to continue to capture their latest projects, along with the cycles of frustration and triumph that almost always accompanied them. The book was published in late 2021, receiving awards from Royal Dragonfly, the NYC Big Book Awards and American Book Fest, along with positive reviews by both readers and professional reviewers, including Kirkus Reviews.

In the fall of 2023, Marcia earned a Certificate in Landscape Design from Emory University. Combining her certificate work with years of experience redesigning her own landscape using largely native plant species to support native wildlife, in 2024 she incorporated Creative Natives Landscape Design to help clients sustain nature in their own spaces. 

She’s been on the adventure of marriage to her husband Tim since 1993. They have 2 (arguably) grown sons, James and Owen, and the best family and friends she could ever have imagined for herself.