Mary is a registered nurse and a holistic health educator. She has worked with families for over twenty years in schools for children with special needs. Tom is Professor Emeritus of English and Religion at Brooklyn College, CUNY, where he worked for over forty years. He is also an editor for New City Press and Living City magazine. In addition to their professional work, they were responsible for the New Families Movement for eighteen years in Canada and the United States. They have been married for over forty years and have ten children and twenty grandchildren.