Margie was born in Eugene Oregon. She moved to the Tumalo and attended Tumalo school and later went to Redmond High School. She then moved to the SF Bay area and lived then for 30+ plus years. While there she was an advocate for battered and abused children. Later she moved back to Central Oregon. She has been in the real estate profession for 39+ years. She has been a volunteer Chaplain with COPC since 2008.