Mary Ellen has a B.S in Accounting from the
University of Scranton and was a CPA for 3 years in one of the big firms and
then spent another 9 years in private companies as accounting manager and
controller. In 2003, she was laid off and spent the summer teaching dog agility
to help make ends meet while she looked for another job. She enjoyed it so much
that she didn’t think she could go back to the corporate world and she's been
teaching agility full time ever since.
Mary Ellen's popularity as a seminar presenter
has grown due to her ability to break things down for students and explain and
clarify concepts. She has an excellent eye and is able to pinpoint simple
training exercises for handlers to work on at home to improve coursework.
Mary Ellen is a OneMind Dogs coach, being
selected as part of the first pilot group in 2015. The USA boasts only 6
OMD Coaches and she is thrilled to be a part of teaching this method.
Mary Ellen has been involved in agility for 22
years and has had much success on both the national and international level.
Mary Ellen has competed at the IFCS and WAO World Championships a total of 6
times with 2 different dogs and has won multiple medals at those events
including 6 gold medals. She has placed on the podium at the USDAA Cynosport
World games several times including placing 1st and 2nd with Maizy and E-Z at
the 2012 Dog Agility Masters Team Tournament and placing 2nd with Maizy in the
2012 Grand Prix. Mary Ellen also coached the 2015 WAO team which competed
in the Netherlands.
Mary Ellen has been a contributor for over 13
years to Clean Run Magazine and is the author of The Long Jump and Foundation
Fundamentals which are both training DVD's and are available through
www.cleanrun.com
Mary Ellen has been an instructor full time for
over 13 years and has taught seminars and camps throughout the U.S and Canada.