Mary Simmons graduated from Wilkes University with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies in 2010 and then completed her MBA at Wilkes in 2016, which led her to teaching in the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership. Her full-time role at Wilkes is the Director of Alumni Relations. This will be her seventh year teaching PPD 101 to all freshmen and transfer business majors and she is nearing completion of the Wilkes EdD program. Simmons resides in Dallas with her husband and two children.