Through decades of service to the community, the Mauers have committed their lives to the foster care crisis in Rome and Floyd County. They serve as Co-Founders of Restoration Rome.

Mary Margaret is a native of Homerville, GA and Jeff was born in Plainfield, Illinois. Jeff and his family moved to Rome when he was 10 years old.  The Mauers attended Oxford College and Emory University where they met.  They married shortly after graduation.  Mary Margaret received a Ph.D. from Georgia State University in Biological Sciences and Jeff received his degree from Shorter University in Business Administration.

Service Activities for Mary Margaret include:

  • Global Impact International – Foster Care Services
  • Junior Service League – Past President & current Sustainer
  • DAR Constitution Week
  • Leadership Rome
  • Co-Founder Floyd Faith Coalition for Families
  • Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center Board -Past Chair
  • Murphy-Harpst Auxiliary
  • Providence Preparatory Academy Board
  • Church Sunday School Teacher, Vacation Bible School Director, and Leader of Foster/Adoption Ministry

 

Service Activities for Jeff have included:

  • Chairman, Global Impact International Board
  • Community Engagement Pastor at Three Rivers Church
  • Young Presidents Organization
  • Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board
  • Rome Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth Board
  • Providence Preparatory Academy Board
  • Darlington School Board
  • Heritage First Bank  Board
  • Greater Rome Existing Industry Board
  • Criminal Justice Board
  • Rome YMCA Board
  • Boy Scouts of America NWGA Board
  • Harbor House Board
  • Heart of the Community Board
  • Floyd College Board of Regents
  • Leadership Rome
  • Rome Floyd County United Way

Nominated by Ryland and Jennifer Scott. “Having personally experienced the process of becoming foster parents they began to understand the definition of the word crisis. They responded to the call with the creation of Restoration Rome.”