“Ms. Toni” grew up in the Midwest and graduated with a bachelor's degree in art education from the University of Wisconsin. She ended up going into a career as a buyer with Nordstrom, which took her all over the country, finally landing in Snoqualmie, WA. After fifteen years in retail, she left that career to become the mission's director for a local church. While in that job, she realized that she loved serving children all around the world. Toni, and her husband, Jeff, have two daughters, (Dylan, 20 & Charlie, 16) and two Vizsla dogs--Stanley and George.