Mary Eugenie Mattocks (Willy) completed her Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Visiting Education in London and Southampton, England. She has been in involved in midwifery for over 30 years in several countries and various settings, and is a strong and passionate advocate for homebirth. Willy was instrumental in establishing a midwifery "grass-roots" movement in Ontario, Canada in late 70s and early 80s, which led to the Provincial Government recognizing Midwifery as a legitimate profession and homebirth as an acceptable alternative to hospital birth. Her US degrees include a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing Education. She currently works as a Community Health Nurse. She is a member of the Royal College of Midwives and The American College of Nurse Midwives. For "light" relief she flies and maintains her Piper Cherokee airplane.