Mary Copeland teaches Humanities in the Los Angeles Community College District. Mary started working right out fo high school in different industries, at different positions (including decades in the entertainment industry). As the years went by, she ended up applying for a position as an Executive Secretary to the President of one of the LACCD colleges. Years later, Copeland worked as an Executive Secretary to the President of one of the LACCD colleges, where they helped her earn her AA from Los Angeles Harbor College (with presidential honor). From there she transferred to UCLA, where she earned her BA in History, graduating summa cum laude. She then went on to earn an MA in Humanities with an emphasis in History, and an MFA in Creative Writing. Along the way, Copeland started teaching as an adjunct, and then as tenure-track faculty at Los Angeles Harbor College, where she is currently a tenured Associate Professor, teaching Humanities.