Mary Bishop

Mary is a former IT professional who found her true passion in education. She describes her community of Frederick as a vibrant town, close to mountains and the Appalachian Trail. In her free time, Mary enjoys camping, golf, listening to music and spending time with her husband.

After teaching elementary school for eight years, where she founded the first coding and computer science club for grades 3 to 5, she transitioned to teaching high school computer science. Mary’s passion is to strengthen and widen the pipeline to computer science at Tuscarora High. She founded and is faculty advisor of the Computer Science Honor Society and runs coding clubs at her high school’s feeder middle schools. She enjoys seeing students succeed as well as growing her own technical skills. As an educator Scholar she is, “excited for the opportunity to serve alongside Priyanka as she grows her leadership skills and works to better our community.”