Michael pfau
co-founder/president of the Board
Michael is a devout Catholic, CEO, philanthropist, loving husband, father of five children, and grandfather to 15 grandchildren. After pioneering a successful homebuilding company with his wife for over three decades and raising their children together, Michael decided to enjoy semi-retirement by creating two non-profit organizations: Living Waters for Christ Inc., which is dedicated to supporting families in growing in faith together, and Mary’s Home Maryland Inc., which has been a life-long dream and commitment. He feels blessed to be a part of a very dedicated and passionate pro-life community.
Mary Therese Pfau
co-founder
Mary Therese – Michael’s loving wife and business, philanthropy, and parenting partner of 40 years – has been a pro-life advocate from the beginning. For 10 years, she and Michael worked with the Columbia Pregnancy Center and welcomed expectant mothers into their family home. With a degree in Biology and a perpetual desire to learn, she is always discovering new projects and hobbies, when she is not busy spending time with her grandchildren. Mary Therese is a generous, driven, and fiercely strong mother and woman, who believes that – with patience, determination, and a good sense of humor – you can accomplish great things.
Sonia (Tompkins) Mejia
Executive Director
Sonia graduated from Tulane University in 2013 with a degree in Linguistics. Passionate about empowering women, she was very involved with Students for Life in college and is currently working on a certification to teach FEMM, a fertility awareness method that allows women to monitor their own health by understanding the physical signs of each stage of their reproductive cycles. After college, she dedicated herself to sharing her faith. From 2014 to 2016, she worked as a FOCUS missionary, introducing college students to Christ and launching them into lifelong Catholic mission. She mentored women and led Bible studies, retreats, and large group events. The Lord then led her to Honduras for a year, where she lived in a multicultural, Catholic lay community and served in various ministries, helping young Hondurans to encounter Christ and live a life of discipleship. Her favorite was at a local girls’ orphanage. She has since been teaching and previously taught Latin and Spanish at a local, prominent, all-girls high school before becoming part of the Mary’s Home family.
Josephine Boima
Client Services | Case manager
Prior to joining the Mary’s Home community, Josephine served as a community and health care support worker in various settings, an overnight postpartum doula, and most recently as a perinatal care manager in DC. As a Licensed Practical Nurse, she has also worked in maternal and behavioral health care, including working as a patient care technician in a high-risk pregnancy unity/maternity ward. In reflecting on what drew her to our mission, Josephine says, “I chose to become a maternity case manager, because I believe every mother deserves compassionate support, quality care, and access to the resources needed for a healthy pregnancy and postpartum experience. What drives me in this work is the opportunity to make a real difference - not just medically, but emotionally and socially. As a teenage mother myself, I endured a lot of prenatal and postpartum stressors and overcame such struggles in positivity. I am privileged to be able to support other moms on a similar journey at Mary’s Home.”
Christine Sommerville
Operations Manager
After having graduated from Catholic universities in Baltimore with a BA in Mathematics and a MBA with a concentration in Information Systems and Decision Science, earning a certification in Project Management (PMP), and serving in multiple project/program management positions in both non- and for-profit IT organizations for many years, Christy joins Mary's Home to support ongoing operational activities with a goal of ensuring process efficiencies and increasing cost-saving measures. Christy has served as Chairperson of her local church's Parish Pastoral Council, and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Lindaben Foundation and through her personal experience, Christy believes in the importance of empowering the vulnerable, educating communities, and growing families through adoption. Christy feels blessed to have the opportunity to join the Mary's Home team.
Theresa Saylor
Resident Assistant
Hi, my name is Theresa and I have a daughter named Armanii. I am passionate about helping others, and my approach is to be compassionate and bring people together. I am excited about my role as Resident Assistant, and my intent is to help guide the mothers to see that they are more than capable of achieving their goals!