Mary is a Java Champion, and the AI Practice Lead at Callibrity, a consulting firm based in Ohio. She started as an engineer in Unix/C, then transitioned to Java around 2000. After 20+ years of being a software engineer and technical architect, she discovered her true passion in developer and customer advocacy. She has serviced companies such as IBM, US Cellular and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, in topic areas that include Java, GenAI, Streaming systems, Open source, Cloud and Distributed messaging systems. She is the President of the Chicago Java Users Group (CJUG), and the Chicago Chapter Co-Lead for AICamp.