Referred to as the "Voice of Earth Mother" by a gifted Shoshone elder, Mare Cromwell is a multi-award-winning author and nature mystic. Her books are "The Great Mother Bible", "Messages from Mother.... Earth Mother" and "If I gave you God's phone number.... Searching for Spirituality in America". Mare has studied with Native American teachers for nineteen years and sits on the World Council for Wisdom Gatherings.

With a Masters in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan, Mare formerly worked in the environmental field for thirty five years. Her environmental career spanned both international and regional programs in the Mid-Atlantic. Upon returning to Maryland from Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1995, she has conducted environmental sustainability workshops, coordinated the creation of the Gunpowder Watershed Alliance and was the Executive Director of the Prettyboy Watershed Alliance from 2003 to 2005. She has also consulted on non-profit management and fundraising with other organizations.

Mare is currently known for her workshops on our Sacred Planet-Earth Mother, the Great Mother Wisdom Gathering, Womb Wisdom and Sacred Silliness. She loves to be involved in Sacred Water Ceremonies. She is also a former worm herder who yearns to have more worms soon for herding in an indoor worm composting system.

Mare calls Western Maryland home.