Ms. Mercer graduated from Miami University in 2016 and lived and taught in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia for 5 years post graduation. She moved back to the Cincinnati area in 2021 with her husband and their dog, Maple. As a Cincinnati native, She has always been drawn to the energy and diversity surrounding the Walnut Hills area and when the opportunity to teach at PM arose, she ultimately felt drawn to the values and missions that Purcell Marian lives by.