Maria Mulvuagh, 27, was born and raised in Massena, New York. She received her BA in Geography at SUNY Geneseo. Marie began mushing in 2001 and came to Alaska in 2005 to mush and says “working with Jonrowe Kennels has opened my world to do racing. It has captivated me, for better or for worse. My goal is to be running my own team in future Iditarod’s.” She says her hobbies are reading and movies.