Mary Jo Smith received her Masters of Theological Studies from the University of Dallas Institute of Religious and Pastoral Studies. As a member of the faculty of the St. John Bosco Conference, she coordinates the Catechist Certification Track. Mary Jo is also a marketing representative for Ignatius Press. She has co-authored the pre-school, kindergarten, and first grade curricula of the Image of God textbook series and was General Editor of the series. She hosted a national cable TV series for children which appeared on EWTN. For 25 years Mary Jo was Director of the Pre-school/Kindergarten Religious Education Program for St. Raphael Parish in Crystal, Minnesota. Currently she is the RCIA Coordinator for that parish.