Mary Aguirre is a Harm Reduction Analyst for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. She has been in this role of onboarding and providing technical assistance for Syringe Service Programs across the state for four years. Mary has a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Walden University, a Master of Nursing specializing as a Family Nurse Practitioner also from Walden University, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lake Superior State University. She has been a Registered Nurse in the state of Michigan for 11 years. She is currently working on her Master of Public Health degree from Central Michigan University. She is the proud mother to 6 wonderful children ages 15 years to 19-months, when she is not working, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family exploring the Upper Peninsula where she lives.