Anne M. Dudley was born in Nigeria, West Africa, to missionary parents. She received a BA in education from Concordia College, New York. She taught elementary school for five years and was employed by two large Lutheran parishes as a youth minister for eight years. She completed her master's degree in education and human development at the University of Maryland and served as a counselor/therapist for individuals, couples, and families for thirty-seven years. Today, she is retired, has been married for forty-two years, and has two children and five grandchildren.
