Margaret, a native of Massachusetts, completed her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Knitwear Design with three minors in Ethics & Sustainability, Art History and Dance at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Both of her senior thesis looks were accepted into FIT's Future of Fashion Show, where she received mention in Teen Vogue's online article The Best of FIT's Future of Fashion Runway Show, displayed in the juried group exhibit in the Neiman Marcus New Jersey store, and was awarded the Lion Brand Knitwear Award. In the last year of the AAS program, her final term garment was selected by a juror panel to be displayed with other garments made by the graduating classmates of the AAS 2016 class. She was also a semi finalist in the CFDA and Liz Claiborne scholarship competition and a recipient of the Charles Reichman Knitwear Technology Award in 2017. 

Growing up as a child, Margaret was encouraged to play and explore the arts and crafts. Her grandmother passed down her knowledge in hand sewing, crocheting and knitting along with painting and drawing. It sparked an heightened interest throughout her life to seek out a fostering community to expand on her knowledge and craft. As a young adult, she balanced a formal education in classical ballet and the fine arts while working for local artists and designers. She graduated from Rhode Island College with a B.F.A., in Oil Painting with a Minor in Art History in 2009. Margaret was a three time recipient of the Talent Awards Scholarship at Rhode Island College for creativity and original drawings and paintings. Margaret was also a Principal Ballet Dancer for The State Ballet of Rhode Island. She dedicated twenty-six years to studying the art of ballet and performance.

Between rehearsals and class, Margaret was given the opportunity to volunteer her time for costume design assistance and educational demonstrations for children and the elderly in the surrounding communities. Volunteering helped foster positivity within the community by teaching classical ballet, stage etiquette, and story telling through movement to children and adults from all different backgrounds that may not be typically exposed to such forms of art and culture.

Through continuing education classes offered at Rhode Island School of Design, Margaret explored and played in multiple workshops of Nuno and needle felting, sewing, patternmaking, sustainable practices through up-cycling clothing, Shibori dyeing, fashion design sketching and fashion history. Outside of school, Margaret has had wonderful and insightful design internships with luxury design houses and production companies such as Stoll America, Mara Hoffman, Eilen Fisher, Carolina Herrera and Hellessy. There she learned the life cycle of how garments are made from an idea in a creative meeting to being shopped by consumers in a department store. The knowledge and hands on experiences have become more valuable and appreciated as the last year of school approaches.

As awareness of sustainability has become more and more a part of the conversation in every day households, Margaret hopes the word becomes redefined and empowered. She believes the efforts of recycling, mending clothing, conserving water and energy can lead to a ripple effect. Margaret hopes to continue her search for enduring sustainable and ethical practices with a community within the fashion industry that shares her interests.