Michelle Watson Marra
Age: 41
Family Tree: Husband: Mike Marra; Children: Michael 19, Megan 16, Jonathan 14, Christopher 12
Occupation: Public Health Nurse
Claim to Fame: Senior Team Leader for School Health Nursing at Lexington-Fayette County Health Department
Mission Statement: “Healthy, educated children grow into healthy, educated adults. Our community has a vested interest in ensuring that our students are healthy and at school where they can learn. All children need to be at their healthiest and in class in order to learn and grow to their full potential. To accomplish this we need to have a School Nurse in their building every day to address the acute, chronic and often complex medical needs of our students.”
Passions: Crafts, scrapbooking, traveling with her husband and trying new foods and wine.
On Parenting: “As a parent, you have to be present and involved. You also have to allow your children to make and learn from their own mistakes. It’s not easy.”