Marianne Maurin Kilroy has spent her life photographing people, places, products and interiors. A graduate of the William Allen White School of Journalism at University of Kansas, her career has included experiences with daily newspapers, including the Kansas City Star, the Independence Examiner, the Lawrence Journal World and the Parsons Sun. She was a stringer for the Associated Press and a photo editor in the Los Angeles Bureau. She was a staff photographer and columnist for Touring Times Magazine; Audio Visual Producer for Rural Route Tours; and pursued commercial photography with Rush Studio as well as her own studio. 

The majority of her work has been created for business and non-profit marketing campaigns. She also partners with Suzanne Donnelly, and their company, Donnelly-Kilroy Publications, and has published 14 books. Coming soon are two children's books, Meatball & Spaghetti by Helen Emmott and Boris Comes Home by Nancy Byers.