Personal

I am a Jersey girl living in Northern Virginia (about 20 miles outside of Washington DC) with my husband Patrick and our ninja kitty Wilma. We enjoy traveling every chance we get to explore new areas and try new foods. We take a week long vacation once or twice every year with the goal of going somewhere new! When I am not traveling or eating, HA!, you can find me in the gym lifting heavy weights, on the mountain bike trail, or playing music. I have been playing trumpet for well over 30 years now and continue to play with the Herndon Regional Wind Ensemble. Working out and playing music are my perfect forms of stress relief!

Professional Background

I have worked for the federal government for over 20 years with spending 14 1/2 years in the Air Force and more recently working as an analyst for the last decade and change. Throughout my career I have had the “go-getter” attitude and always looked for the next best thing. Fast forward to 2020 when the world shut down and I was subsequently laid off from the federal government, my entrepreneureal spirit kicked into high gear. I launched Dark Horse Nutrition LLC and worked as a certified nutrition coach and consultant for small businesses and over 100 individual clients. Throughout my time as a business owner, I have created and launched courses and designed and executed programs. Dark Horse Nutrition is where I learned where my passion truly lies…in education and building and creating programs to meet the needs of clients. That is what ultimate led me to launching Malone Learning Studio in 2024! It was time to take my passion to the streets and get my creative juices flowing full time!

Education

• Certificate, Instructional Design & eLearning Development, Tim Slade Academy

• Bachelor’s of Science, Criminal Justice, Liberty University

• Associate’s, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force