Growing up on an Air Force Base, Monica showed such an affinity for biochemistry, that one of her first paying jobs was at NASA. Her passion for art eventually won out, leading her to earn a MFA in Fine Art from California Institute of the Arts. Monica applied her artistic talents to baking and cookie decorating, launching two online sweet shops -- Pent Up Cookie Company and Mack and Jane. Her baking style is less scientific and more intuitive, producing customizable treats that are as fun and bright as her smile. But Monica’s greatest source of joy is her family, including husband Josh, teenage daughter Jordyn and new baby Aspen.
Find out more about each episode of season 1 of the original Hallmark series, “Finding Mr. Christmas,” hosted by Jonathan Bennett with lead judge Melissa Peterman.
The When Calls the Heart universe is expanding with the new series Hope Valley: 1874, starring Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayres and Jill Hennessy. Coming to exclusively Hallmark+ in March 2026.
