Reverend Marcia Bowman a mother of an elementary school teacher, a Lieutenant in the U.S. Marines, a child care business manager and a counselor for adolescents. She serves as a Blue & Gold Officer for the U.S. Naval Academy, Family Readiness Advisor for the U.S. Marines and teaches Project Management for a community college .
Reverend Bowman is a novelist, professional technical writer, teacher, trainer, Time Management and Parenting Workshop leader and facilitator.
She was licensed to Minister by the Reverend Pastor Edward Ellis, Sr. at First Bryan Baptist Church in Savannah, GA. First Bryan Baptist Church is the oldest continuously African American Baptist church in the United States. She is was certified to facilitate Masterlife Discipleship Training at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Herndon, VA. (Pastor James Graham). In May of 2007, she received a Doctorate in Ministry and was ordained through the Universal Life Church in Spokaine, Washington. Her baptism, at the age of 9, was through the evangelism of her grandmother and Jr. Church (minister) superintendent, Mrs. Ella W. Ruffin at Ebenezer Baptist Church and by the late Reverend Dr. James B. Cayce.
Currently Reverend Bowman is pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University with a specialty in Public Policy.
Reverend Bowman has served as a Youth Sunday School teacher, Collegiate Ministry Director, Yamacraw Outreach Reading Center Director and Scholarship Committees, Sisterhood, Women's Ministry, Women's Sunday School, Archives Committee among other activities.
Other volunteer efforts have included PTA board member as Newsletter and Fundraising Chairperson and local school and county school Advisory board member as well as county board member for Sponsors for the Gifted in Fulton County, GA. She was an elementary school tournament chess club founder and U.S. Chess Federation affiliated and ranked coach and middle school Human Relations Chairperson in Fairfax County, VA. Sponsors for New and Talented Artists (SONATA) Board member, Jack & Jill of America, Inc. (Reston) Board member as Secretary, Education Committee Chairperson, Scholarship Committee Chairperson, Teen Activities coordinator.