A wife, daughter, sister, and mother of two adult children, Anne Lowry Pharr holds a B.A. and M.A. in English from Baylor University. In addition to serving as an English and First Year Seminar faculty member at Pellissippi State Community College, she was First Year Seminar program coordinator for many years and also collaborated with colleagues to develop Partners for Student Potential (PSP), a college-wide initiative which worked to deepen and broaden faculty and staff awareness of the challenges and strengths represented by college students.

Recently, she completed Renovaré's Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation, and she is currently pursuing the Companioning Center's Certificate in Spiritual Direction. Her writing has appeared at InterVarsity's The Well and RedTentLiving. Anne's passions include heartfelt conversations, writing, music, reading, exercise, Henry the havanese, and​ a great cup of coffee — preferably first thing each morning.