Ann Guay attended George Washington University as an undergraduate and graduated from the George Washington University Law School. Over the years, Ann has worked as an attorney in private practice, served as a securities enforcement attorney for the Commonwealth and was a policy analyst at Mass Advocates for Children where she continues to serve as a pro bono attorney . Her work at Mass Advocates was featured on Good Morning America. Ann served for ten years as a member of the  Bedford School Committee and currently serves on the Executive Committee of Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts and .  In addition to serving on the Board of HOPe,  Ann serves on the Board of Directors of the Cole Resource Center and 3L Place.  Ann received the 2014 Bedford Chamber of Commerce Diversity Award and the Massachusetts Unsung Heroine Award in 2017. Ann and her husband Marty live in Bedford. They have three adult children, including their twenty-nine year old son, Brian, who has autism and a developmental disability.