M.P. Wylie, Ph.D., RRF executive director, has extensive experience in research, instruction and training leaders in relationship and marriage education programs. An active member of the Orange County Marriage Resource Center and the California Healthy Marriage Coalition, she is a well known speaker in Orange County and nationally, including the Smart Marriage Conference. She is a certified trainer-of-leaders in various relationship and marriage programs such as Relationship Enhancement, Mastering the Mysteries of Love, and Love's Cradle. She is the author of the Journey to Love program that assists singles in attracting and building loving relationships. Email M.P.

Angela Apodaca, RRF program manager since September 2008, is a trained facilitator in six relationship and marriage education programs. She currently facilitates the Journey to Love program in Spanish. Before joining RRF, Angela was project manager of the healthy marriage grant, OC Strengthening Marriages Project, and most recently served as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at the Orangewood Children’s Foundation where she focused on empowering and training parent leaders. Her background in community organizing, creative writing and theater nurture innovative strategies to help RRF achieve its mission. Email Angela.

Juan and Aurora Maldonado, our ambassadors and trainers in marriage education for the Latino community, have been happily married for ten years and are blessed with three beautiful children. Trained in six marriage and family education programs and certified as trainer-of-leaders in Mastering the Mysteries of Love, Juan and Aurora both have a deep passion for teaching couples and seeing relationships transform.

Lucinda and Alfred Loveland, RRF leaders, both facilitate Mastering the Mysteries of Love for couples and are fully bilingual. Lucinda has been the RRF program specialist since September 2009. Lucinda and Alfred have been married over five years and are blessed with a four year old son. They are deeply passionate about teaching other couples the skills to provide safe and healthy environments for families.
Relationship Research Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit community organization whose mission is to increase the well-being of children, families and society by cultivating loving and lasting marriages.

RRF trains relationship and marriage educators in certified programs for marriage preparation, marriage enhancement, parent enrichment, youth and singles programs, and marriage education in Orange County, CA.

RRF offers ongoing training, supervision, technical assistance and classes in:
Relationship Enhancement (RE)
Mastering the Mysteries of Love (MML)
Ready for Love (RFL)
Love's Cradle (LC)
Journey to Love (J2L) for singles
FOCCUS Inventory
Bringing Baby Home (BBH)
Family Wellness

All our programs have a special focus on building intimacy, couples communication, problem solving, and conflict management.

We are happy to answer your questions. Give us a call (949) 752-2888 or (877) 588-7545, or email us. If you'd like to make an appointment, let us know and we will arrange a time to meet with you.

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