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🧩 About Donna Marth-Brown – The Puzzle Queen 🧩
Donna Marth-Brown is the founder and “Puzzle Queen” behind The Missing Piece Puzzle Company, a woman-owned business based in Richland, New Jersey. A retired special education teacher, Donna launched the company in 2010 with a heart for helping others and a passion for creativity.
What began as a way to support her son—who has autism—through puzzle-based learning has since grown into one of the top custom puzzle manufacturers in the U.S. Under her leadership, the company has been featured on the TODAY Show, earned recognition as a SCORE & Sam’s Club Small Business Champion, and served thousands of customers looking for meaningful, personalized gifts.
Known for her warm personality, customer-first values, and commitment to American-made quality, Donna brings joy and connection to every puzzle produced. She proudly calls her team the Puzzle Princes and Princesses—and continues to champion the power of personalized puzzles to tell stories, preserve memories, and bring people together.
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The Missing Piece Puzzle Company is a woman-owned and operated small business proudly manufacturing every custom puzzle right here in New Jersey, USA. From start to finish, our high-quality puzzles are 100% American made.
Our mission is to create the best custom puzzles in the industry while treating every customer like family. As a leader in the custom puzzle space with over 14 years of experience, we take great pride in what we do—and we do it with love and excellence.
The company’s owner and her family are deeply involved in activities and volunteer work within the autism community—a cause close to their hearts and personal lives. Donna, our founder, is a retired special education teacher, and her son is a young adult on the autism spectrum. Puzzle-making is not just a business—it’s a meaningful part of their everyday life.