Attended École Assomption in Earlton, Ontario and École secondaire Sainte-Marie in New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada.
Obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in "Stage and Screen Studies" from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Is a certified English as a Second Language teacher and has taught children and adults in Japan, Poland, and Canada.
Her personal essay "Step After Step" won the Canadian Woman Story Contest and was published in the July 2006 issue of Reader's Digest.
Lived in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada for two years and worked as Program Coordinator of Harbour Youth Services, a non-profit organization which assists less-advantaged children and their families.