- Canadian-born, educated in Montreal (B.A., M.A., Dip Ed.,Certificate in Translation, McGill University and Université de Montréal; Conservatoire de Musique, Gymnase et Université de Lausanne.
- lived and worked as a language instructor, Embassy assistant and translator-interpreter in London, Paris and Madrid
- worked previously 11 years in Montreal and Toronto
- from 1980 to the present, have been managing a multilingual language service agency in Calgary, Canada
- Certified Teacher now teaching English and foreign languages exclusively,
- translator and simultaneous conference interpreter in Spanish and French.
- background in journalism ( have taught journalism at SAIT in Calgary), continue to write feature articles in a European English-language magazine, study holistic healing, yoga (Ashtanga teacher) and Flamenco Dance.
- interest in medicine, alternative therapies and healing, Human Rights (15 years member Amnesty International), all art forms,
foreign cultures and politics, world music and classical piano, poetry, meditation and Buddhism, outdoor pursuits snowboarding, hiking, tennis, etc