Born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, Angelique Downes has had many adventures on her way to becoming an educator for the East Bay School for Girls. As a young girl, she spent summers exploring the Great Lakes with her father. Angelique's father, Gerard, is somewhat of a local legend. He knows the shorelines and moods of Lake Superior better than anyone else navigating her waters. Thanks to her father, Angelique is an accomplished open water navigator and angler.
Angelique is also an Irish citizen.
Many members of her family live in Ireland today, and Angelique visits Ireland at least once a year. In her teens Angelique moved to the plains of Nebraska. There she attended the Marian School in Omaha. Marian is a single-gender school like the East Bay School for Girls. Angelique enjoyed her experience in a girls school and attributes much of her success in life to the time she spent learning and growing in an all girls environment.