She is originally from France and Switzerland and taught French and ESL in Utah for seven years, as well as Composition and Written Communication to graduate and undergraduate international students at Purdue for four years. At Ryerson University, in Toronto, she worked for three years as Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics, Coordinator of ESL writing courses, and Director of the Writing Centre. She is currently the Immediate Past-President of the Canadian Writing Centres' Association (CWCA) and organized the 2016 CWCA's conference in Calgary (bringing to the association its first ever SSHRC conference funding). She's also member of the University of Alberta's Academic Integrity Council and the TESOL Journal Editorial Advisory Board.