Ilene earned her undergraduate degree in English, Speech and Theater Education and has an additional certification in Psychology. She earned her graduate degree from New York University with dual concentrations in Health Education and Human Sexuality. Ilene also has a second graduate degree from New York Medical College with concentrations in Health Promotion and Behavior Change. Prior to joining Clementine, Ilene taught in public schools for over 30 years. She currently is a lead Mindfulness Facilitator for a federally funded, national Mindfulness based resiliency training program called care4teachers.com. The program was honored last summer at the International Mindfulness Education conference in Rome.