After growing up in Vernon, a town in Normandy, France, Corinne left home for a business school in Paris. After graduation, she immigrated to the USA. She attended Southern Oregon University in Ashland, earning a master’s degree in education while also opening a Waldorf-inspired school. After a few years of serving as principal of the charter school, Corinne pursued a Ph.D. in Leadership at the University of San Diego. In May of 2017, Corinne proudly accepted the William Foster Outstanding Dissertation Award for her thesis.