Before becoming an educator, Marie had a ten-year career in the entertainment industry, which included working in feature development at New Regency Productions and on movie locations in Los Angeles, New York and abroad for The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Focus Features. She also worked in various production roles on music videos for artists including Jay-Z, John Legend, Mariah Carey and Prince. Marie has served on the coordinating committee of the New Jersey Young Filmmaker’s Festival since 2016. She lives in Verona, New Jersey with her husband and two boys.