• Early Childhood Educator since 1981.
• Early Childhood Education Diploma – Algonquin College, Ottawa 1981.
• Association for Early Childhood Education, Ontario – Certification as an Early Childhood Educator 1985. College of Early Childhood Educators – Registered Early Childhood Educator – 2009
• Centre Director – Whitehaven Kindergarten School Age Centre since 1988.

An active participant in the mentoring of High School Students – (Co-Operative Education Program / General Learning Program) and Early Childhood Education students from Algonquin College. Co-ordinator and Facilitator of several Professional Development Workshops on Resources/Kits for Kindergarten and School Age Programs also Early Learning Literacy and Numeracy Resources/Kits. Very active Community Volunteer. Extremely proud mother of two grown children – Jillian and Jordan Gauthier.