Marie-Josée has an honours BA in Communication as well as a BA in Theatre from the University of Ottawa. She has worked for several years as a freelancer in the television and media industries, most notably as a Director and Writer for three episodes of Truth Duty Valour. Outside of the JenCor family she has had the opportunity to work as Script Supervisor on a French drama for pre-teens, travel to Mexico while working as Coordinator on a wedding show, work for the New Media department at Radio-Canada, as well as other media relations branches of the federal government. She has a notable theatrical background having studied acting and theatre since the age of 12.