Marie has worked in advancement for over 30 years—as AVP Alumni for the University of British Columbia and Executive Director of the UBC Alumni Association, as Director of Alumni Relations at Stanford University, and in various non-profit and advocacy organisations.  For the past ten years, she has had a dual career as a strategy consultant to over fifty universities and as an executive coach helping develop the leadership capacity of clients from a broad range of industries worldwide. As a certified integral coach, she supports clients in becoming better leaders, transforming their workplaces, and creating thriving people-centric organisations. She lives in Pacific Grove, California.