Marie is a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme at MIC and brings with her extensive experience in management, teaching, mentoring, researching and quality evaluating. Her previous roles include early learning and care manager, early childhood teacher, early years inspector with the Department of Education and Skills, early years specialist and trainer with Early Childhood Ireland, research assistant, lecturer and supervisor of undergraduate research at MIC Limerick. She is also a former National Director of the LINC Programme.