A lifelong educator, Marianne began her career as a mobility specialist and teacher of the blind. After serving as the Director of Education for a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed children (The Learning Clinic), she served as a public school principal in Connecticut and Iowa before becoming principal at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Boise, Idaho. After serving as the principal of Saint Dominic Academy in Auburn, Maine, Marianne became the Superintendent of Schools for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. In addition to participating in the University of Notre Dame’s Latino Enrollment Institute, Marianne holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho, two masters’ degrees from West Virginia University, and from the George Peabody College at Vanderbilt University an Education Specialist degree (Ed.S).