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Depuis mon enfance, j’ai toujours été plongée dans les livres. Je me passionnais pour les romans, les contes, les documentaires sur la nature et l’Histoire… tout ce sur quoi je pouvais mettre la main. Même pendant mon adolescence, mes étés étaient consacrés à des allers-retours à vélo à la bibliothèque. Le personnel de l’endroit me connaissait bien! Avec le temps, ma passion pour la lecture s’est transformée en intérêt pour la langue et l’écriture. J’ai commencé à écrire des nouvelles et à participer à des compétitions de slam, ce qui m’a conduite à étudier la littérature au cégep et à l’université. Au fil de mon parcours scolaire et de mes premières expériences professionnelles, j’ai eu l’occasion d’être tutrice en français et de participer à la correction des épreuves unique et uniforme du ministère de l’Éducation. Un déclic s’est produit : l’enseignement me permettrait de m’immerger dans la langue et le monde littéraire, tout en aidant des élèves. J’ai donc poursuivi mes études en me spécialisant en pédagogie et j’ai effectué un stage d’enseignement. Malgré le fait que cette expérience se soit bien déroulée, j’ai pris conscience que la profession d’enseignante ne me correspondait pas entièrement. Je préfère travailler en tant que tutrice afin d’enseigner à une seule personne à la fois, ou mieux encore, œuvrer dans les coulisses de l’éducation en créant du contenu pédagogique. C’est ainsi que j’ai trouvé ma place chez Logitell. Aujourd’hui, je m’épanouis dans le rôle d’éditrice de manuels scolaires. Lorsque j’évalue ou que je crée une ressource pédagogique, ma priorité est de rendre son utilisation aussi facile que possible pour l’éducateur et l’apprenant. Je m’efforce de me mettre à leur place afin d’anticiper leurs questions ainsi que leurs besoins. Convaincue que l’éducation joue un rôle crucial dans le développement des individus, je suis fière d’y apporter une contribution.

Born in Ontario, I studied English literature and psychology at the University of Windsor before moving to Quebec in the mid-1990s to teach English as a second language. I initially taught at various private schools, including Montreal Language Studies, LPS, and Berlitz, before founding my own school, Anglais Idéal, which welcomes anyone wishing to improve their command of the English language. I take pride in offering high-quality lessons—individual or group—that are tailored to each student’s needs and interests. My philosophy? I strive to help every student develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through a variety of engaging activities, all in a fun and supportive environment. My strong background in teaching, combined with my passion for writing, have led me to produce the textbook Let’s Learn Essential English, the seventh edition of which was published in 2018. Building on that experience, I subsequently co-authored several more textbooks with Rachel Leblanc: Interaction en anglais, Communication en anglais (English and bilingual versions) and Communication en anglais des affaires, all published by Éditions Logitell. I am currently working on my first novel, thus reconnecting with my first love.

In 1970, after earning my bachelor’s degree in English literature from Université de Moncton, I left my home province of New Brunswick to pursue a training program in psychopedagogy at Université du Québec in Chicoutimi, with the aim of building a career in teaching English as a second language. I began by teaching in high schools across Quebec and the Maritimes, then moved on to various vocational schools and colleges in Quebec City, including Collège Bart, Centre de formation professionnelle Fierbourg, and Cégep Garneau. Throughout my career, I remained committed to designing engaging activities tailored to each student’s interests and learning pace. As I gained experience, I also took part in assessing students’ English proficiency levels for group placement purposes. My career took a new turn in 2005 when I was hired by Autorité des marchés financiers. It was quite a challenge: I was tasked with setting up and managing the English department at the Quebec City office! Fortunately, the department’s mandate—planning training activities to help employees improve their English skills, while also providing writing, translation, and proofreading services—was perfectly aligned with my skillset. Over the course of my various roles, I had the opportunity to design custom training programs and develop a range of materials to help diverse audiences strengthen their command of business English. It was therefore with immense pleasure that, at the request of Logitell Publishing and in collaboration with Christopher Kolar, I drew on this expertise to co-author a series of textbooks: Interaction en anglais, Communication en anglais (English and bilingual versions), and Communication en anglais des affaires. These textbooks were intended for students in secretarial and accounting vocational training programs, as well as for college students.