Marie holds a Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons) with Marketing, specialising in small to medium enterprise, business, management, and related support services. She has worked in University College Cork since 2005, and has 17 years experience working in administration in various Schools and Departments across the University. She has been a Senior Executive Assistant and Programme Administrator for the B.Ed. (Hons) Sports Studies and Physical Education programme for the last 13 years.