Brandee holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University and both undergraduate and master’s degrees in science (Wildlife Biology), from McGill University. She spent the first 10 years of her career running a small international business, working with local tailors and artisans in several Asian countries before shifting her focus to natural resource sciences. Brandee has been teaching in the Environmental and Wildlife Management program at Vanier College since 2007 and has been the Program Coordinator since 2012. Her graduate work focused on plant-herbivore interactions, and she currently spends much of her field season working with songbirds in Eastern Canada. Brandee has worked on wildlife projects in Canada, the U.S, Australia, Belize, Peru, Costa Rica, Mexico, South Africa and Namibia. She started a field course in Belize for Vanier College students and initiated several internship agreements with NGOs overseas for her students. She is passionate about international education and works tirelessly to ensure that her students are exposed to opportunities that get them out of their comfort zones and into the unfamiliar, where they are able to exchange, learn and grow in a global context.