Jean graduated from University of Toronto in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy. After a brief stent working in psychiatry in Owen Sound, she worked in the Hand Program at Peel Memorial Hospital where she developed her splinting skills.  Seven years later, she joined the Rehab Team at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital, where she worked part-time since 1989. 

Jean joined the Lifemark clinic team in 1996 to provide a splinting service. She fabricates custom thermoplastic splints for a variety of conditions including plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, athritis, and tendonitis.

When she is not working, she loves to sing babershop harmony with the Orangeville Chorus of Sweet Adelines International, and her quartet "Girls' Night Out".