Marie is known as a Leadership and Self-Knowledge Practitioner; Scholar on Thinking and Mental-Fortitude; Bestselling Author and Speaker. Over Marie’s career, she has held a number of significant roles, including:

• Smart Money Program Partner at the FDIC (2003 to present)
• Small Business Council Board Member – District 4 San Francisco/Bay area at Cal Trans – State of California Department of Transportation (2003 to 2015)
• Advisory Board Member – Educational Task Force Member at California Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education Advisory Board (2009 to 2016)
• Educational Researcher/Advisory Board Member at U.S. EPA EFAB (2014 to 2020)
• Chief Thought Officer at Wait a Green Minute (2007 to Present)
• Founder/Board President at Terra Green CDC (2003 to present)
• Founder/Environmental Developer & Contractor at BMB Construction Properties (2003 to present)
• Loan Committee Member at Nor-Cal Financial Development Corporation (2008 to present)

Marie holds a BA from UCLA and Northwest University, a MA in Community Development Policy and Practice, and a Doctor of Education from the University of San Francisco.