Born in France, of Polish descent, Anne-Marie Kokinski-Corneau arrived in Quebec City just in time to begin grade school. She then furthered her education, obtaining a BA in History and a Masters in Public Administration (MPA). She is now working towards her Masters in Counselling, and is a certified coach as per International Coaching Federation (ICF) standards.

As a federal public servant she worked mostly in Human Resources management. When she retired, Anne-Marie was the Regional Director General (DG) for the Public Service Commission in Edmonton, Alberta. Throughout her career Anne-Marie worked in Government Departments of various sizes where she acquired experience at the operational and corporate levels of the organization. Anne-Marie's extensive career also brought her to reside in many Canadian provinces and abroad.

Anne-Marie’s HR specialties include: job evaluation and classification, organization design, learning/training and coaching. She has also directed a series of interesting projects such as: the reconstruction of the job evaluation and classification program for the Department of National Defence (DND) and the development of a model of self-directed teams for the Environmental Evaluation Agency.