Ms. Lajoie holds an MFA in acting from FSU/The Asolo Conservatory and an MSC in Industrial Psychiatry and Psychology from King's College London. In London, she led a research project aimed to improve corporate mentor programs with PricewaterhouseCoopers London. Since returning to Denver, she has acted locally and worked as a strategy consultant with the Department of Defense. Within DoD, she has taught strategic planning courses at the Naval Post Graduate School and consistently earned excellent evaluations. Work at NPS led to contracts to develop and facilitate custom strategy courses for Naval commands. She has also consulted on strategy planning work with NSA, Deep Blue, and the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency.