Dionne is an active teacher with the Halifax Regional Center for Education. Dionne has been teaching in Nova Scotia since 2007. Dionne received her Master in Education from Mount St. Vincent University in 2010 and her Master of Business Administration from Sobey School of Business in 2017. Prior of relocating to Nova Scotia, Dionne performed investor relations/regulatory compliance roles at 4 junior mining exploration companies in British Columbia and taught for 4 years in the remote Nunavut Hamlet of Qikiqtarjauq.