Eleonore Fournier-Tombs graduated from McGill University in 2006 with a B.A. in history and political science. Like many arts majors, she fell into the non-profit world, working first for UNICEF and then for an international development organization called Development and Peace. During these first work experiences, she discovered a passion for communications, and now manages communications at Motivate Canada, a youth organization in Ottawa, while completing a distance masters in sustainable development at the London School of Oriental and African Studies.