B.A. in French literature - University of King’s College, Halifax, NS; B.A. in translation - University of Ottawa; certificate in general management - University of New Brunswick; certificate in personnel management - University of Moncton.

Rochelle has 37 years of experience in translation and administration. She started her career in 1981 at the New Brunswick Translation Bureau, in Fredericton, NB, where she worked for many years and moved up the ladder from junior translator to revisor. She then worked for many years in the private sector as a translator and a manager, including in the co-op movement, and as a freelance translator. Since October 2003, she practices translation full time in the labour movement.