Marie holds a PhD in accounting from West Virginia University, with an emphasis in fraud and forensic accounting, and is an Assistant Professor at Siena College where she serves as Director of the Center for Anti-fraud Resources and Examination Services (CARES).  Prior to entering academia, Marie was an anti-fraud, compliance, and audit professional with 20 years of experience. As a practitioner, she managed forensic accounting engagements up to and including expert testimony and advised audit committees and executive leadership teams of small to mid-sized U.S. listed companies on risk and compliance matters.  Marie was a founding member and Past President of the Spokane Chapter of the ACFE and a founding member of the Justice for Fraud Victims Project at Gonzaga University, for which she was awarded the ACFE’s 2010 Outstanding Achievement in Outreach/Community Service Award and the Spokane Police Chief’s Citizen Award. Marie was also named ACFE 2024 Educator of the Year. She currently serves on the board of the Albany Chapter of the ACFE.

Forensic Accounting Program (start date, Fall 2018) and the developer/coordinator of the Justice for Fraud Victims Project and the Center for Fraud and White-Collar Crime to provide experiential learning and research opportunities to MSFA students. The students provide forensic accounting services to small businesses, non-profit entities and elder financial abuse victims, especially in minority communities, that have been victims of fraud.