Anne was born and grew up in Nova Scotia and attended Mount Alison, Dalhousie, and Acadia Universities. She taught high school in Nova Scotia before joining the staff at the Nova Scotia Teachers College. In 1969, she moved to Toronto to teach in the newly established Community College system. While looking for a school for her elder daughter, she discovered the Toronto Waldorf School. Both her daughters attended TWS from kindergarten through Grade 12. Anne joined the faculty there and spent 18 years teaching high school English and Drama. After retiring, she moved back to Nova Scotia and became a supporting friend of the South Shore Waldorf School.