Ginette Gendron was born in Chateauguay in District de Le Moyne, where she still lives. Born into a family with deep roots in Chateauguay, she is heir to a long tradition of social commitment and community involvement. A woman of action, she is a financial analyst employed for 32 years by the largest communications company in Canada. Most recently she represented the company to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.