Marlene studied in different fields of environmental health, business administration, fine arts and narrative therapy. She works in the public sector as an environmental health practitioner and expanded her professional competencies to include programme management, training, communication, marketing, strategic and business planning.
She expresses her passion for art and creativity in painting, pottery, writing, poetry, interior design, fashion design and cake decorating.
She published a book on short stories with the title: “Bont”.