Jeanie is originally from Scotland, where she grew up in the countryside in Fife.

In early 2005, she moved to New Zealand with her husband and two children, after several years in the US, South Korea, and latterly, Japan.

She studied Audiology at Auckland University; and worked in both a private clinic and Palmerston North Hospital, before opening her own clinic in Kapiti; first in Raumati, and later in Waikanae.

She is deeply committed to her patients, and to professionalism in audiology; she is a founder member of Independent Audiologists NZ, and is very supportive of audiology becoming a registered health profession in NZ.

She is an enthusiastic gardener, and finds New Zealand the perfect place for this.