After living abroad for 15 years (Canada, UK, Thailand, Australia, Germany), Yanne now lives in Paris, France, with her husband. She is the mother of two grown-up children. Yanne holds a BA in Arts from Brock University (Ontario) and a Master in International Relations from Sciences Po Paris. She has worked for 25 years in various company management positions and founded her own company, a startup in robotics, in 2016. Yanne was diagnosed with scleroderma in 2012. She became a Board member of the French Patient Association – Association des Sclérodermiques de France (ASF) – in 2013 and was in charge of the relationships with the Federation of European Scleroderma Association (FESCA). In 2022, she became Vice-President of ASF. She is responsible for relations with the healthcare industry players. She participates in setting-up self-management programs at hospitals and works with the ASF’ scientific advisory board for earlier diagnosis and better treatments. Yanne undertakes a professional retraining in medical hypnosis.