Bachelor of General Studies: Education and Environmental Studies from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, B.C.

Cleo taught at the adult learning centre at Keyano College in Fort MacKay, and has been involved in Cree language revitalization and oral history.

She is a member of Fort McMurray First Nation, and a past Council member. As the Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta designate, she has been on the Mackenzie River Basin Board as the Indigenous member for Alberta for the past three years. As well, she sits on the Treaty 8 education committee, and has participated in this committee for over 5 years. She is a member of the Traditional Knowledge Steering Committee for the Mackenzie River Basin Board which is overseeing the Tracking Change research program in partnership with the University of Alberta for the past two years.

Cleo is the coordinator for the Healing Gathering for the Land, Water, and People. This event evolved organically out of the Tarsands Healing Walk, an internationally famous event produced by Keepers of the Athabasca along with many other partners and held each year for five years. The Healing Gathering, now in its third year, focuses on cultural, mental, physical, and emotional healing.

Fort McMurray First Nation is currently involved in a solar project in partnership with Keepers of the Athabasca, and Cleo is heading up this project for her nation. As Team Lead, she is in charge of the Siting Team, Training Team, Contract Team, and Garden Team, and is pulling together her community in their interest in installing a solar energy production pilot project that will benefit the entire community.