Corinth Irene Morter was born in
Belize City,
British Honduras, and received her primary education at Ebenezer School. She began her career as a clerical assistant for the Government of Belize and later studied to be a teacher. She completed university studies at the
University of New Brunswick in Canada and graduated in 1980 with a master's degree from
Ball State University in
Muncie, Indiana. She then pursued a doctorate at the
University of Alberta, where she earned her PhD in Psychology of Education. She began teaching at the Belize Technical High School, which later became the
Belize Technical College, later becoming a department head and Vice-Principal there. and 2011, having previously served as its President from January 2003 to June 2007. In 2008, she began working as the President of the Governing Board of International Institute of UNESCO for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, having previously served as vice president. == Personal life ==