Renaud holds a university certificate in counselling women from the Women's and
Gender studies department at the
University of Alberta, and a diploma in Community Disability Studies from
MacEwan University. Renaud has sat on various boards, including Handicapped Housing Society of Alberta, Alberta Avenue Business Revitalization Zone and Norwood Neighborhood Association. She has also served on various committees, including the Rehabilitation Practitioner Advisory Committee for MacEwan University and the St. Albert Accessible Transportation Advisory Committee. Before being elected, Renaud worked at the Women's Economic and Business Solutions Society and seven years as an instructor at MacEwan University. Renaud also worked for Lo-Se-Ca Foundation as the Executive Director for almost 15 years. ==Electoral history==