Raye Anderson studied theatre and drama education in her native Scotland and at the University of Manitoba.
She was education director at Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg for 15 years, was artistic director of the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama, and was director of Arts Learning at the EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts in Calgary.
Raye also taught theatre and arts education at the University of Manitoba.
She has adjudicated the Sears Drama Festival in Ottawa, the Manitoba High School Drama Festival, the Association of Community Theatre Festival in Manitoba, and, most recently, Speech Arts and Drama for the Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival.