In 1987 O'Byrne graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a degree in Education, then serving on the Board of Directors of the St. John's Folk Arts Council and the programming committee of the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival in St. John's.
O'Byrne graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a degree in Education, then serving on the Board of Directors of the St. John's Folk Arts Council in St. John's. This was in 1987. O'Byrne graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a degree in Education, then serving on the Board of the programming committee of the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival in St. John's. This was in 1987.