"She comes from a village of 2,000 people"
What has that to do with anything.  The current governor of the Bank of England was born in Hay River, NWT.  I don't think that held him back.
Regarding her career and political experience credentials she was somewhat more than a ".school trustee and a asocial worker" :
"James served on the Greater Victoria School Board from 1990 to 2001, including seven terms as chair, and gained a province-wide profile in her unprecedented five terms as president of the BC School Trustees Association. She also served at the national level as vice-president of the Canadian School Boards Association. From 1999 to 2001, James held the position of director of child care policy for the British Columbia government. In addition, she served on several local and provincial panels and committees. "

I'm sure she has several financial experts with her.  Do we need to know who they are?  No.