Mag Lillo was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to a family with Mennonite ancestry. She moved to Prince Edward Island when she was six years old and was put into music lessons at a young age by her parents who valued music greatly. She did not end up making music her career choice, but she has always kept up playing the violin in the PEISO. She is the proud mother of eight children and eight grandchildren and has her own graphic design business. She is very proud to provide the graphic design for the PEISO as well as to the Buzz and many other businesses and organizations on PEI.