Our Team

Management team

• Renée Vézina, President
• Nathalie Nahmiash, Senior Vice President, Planning and Development
• Kim Fraser, Vice President, Marketing, Communications & Community Relations
• Valerie Frost, Vice President, Partnerships and Donor Relations
• Katherine Poirier Knitel, Vice President, Individual Giving
• Hugo Rivard-Royer, M.Sc, Vice President, Operations
• Marie-Claude Baribeau, Director, Sponsorships and Cause Marketing
• Kathleen Bernabe, Director, Community Giving
• Frédéric Brière, CFRE, Senior Director, Annual Giving
• Jennifer Dacius, Director, Operations and Services
• Josée Della Rocca, CFRE, Director, Partnerships
• Alessia Di Giorgio, Senior Director, Events and Community Giving
• Lisa Dutton, Director, Media and Public Relations
• Susan Elias, CFRE, Director, Principal Gifts and Planned Giving
• Samar El Soufi, Director, Planned Giving
• Geneviève Gagnon, Director, Operational Excellence and Projects
• Stéphanie Martine, CPA, Comptroller
• Karine Mayers, Director, Major Gifts and Planned Giving
• Lisette Noodelman, Head of Campaign Cabinet
• Lucie Pruneau, Director, Communications
• Naomi Shrier, Senior Director, Principal Gifts and Planned Giving
• Angela Vahaviolos, Director, Corporate Partnerships
• Colette Vanasse, Director, Major Gifts

Foundation staff

• Executive Assistant, Office of the President: Oumayma Bouanane 

• Coordinator, donors support: Anais L'Heureux

Human Ressources

• Senior Advisor, Human Ressources: Amélie Stebenne

Communications

• Senior Advisor, Digital Communications and Direct Marketing: Mathieu Gaubert
• Communications Agent: Louise Whitty
• Communications Coordinator: Ireland Compton

Gift Administration and IT

• Assistant Director, Database and IT: Violaine Fortin
• Assistant Director, Business Intelligence and Technology: Yelene Goza
• Database Agent: Anh Pham
• Coordinator, Database and IT: Genny Lock
• Administrative Coordinator: Laetitia Leduc

Finance and Accounting

• Payroll, Accounting and Administration Coordinator: Virginie Desforges

Donor Relations

• Senior Advisor, Donor Relations: Stephanie Gurd
• Coordinator, Donor Relations: Marie-Pier Fournier

Major gifts

• Senior Advisor, Major Gifts and Planned Giving: Evodie Gonzalez Exposito

Legacy giving

• Director, Planned Giving: Samar El Soufi

Annual giving and Tribute giving

• Coordinator, Annual Giving: Sandra Woo
• Agent, Donor Services: Marianne Pâquet 
• Development Officer, Tributes: Inès Roulet
• Coordinator, Corporate Annual and Leadership Giving: Michelle Thériault

Special Events and Community engagement

• Advisors, Special Events: Nathalie Giguère and Melissa Mastrogiuseppe
• Administrative Coordinators, Special Events: Zoe Holland and Sahar Azimi 
• Coordinator, Events: Sabrina Burns