Our Team
Management team
Renée Vézina, President
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
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
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
- Coordinator, Donor Support: Anais L'Heureux
Human Resources
- Senior Advisor, Talent and Culture: Amélie Stebenne
Communications
- Senior Redactor: Luc Bouchard
- Coordinator, Communications: Ireland Compton
- Agent, Communications: Louise Whitty
Gift Administration and IT
- Assistant Director, Database and IT: Violaine Fortin
- Assistant Director, Business Intelligence and Technology: Yelene Goza
- Coordinator, Database and IT: Genny Lock
- Administrative Coordinator: Laetitia Leduc
- Database Agent: Anh Pham
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
Annual Giving and Tribute Giving
- Coordinator, Annual Giving: Sandra Woo
- Agent, Donor Services: Marianne Pâquet
Special Events and Community Engagement
- Senior Advisor, Events: Melissa Mastrogiuseppe
- Advisor, Events: Zoe Holland and Sahar Azimi
- Coordinator, Events: Sabrina Burns
- Development Officer, Tributes: Inès Roulet
- Advisor, Community Giving: Michelle Thériault
- Coordinator, Community Giving: Andréanne Campagna
- Coordinator, Community Giving: Dalia Longo
Kat Demes Pavilion
- Office Manager and Services Manager, Pavillon Kat Demes: Nathalie Lavaute
- Coordinators: Jennifer Bocanegra, Jennifer Dussault, and May Sayegh