board of directors
President
Sylvie Constantineau
Sylvie worked for 35 years in the health and social services network with young people in difficulty, first as a worker and manager in various intervention services.
Subsequently, she became coordinator of program development and professional practices, then director of professional services and university affairs at the Center jeunesse de Montréal-Institut universitaire. Responsible for several major practice development files, his expertise lies in the quality and development of social professional practice.
Vice-president
Benoit Bouvier
Until 2019, he was Director of Finance for the International Bureau for Children's Rights (IBCR). He is currently the general manager of Le Temps d’une Pause and holds the position of treasurer on the board of directors of the community organization SARPAD. It brings know-how about the specificities related to the elderly and expertise related to the community environment.
Treasurer
Francine Corbin
Holder of a master's degree in public administration, she worked for 35 years in the health and social services network in various management roles in the finance, IT and technical departments. She accompanies organizations in process reviews and as a management consultant and specialist in financial administration. A mother, she has been involved with families and children as a volunteer in schools and communities. She is very happy to be involved with Arborescence as Treasurer of the Board because she is convinced of the well-being that it brings to the loved ones of people living with a mental health problem.
Administrator
Christine Leray
Holder of a master's degree in sociology of work obtained in France in 1997 and a certificate in human resources management obtained at HEC Montreal in 2005, Christelle Leray has worked for 20 years as a collaborator and trusted partner to support and advise managers of various levels, to identify complex HR issues and to provide concrete and integrated solutions, within the framework of targeted organizational orientations. Specialized in talent acquisition, skills development, organizational development and leadership, she is known for understanding and analyzing complex issues quickly while getting involved in operations management. She currently works at MezAffairs as a Human Resources Advisor.
Administrator
Annette Robyns
Involved for 25 years in basic education in Belgium, Annette Robyns has always favored active methods and tried to pull all my little students up. In a disadvantaged town on the outskirts of a big city, she participated in the well-being of mothers by helping them in various ways and thus acquired a fairly developed social sense.
Spotted by a politician, she gave up teaching to become an adviser in the cabinets of ministers of her party. Annette was particularly involved in education and health, although she overlooked others: preparation for free movement in Europe, particularly in terms of poverty, transport, agriculture, etc.
She has always been entrusted with the management of service to citizens in the majority of firms. Retired for 6 years, investing in the service of Arborescence and its members brings her a lot.
Treasurer
Martine Jacob
Holder of a master's degree in public administration, she worked for 35 years in the health and social services network in various management roles in the finance, IT and technical departments. She accompanies organizations in process reviews and as a management consultant and specialist in financial administration. A mother, she has been involved with families and children as a volunteer in schools and communities. She is very happy to be involved with Arborescence as Treasurer of the Board because she is convinced of the well-being that it brings to the loved ones of people living with a mental health problem.
Administrator
Carole Ladouceur
First involved for nearly 7 years in social research at the University of Montreal, Carol reoriented her career in intervention and management with vulnerable clienteles.
Clinical consultant, assistant director of professional services and university affairs, then assistant to the deputy general manager at the Center jeunesse de Montréal-Institut universitaire, she then invested the Center jeunesse de Laval as director of professional services and acted for 5 years as director of the mental health and addiction program at the CISSS de Laval.
Now newly retired, Carol will be able to use all her clinical and management knowledge and experience for Arborescence, as well as support the board of directors and the organization in dealings with network establishments.
Administrator
Chanel Fournier
With several years of experience in the field of technology, Chanel has now been a senior product manager for 3 years at Shopify. A graduate of McGill University with a double major in economics and sociology as a national Loran scholar, Chanel then specialized as a product manager in the field of technology. She has a deep passion for developing innovative solutions that combine technology with an understanding of needs, whether for the users of a product or a community.
She is already involved in order to share her expertise in the field of the product (presentations and workshops for various organizations working with young people), to participate in the creation of a product community in Montreal (organizer in partnership with Product School), and to give back to his community (volunteer and judge during the selections for the Loran Foundation). Chanel has a real desire to share its knowledge in order to help in the business development of the services offered by Arborescence.