Building Together 2023 Building Together 2023 Presenters Jocelyne Audet Jocelyne Audet has worked in the health and social services network for 36 years. She has been responsible for communications in CLSCs and at the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie. She was the regional project manager for the FORTERESSS project to enhance the skills and reorganize the work of nurses in the CHSLDs of the Montérégie (2011 OIIQ regional award), a middle manager in human resources at the CSSS Pierre-Boucher (training management) and a regional coordinator of improvement projects. She is responsible, at the CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre, for the integration of patient partners in the organization of care and services and the evaluation of user satisfaction. Joanna Bateman Joanna Bateman is a sociologist who has been engaged in community work for almost 20 years. Since 2008 she has been involved in a variety of collective projects that led her in 2015 to become the Executive Director of Literacy in Action, a non-profit in the Estrie region. Joanna co-creates hands-on, interactive and accessible learning environments that offer opportunities for citizens to share their knowledge and build on existing skills, all while creating new community connections. Ange Beaulieu Ms. Beaulieu has been with the Secrétariat à l’accès aux services en langue anglaise et aux communautés ethnoculturelles for over 3 years. Her work focuses on access to health and social services in the English language.In addition, Ms. Beaulieu is the secrétaire du Comité provincial pour l’accès aux services de santé et aux services sociaux en langue anglaise, which is an advisory committee to the Minister of Health and Social Services. Prior to joining the MSSS team, she taught English as a second language at the professional level for less than a decade. Emilie Bergeron Emilie Bergeron holds a Master's degree in Community Health and has been an English language liaison officer at the CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre for the past seven years. She is also a project manager for the Agir tôt program. For the past 14 years, she has worked within the health care system to improve the services offered to various clienteles. Laura-Lee Bolger Laura-Lee Bolger is a master's student in geographical sciences at Laval University. She has been working with JWCOMM Inc. as a cartography and GIS consultant since 2006 and is currently developing expertise in online mapping by creating dynamic maps and applications with ESRI web products. Ron Creary Board President, CHSSN Antoine Désilets Antoine Désilets was hired by Société Santé en français in 2011, and has been its Executive Director since April 2021. He previously held the position of Manager for Government Relations, Partnerships and Governance, among other roles. Born in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Antoine has lived in the Ottawa National Capital region for almost 15 years, where he developed a genuine passion for Francophonie. In addition to a decade at the SSF, he has worked for the federal government and for the University of Ottawa. In 2018, his interest for public policy led him to get involved in politics at the municipal level, where he served as campaign manager. He maintains an active involvement with his community as a member of the boards of directors of the Vanier Community Services Center and Le CAP centre, two organizations that provide services to the Francophone community of Ottawa. Antoine holds a bachelor's degree in applied political studies from the University of Sherbrooke and a master's degree in public and international affairs from the University of Ottawa. Nathalie Dubois Isabelle Feillou Isabelle Feillou is an ergonomist, a professor in the Department of Industrial Relations at Université Laval and a member of the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (CIRRIS). As an ergonomist, she is interested in the design of innovative systems and environments that respect the abilities and health of workers and users. She has participated in several research projects on the occupational health and safety of caregiving staff, particularly beneficiary attendants in long-term care facilities, as well as in several interdisciplinary projects in the health network. William Floch William Floch, Sous-ministre adjoint au Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise au ministère des Finances. In November of 2017, William Floch was appointed as the first Secrétaire adjoint (Assistant Secretary) in the Ministère du Conseil exécutif and tasked with the responsibility of establishing the Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise (SRQEA). Prior to this appointment, Mr. Floch worked in the area of research and policy development for the Department of Canadian Heritage beginning in the early 1990s. Before embarking on his career in government, Mr. Floch worked as a teacher and principal in the English-language school system in Quebec and also worked in the community sector for Townshippers’ Association in the Eastern Townships. Jérôme Gaudreault Jérôme Gaudreault is the president and CEO of the AQPS. With a wealth of experience in the associative and business sectors, Jérôme is also a man of causes. His career path is marked by diversified professional experiences and multiple commitments in his community, particularly in the areas of business, health, youth and employability. Since his arrival at the AQPS more than 8 years ago, Jérôme has been able to mobilize all the actors in the community so that each and every one of them is committed to suicide prevention. in favour of suicide prevention. Jérôme fundamentally believes that it is possible to significantly reduce the number of suicides in Quebec. In this sense, the AQPS is the vehicle that has the capacity to touch our society as a whole and to push us collectively towards action. Jacynthe Guérette Criminologue, Spécialiste en activités cliniques anglophones, CISSS Nathalie Jauvin Nathalie Jauvin is a researcher and specialized scientific advisor with the Équipe de prévention des risques psychosociaux du travail et de promotion de la santé des travailleurs (Team for the prevention of psychosocial risks in the workplace and promotion of workers' health) at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ). For more than 25 years, she has been interested in workplace violence as well as mental health in the workplace, psychosocial risks in the workplace and preventive interventions. She has also been involved in numerous knowledge transfer activities and in the development of tools for workplaces. Jennifer Johnson Jennifer Johnson has been the Executive Director of the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) since 2005 and worked for the organization since its inception in 2000. She is also the Executive Director of the Quebec Community Health and Social Services Foundation (QCHF) since 2011. Jennifer has been working on access issues for health and social services for the English-speaking community of Quebec since 1995. Jennifer holds a Master’s degree in public health as well as a Certificate of international development from Institut universitaire des études de développement, Geneva, Switzerland and a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of the South, Sewanee, TN. She immigrated to Canada from the United States in 1991 and has been living in Quebec City ever since. Christian Lapointe Born and raised on the South Shore of Montreal, Christian Lapointe retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after 25 years of service as a Physician Assistant (Clinical Nurse). He later trained as a massage therapist geared toward sports medicine, and in 2010 moved into community work at the Megantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC) as an Outreach Coordinator. Christian found himself living once more in the South Shore of Montreal in 2018 where he became the Executive Director of the Assistance and Referral Center (ARC). Paola Leal Paola Leal has worked in different community organizations where she worked with many passionate workers and learned the impact these organizations have in the well-being of the people they support. She now works both in the social and research sectors to promote a change in the culture’s social and health care system. Most notably, Paola works at the Eva Marsden Center as the project manager of their new community-based initiative: the social prescription project. Danica Logan Danica Logan holds a bachelor’s degree in applied psychology. Her interests in Community engagement, mental health, and well-being have motivated her implication in the social sector where she has worked to support women, families, children and seniors. She also has experience as a project coordinator in the social and research sectors as well as small business development. Danica began working with MEPEC in 2021 as a Coordinator and is currently serving as the Interim Executive Director. Sheri McLeod Sheri McLeod received her degree in social work from McGill University and has worked with the Eva Marsden Centre for Social Justice and Aging for over 30 years. She has been an advocate for the rights of the marginalized older population throughout her life and has collaborated on research initiatives at the provincial, national, and international levels. She has been involved with the Age-Friendly Cities movement in Montreal since 2013 and is consulted widely for her experience in reflecting the realities of vulnerable seniors and their needs. Tina Montreuil Dr. Tina Montreuil is an Assistant Professor in the department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and an Associate Member of the department of Psychiatry at McGill University. Angela Moore Anta Niang Anta Niang, PhD. in social psychology, is currently a researcher at the University Institute Trial Line In Health Social Services of the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS in Sherbrooke and an adjunct professor at the School of social work of the University of Sherbrooke. Her main research interests focus on the decision-making process in the youth field. More specifically, her work deals with decision-making related to the prevention of judicialization, the judicial practices, the dynamics of psychosocial interactions and the participation of youth and families in the juvenile justice and protection systems. Joanne Pocock Dr. Joanne Pocock is a sociologist with expertise in policy analysis, evaluation and multi-method research techniques who has devoted much of her academic and research career to the study of Quebec’s English-speaking minority communities. Her efforts have contributed to a body of knowledge supporting organizations serving the interests of minority language communities in various sectors and at national, provincial and regional levels. As a research consultant, Dr. Pocock supports CHSSN by studying the socio-demographic characteristics of English-speaking Quebec as well as health and social service access as a key social determinant of health and well-being. Dr. Jean Robert Jean Robert completed his undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral studies at the University of Ottawa, Université Laval, University of Maine, McGill and Harvard. Over his 35-year career at CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence, Jean worked as a counsellor and then as academic dean, retiring as campus director in 2014. Jean is president of the National Battlefields Commission and is the Senior Advisor at McGill University's Ingram School of Nursing. He is also vice chairman of the Central Quebec School Board. In addition to serving as president of the Jeffery Hale Community Partners, up until June, 2022, Jean was also president of the Jeffery Hale Foundation and is vice-president of the Citadel Foundation. He is a past member of the Comité provincial pour la prestation des services de santé et services sociaux en langue anglaise (PAC) and of the Commission de l'Éducation en langue anglaise. Jean was the Canadian representative of the Morehead-Cain Scholarship program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a board member of the Université Laval’s Rouge et Or basketball program. James Robson James joined the Committee for Anglophone Social Action (CASA) in 2021 as Patient Navigator, with a mandate to assist English speakers as they navigate the health system. His previous experience within the health sector has allowed him to build relationships with various departments within the CISSS. This has facilitated access to services for English speakers and supported health professionals in their efforts to serve this linguistic community. In his role as Patient Navigator, Jim has made significant advances in the community and CISSS levels by providing services in line with CHSSN’s Liaison Model. Angel Sanguino Angel Sanguino is a Planning, Programming and Research Officer (PPRO) responsible for the English Language Access Program for the OMHSC. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Arts and Sciences and a Master's degree in Health Services Management from the University of Montreal. Prior to becoming an APPR, he navigated the health care system as a medical assistant, radiation oncology technologist, clinical administration trainee and telephone interpreter among others. Passionate about social engagement (volunteering) with the underprivileged and aboriginal communities, science, history and languages, he strongly believes that teamwork, combined with active listening, is essential for effective and harmonious work management when interacting with a diversity of people in terms of skills, ideas, opinions, personal traits and life experiences. Vicky Springmann Vicky Springmann holds a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University and a Masters of Public Health from the Université de Montréal. Over the past 10 years, she has worked as an epidemiologist for regional and provincial public health agencies. She specializes in public health surveillance and has worked on a range of public health issues, including chronic diseases and its determinants, the health of refugees and refugee claimants and the COVID-19 pandemic. As of April 2022, she is a scientific advisor at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, where she works on the surveillance of health and health inequalities in Quebec, with a specific focus on the health of language minority communities. Sharleen Sullivan The Executive Director of Neighbours Regional Association since its incorporation in April 2004 – of which prior she was the Community Organizer of Alliance Quebec Abitibi West Chapter. Sharleen began working with the English Community of Rouyn-Noranda as the youth delegate in 1984. Through her employment and community involvement, Sharleen has access to various sources of information and knowledge concerning the Abitibi-Témiscamingue community as well as the Provincial English community. Regular and meaningful contact with the English community and an interest in politics have led to a lifetime of defending and working for the improvement of the quality of life for English-speakers in the Belle Province. Peter Tanuseputro Peter completed training as a Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist at the University of Toronto. He practices family medicine in the community, with a focus on palliative home visits. His research focuses using linked health administrative databases to develop population perspectives on health care use and outcomes associated with aging and end of life in Ontario. He holds a Tier 2 Clinical Research Chair in Palliative Care and Predictive Analytics. Sylvie Tremblay Prior to joining RPCU, Ms. Tremblay was Executive Director of the Montreal Association for the Intellectually Handicapped. She holds a master's degree in public administration from the École nationale d'administration publique and did master's studies in sociology at Université Laval. During her career, she has been an executive in the Quality, Evaluation, Performance and Ethics Department at the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Executive Director of the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec, Coordinator of Special Projects at the CRDITED in Montréal, and Assistant to the Ombudsperson. She has also served as an advisor in various ministers' offices. Raymond Villeneuve Raymond Villeneuve is the Executive Director of the Regroupement pour la Valorisation de la Paternité and the father of two grown children aged 23 and 26. For the past fifteen years, he has been involved in promoting fatherhood, integrating fatherhood realities into Quebec public policies and adapting organizational practices to the particularities of fathers. He has also worked hard to improve the health and well-being of Quebec fathers. Jan Warnke Jan Warnke is a PhD student in geography at Université Laval and principal investigator of the Geodata project at Jeffery-Hale English-Language Community Services (SCLA-JH). Over the past 20 years, he has specialized in the spatial analysis and online visualization of the parameters of health care access and use by the English-speaking population in Quebec and of the French-speaking population outside Quebec. His applied research focuses on the development of protocols for the use of administrative health data and geospatial analysis methods for targeting contextual and individual factors of current and potential users of health services. These methods were used to analyze users of English-language health services (Jeffery-Hale English-language community services) and users of French-language health services (Montfort Hospital - (Ontario) as well as of other services related to community vitality and the well-being of minority populations. Pauline Wiedow For 22 years now, Pauline Wiedow has been involved in creating MWCN, a non-profit community organization, first with a few friends in Châteauguay, then later in the Montérégie Ouest region serving five MRCs. Pauline Wiedow’s vision, generosity and determination have never ceased to attract and mobilize friends, collaborators, volunteers and now a dozen employees who all work in unison to offer services to a community happy to meet and be together in English. As neighbours of Kahnawake, an indigenous community, we continue to find ways of working together to support this very valuable community partner. The MWCN serves an area with over 85,000 English speakers. Agenda Wednesday, Jan 18 AM Wednesday, Jan 18 PM Thursday, Jan 19 AM Thursday, Jan 19 PM Wednesday, Jan 18 AM Registration & Breakfast 7:30 am - 8:30 am Location: Ballroom Foyer (Registration) Wolfe/Montcalm (Breakfast) Welcome 8:30 am - 8:35 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Jennifer Johnson Executive Director, CHSSN Opening Remarks 8:35 am - 9:00 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Ron Creary President, CHSSN Ange Beaulieu Conseillère, Secrétariat à l’accès aux services en langue anglaise et aux communautés ethnoculturelles, MSSS Jennifer Johnson Executive Director, CHSSN Ice Breaker 9:00 am - 9:10 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Quebec's English-speaking Communities: Selected Findings from the 2021 Census 9:10 am - 9:25 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Joanne Pocock Consultant for CHSSN Mapping community organizations for English-speaking Quebecers 9:25 am - 9:55 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière William Floch Sous-ministre adjoint, Ministère des Finances - Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise Improving Access to Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Services for the English-speaking Population of the Capitale-Nationale Region 9:55 am - 10:20 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Jan Warnke Principal Investigator of the Geodata Project, SCLA-JH Laura-Lee Bolger G.I.S. Analyst Break 10:20 am - 10:40 am Ballroom Foyer Clic Social - A Community Initiative Based on the Social Prescription Model 10:40 am - 11:05 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Sheri McLeod Executive Director, Eva Marsden Centre for Social Justice and Aging Paola Leal Project Manager, Eva Marsden Eva Marsden Centre for Social Justice and Aging A Partnership Initiative in Montérégie 11:05 am - 11:30 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Emilie Bergeron Agente de liaison en langue anglaise du CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre Christian Lapointe Executive Director, Assistance and Referral Centre Danica Logan Interim Director, Montérégie East Partnership for the English-speaking Community Pauline Wiedow Executive Director, Montérégie West Community Network Angel Sanguino Agent de planification, de programmation et de recherche (APPR), CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest Jacynthe Guérette Criminologue, Spécialiste en activités cliniques anglophones, CISSS The Language of Expression - An Obstacle to Access Health Care Services in Quebec 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Tina Montreuil Associate Professor, Education and Counselling Psychology Department, Director, Childhood Anxiety and Regulation of Emotions (C.A.R.E.) Research Group, McGill University, Faculty of Education and Medicine and Health Sciences Lunch 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Room: Wolfe/Montcalm Wednesday, Jan 18 PM NPI Exhibition Tables 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room: Lauzon and Ballroom Foyer Adapting Suicide Prevention Services and Resources for the English-speaking Population of Quebec 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Jérôme Gaudreault President and CEO, AQPS What the CAAP can do for you? An overview of services offered by the Centres d’assistance et d’accompagnement aux plaintes (CAAP) 3:20 pm - 3:50 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Nathalie Dubois Executive Director, FCAAP Angela Moore Complaint Advisor, CAAP Estrie Examining Vulnerability Indicators for English-speaking Men and Fathers: Inspiring initiatives by the Regroupement pour la Valorisation de la Paternité (RVP) 3:50 pm - 4:20 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Raymond Villeneuve Executive Director, Regroupement pour la Valorisation de la Paternité (RVP) The Patient Navigator - Helping English-Speakers on the Gaspé Coast Navigate the Healthcare System 4:20 pm - 4:50 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière James Robson Patient Navigator Wrap up 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Jennifer Johnson Executive Director, CHSSN Ange Beaulieu Conseillère, Secrétariat à l’accès aux services en langue anglaise et aux communautés ethnoculturelles, MSSS Networking Reception 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Ballroom Foyer Thursday, Jan 19 AM Breakfast 7:30 am - 8:30 am Room: Wolfe/Montcalm Welcome 8:30 am - 8:35 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Jennifer Johnson Executive Director, CHSSN Ice Breaker 8:35 am - 8:45 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Linguistic Factors in Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes in Ontario 8:45 am - 9:20 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Peter Tanuseputro Tier 2 Clinical Research Chair, Palliative Care and Predictive Analytics, University of Ottawa, Associate Professor, Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa Improving Linguistic Equity in Health: Société Santé en français’ Experience 9:20 am - 9:50 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Antoine Désilets Executive Director, Société Santé en français Break 9:50 am - 10:15 am Ballroom Foyer Responding Better to the Needs of Linguistic and Cultural Communities of the Eastern Townships 10:15 am - 10:45 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Anta Niang | PhD | Psychologie socialeChercheure d’établissement | In-house researcherProfesseure associée | Adjunct professor École de travail social, Université de Sherbrooke Chercheure associée | Adjunct researcherChaire de recherche sur l’évaluation des actions publiques à l’égard des jeunes et des populations vulnérables (CREVAJ)Laboratoire de Psychologie: Cognition, Comportement, Communication (LP3C), Université Rennes 2 (France) Joanna Bateman Executive Director, Literacy in Action | Action Alpha Disparities in Mental Health and Its Determinants Among Quebec High School Students by Language of Instruction 10:45 am - 11:15 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Vicky Springmann Scientific Advisor, INSPQ Sustainable Health Development in CHSLDs - An Action Research Project in Partnership with CHSLD St Bridgid' Home and Jeffery Hale Partners 11:15 am - 11:45 am Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Isabelle Feillou Professor, Department of Industrial Relations, Université Laval Nathalie Jauvin Chercheuse et conseillère scientifique spécialisée, INSPQ User Satisfaction Assessment - A Collaborative Approach 11:45 am - 12:15 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Emilie Bergeron Agente de liaison en langue anglaise du CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre Jocelyne Audet Responsable des partenariats avec les usagers et expérience usager du CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre Lunch 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Room: Wolfe/Montcalm Thursday, Jan 19 PM Important Role of Users Committees in Promoting the Rights to Services in English 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Sylvie Tremblay Executive Director, RPCU Sharleen Sullivan Executive Director, Neighbours Regional Association of Rouyn-Noranda Increasing Bilingual Health and Social Service Professionals Capacity in Québec 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Dr. Jean Robert Dialogue McGill Group Discussions by Region 2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Closing Remarks 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Room: Duquesne/Jonquière Jennifer Johnson Executive Director, CHSSN
Jocelyne Audet Jocelyne Audet has worked in the health and social services network for 36 years. She has been responsible for communications in CLSCs and at the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie. She was the regional project manager for the FORTERESSS project to enhance the skills and reorganize the work of nurses in the CHSLDs of the Montérégie (2011 OIIQ regional award), a middle manager in human resources at the CSSS Pierre-Boucher (training management) and a regional coordinator of improvement projects. She is responsible, at the CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre, for the integration of patient partners in the organization of care and services and the evaluation of user satisfaction.
Joanna Bateman Joanna Bateman is a sociologist who has been engaged in community work for almost 20 years. Since 2008 she has been involved in a variety of collective projects that led her in 2015 to become the Executive Director of Literacy in Action, a non-profit in the Estrie region. Joanna co-creates hands-on, interactive and accessible learning environments that offer opportunities for citizens to share their knowledge and build on existing skills, all while creating new community connections.
Ange Beaulieu Ms. Beaulieu has been with the Secrétariat à l’accès aux services en langue anglaise et aux communautés ethnoculturelles for over 3 years. Her work focuses on access to health and social services in the English language.In addition, Ms. Beaulieu is the secrétaire du Comité provincial pour l’accès aux services de santé et aux services sociaux en langue anglaise, which is an advisory committee to the Minister of Health and Social Services. Prior to joining the MSSS team, she taught English as a second language at the professional level for less than a decade.
Emilie Bergeron Emilie Bergeron holds a Master's degree in Community Health and has been an English language liaison officer at the CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre for the past seven years. She is also a project manager for the Agir tôt program. For the past 14 years, she has worked within the health care system to improve the services offered to various clienteles.
Laura-Lee Bolger Laura-Lee Bolger is a master's student in geographical sciences at Laval University. She has been working with JWCOMM Inc. as a cartography and GIS consultant since 2006 and is currently developing expertise in online mapping by creating dynamic maps and applications with ESRI web products.
Antoine Désilets Antoine Désilets was hired by Société Santé en français in 2011, and has been its Executive Director since April 2021. He previously held the position of Manager for Government Relations, Partnerships and Governance, among other roles. Born in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Antoine has lived in the Ottawa National Capital region for almost 15 years, where he developed a genuine passion for Francophonie. In addition to a decade at the SSF, he has worked for the federal government and for the University of Ottawa. In 2018, his interest for public policy led him to get involved in politics at the municipal level, where he served as campaign manager. He maintains an active involvement with his community as a member of the boards of directors of the Vanier Community Services Center and Le CAP centre, two organizations that provide services to the Francophone community of Ottawa. Antoine holds a bachelor's degree in applied political studies from the University of Sherbrooke and a master's degree in public and international affairs from the University of Ottawa.
Isabelle Feillou Isabelle Feillou is an ergonomist, a professor in the Department of Industrial Relations at Université Laval and a member of the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (CIRRIS). As an ergonomist, she is interested in the design of innovative systems and environments that respect the abilities and health of workers and users. She has participated in several research projects on the occupational health and safety of caregiving staff, particularly beneficiary attendants in long-term care facilities, as well as in several interdisciplinary projects in the health network.
William Floch William Floch, Sous-ministre adjoint au Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise au ministère des Finances. In November of 2017, William Floch was appointed as the first Secrétaire adjoint (Assistant Secretary) in the Ministère du Conseil exécutif and tasked with the responsibility of establishing the Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise (SRQEA). Prior to this appointment, Mr. Floch worked in the area of research and policy development for the Department of Canadian Heritage beginning in the early 1990s. Before embarking on his career in government, Mr. Floch worked as a teacher and principal in the English-language school system in Quebec and also worked in the community sector for Townshippers’ Association in the Eastern Townships.
Jérôme Gaudreault Jérôme Gaudreault is the president and CEO of the AQPS. With a wealth of experience in the associative and business sectors, Jérôme is also a man of causes. His career path is marked by diversified professional experiences and multiple commitments in his community, particularly in the areas of business, health, youth and employability. Since his arrival at the AQPS more than 8 years ago, Jérôme has been able to mobilize all the actors in the community so that each and every one of them is committed to suicide prevention. in favour of suicide prevention. Jérôme fundamentally believes that it is possible to significantly reduce the number of suicides in Quebec. In this sense, the AQPS is the vehicle that has the capacity to touch our society as a whole and to push us collectively towards action.
Nathalie Jauvin Nathalie Jauvin is a researcher and specialized scientific advisor with the Équipe de prévention des risques psychosociaux du travail et de promotion de la santé des travailleurs (Team for the prevention of psychosocial risks in the workplace and promotion of workers' health) at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ). For more than 25 years, she has been interested in workplace violence as well as mental health in the workplace, psychosocial risks in the workplace and preventive interventions. She has also been involved in numerous knowledge transfer activities and in the development of tools for workplaces.
Jennifer Johnson Jennifer Johnson has been the Executive Director of the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) since 2005 and worked for the organization since its inception in 2000. She is also the Executive Director of the Quebec Community Health and Social Services Foundation (QCHF) since 2011. Jennifer has been working on access issues for health and social services for the English-speaking community of Quebec since 1995. Jennifer holds a Master’s degree in public health as well as a Certificate of international development from Institut universitaire des études de développement, Geneva, Switzerland and a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of the South, Sewanee, TN. She immigrated to Canada from the United States in 1991 and has been living in Quebec City ever since.
Christian Lapointe Born and raised on the South Shore of Montreal, Christian Lapointe retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after 25 years of service as a Physician Assistant (Clinical Nurse). He later trained as a massage therapist geared toward sports medicine, and in 2010 moved into community work at the Megantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC) as an Outreach Coordinator. Christian found himself living once more in the South Shore of Montreal in 2018 where he became the Executive Director of the Assistance and Referral Center (ARC).
Paola Leal Paola Leal has worked in different community organizations where she worked with many passionate workers and learned the impact these organizations have in the well-being of the people they support. She now works both in the social and research sectors to promote a change in the culture’s social and health care system. Most notably, Paola works at the Eva Marsden Center as the project manager of their new community-based initiative: the social prescription project.
Danica Logan Danica Logan holds a bachelor’s degree in applied psychology. Her interests in Community engagement, mental health, and well-being have motivated her implication in the social sector where she has worked to support women, families, children and seniors. She also has experience as a project coordinator in the social and research sectors as well as small business development. Danica began working with MEPEC in 2021 as a Coordinator and is currently serving as the Interim Executive Director.
Sheri McLeod Sheri McLeod received her degree in social work from McGill University and has worked with the Eva Marsden Centre for Social Justice and Aging for over 30 years. She has been an advocate for the rights of the marginalized older population throughout her life and has collaborated on research initiatives at the provincial, national, and international levels. She has been involved with the Age-Friendly Cities movement in Montreal since 2013 and is consulted widely for her experience in reflecting the realities of vulnerable seniors and their needs.
Tina Montreuil Dr. Tina Montreuil is an Assistant Professor in the department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and an Associate Member of the department of Psychiatry at McGill University.
Anta Niang Anta Niang, PhD. in social psychology, is currently a researcher at the University Institute Trial Line In Health Social Services of the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS in Sherbrooke and an adjunct professor at the School of social work of the University of Sherbrooke. Her main research interests focus on the decision-making process in the youth field. More specifically, her work deals with decision-making related to the prevention of judicialization, the judicial practices, the dynamics of psychosocial interactions and the participation of youth and families in the juvenile justice and protection systems.
Joanne Pocock Dr. Joanne Pocock is a sociologist with expertise in policy analysis, evaluation and multi-method research techniques who has devoted much of her academic and research career to the study of Quebec’s English-speaking minority communities. Her efforts have contributed to a body of knowledge supporting organizations serving the interests of minority language communities in various sectors and at national, provincial and regional levels. As a research consultant, Dr. Pocock supports CHSSN by studying the socio-demographic characteristics of English-speaking Quebec as well as health and social service access as a key social determinant of health and well-being.
Dr. Jean Robert Jean Robert completed his undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral studies at the University of Ottawa, Université Laval, University of Maine, McGill and Harvard. Over his 35-year career at CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence, Jean worked as a counsellor and then as academic dean, retiring as campus director in 2014. Jean is president of the National Battlefields Commission and is the Senior Advisor at McGill University's Ingram School of Nursing. He is also vice chairman of the Central Quebec School Board. In addition to serving as president of the Jeffery Hale Community Partners, up until June, 2022, Jean was also president of the Jeffery Hale Foundation and is vice-president of the Citadel Foundation. He is a past member of the Comité provincial pour la prestation des services de santé et services sociaux en langue anglaise (PAC) and of the Commission de l'Éducation en langue anglaise. Jean was the Canadian representative of the Morehead-Cain Scholarship program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a board member of the Université Laval’s Rouge et Or basketball program.
James Robson James joined the Committee for Anglophone Social Action (CASA) in 2021 as Patient Navigator, with a mandate to assist English speakers as they navigate the health system. His previous experience within the health sector has allowed him to build relationships with various departments within the CISSS. This has facilitated access to services for English speakers and supported health professionals in their efforts to serve this linguistic community. In his role as Patient Navigator, Jim has made significant advances in the community and CISSS levels by providing services in line with CHSSN’s Liaison Model.
Angel Sanguino Angel Sanguino is a Planning, Programming and Research Officer (PPRO) responsible for the English Language Access Program for the OMHSC. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Arts and Sciences and a Master's degree in Health Services Management from the University of Montreal. Prior to becoming an APPR, he navigated the health care system as a medical assistant, radiation oncology technologist, clinical administration trainee and telephone interpreter among others. Passionate about social engagement (volunteering) with the underprivileged and aboriginal communities, science, history and languages, he strongly believes that teamwork, combined with active listening, is essential for effective and harmonious work management when interacting with a diversity of people in terms of skills, ideas, opinions, personal traits and life experiences.
Vicky Springmann Vicky Springmann holds a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University and a Masters of Public Health from the Université de Montréal. Over the past 10 years, she has worked as an epidemiologist for regional and provincial public health agencies. She specializes in public health surveillance and has worked on a range of public health issues, including chronic diseases and its determinants, the health of refugees and refugee claimants and the COVID-19 pandemic. As of April 2022, she is a scientific advisor at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, where she works on the surveillance of health and health inequalities in Quebec, with a specific focus on the health of language minority communities.
Sharleen Sullivan The Executive Director of Neighbours Regional Association since its incorporation in April 2004 – of which prior she was the Community Organizer of Alliance Quebec Abitibi West Chapter. Sharleen began working with the English Community of Rouyn-Noranda as the youth delegate in 1984. Through her employment and community involvement, Sharleen has access to various sources of information and knowledge concerning the Abitibi-Témiscamingue community as well as the Provincial English community. Regular and meaningful contact with the English community and an interest in politics have led to a lifetime of defending and working for the improvement of the quality of life for English-speakers in the Belle Province.
Peter Tanuseputro Peter completed training as a Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist at the University of Toronto. He practices family medicine in the community, with a focus on palliative home visits. His research focuses using linked health administrative databases to develop population perspectives on health care use and outcomes associated with aging and end of life in Ontario. He holds a Tier 2 Clinical Research Chair in Palliative Care and Predictive Analytics.
Sylvie Tremblay Prior to joining RPCU, Ms. Tremblay was Executive Director of the Montreal Association for the Intellectually Handicapped. She holds a master's degree in public administration from the École nationale d'administration publique and did master's studies in sociology at Université Laval. During her career, she has been an executive in the Quality, Evaluation, Performance and Ethics Department at the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Executive Director of the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec, Coordinator of Special Projects at the CRDITED in Montréal, and Assistant to the Ombudsperson. She has also served as an advisor in various ministers' offices.
Raymond Villeneuve Raymond Villeneuve is the Executive Director of the Regroupement pour la Valorisation de la Paternité and the father of two grown children aged 23 and 26. For the past fifteen years, he has been involved in promoting fatherhood, integrating fatherhood realities into Quebec public policies and adapting organizational practices to the particularities of fathers. He has also worked hard to improve the health and well-being of Quebec fathers.
Jan Warnke Jan Warnke is a PhD student in geography at Université Laval and principal investigator of the Geodata project at Jeffery-Hale English-Language Community Services (SCLA-JH). Over the past 20 years, he has specialized in the spatial analysis and online visualization of the parameters of health care access and use by the English-speaking population in Quebec and of the French-speaking population outside Quebec. His applied research focuses on the development of protocols for the use of administrative health data and geospatial analysis methods for targeting contextual and individual factors of current and potential users of health services. These methods were used to analyze users of English-language health services (Jeffery-Hale English-language community services) and users of French-language health services (Montfort Hospital - (Ontario) as well as of other services related to community vitality and the well-being of minority populations.
Pauline Wiedow For 22 years now, Pauline Wiedow has been involved in creating MWCN, a non-profit community organization, first with a few friends in Châteauguay, then later in the Montérégie Ouest region serving five MRCs. Pauline Wiedow’s vision, generosity and determination have never ceased to attract and mobilize friends, collaborators, volunteers and now a dozen employees who all work in unison to offer services to a community happy to meet and be together in English. As neighbours of Kahnawake, an indigenous community, we continue to find ways of working together to support this very valuable community partner. The MWCN serves an area with over 85,000 English speakers.