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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.