Guest Speakers Page 2 Danica Logan Interim Executive Director, MEPEC 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. Danica Logan Interim Executive Director, MEPEC 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. Danielle de Moissac Professor, Faculty of Science, Université de Saint-Boniface Danielle de Moissac is full professor at the Faculty of science at l’Université de Saint-Boniface in Manitoba and Research Coordinator for the Consortium national de formation en santé in this postsecondary institution. Her research focuses on the health of francophones and their access to healthcare and social services in French when living in a linguistic minority context. Danielle de Moissac Professor, Faculty of Science, Université de Saint-Boniface Danielle de Moissac is full professor at the Faculty of science at l’Université de Saint-Boniface in Manitoba and Research Coordinator for the Consortium national de formation en santé in this postsecondary institution. Her research focuses on the health of francophones and their access to healthcare and social services in French when living in a linguistic minority context. David Robinson Community Worker David Robinson (he/him) is a community worker, and an active listening volunteer at Vent Over Tea. He has facilitated workshops on loneliness and togetherness, active listening, and hosts a monthly intergenerational conversation on death and dying using the Death Cafe model. David Robinson Community Worker David Robinson (he/him) is a community worker, and an active listening volunteer at Vent Over Tea. He has facilitated workshops on loneliness and togetherness, active listening, and hosts a monthly intergenerational conversation on death and dying using the Death Cafe model. Dr. Jean Robert Dialogue McGill 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. Dr. Jean Robert Dialogue McGill 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. Dr. Mélissa Généreux, PH, D. Medical Advisor, Estrie Public Health Department / INSPQ and Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke Mélissa Généreux holds a doctorate in medicine, a master’s degree in public health and a specialization in community medicine from the University of Montreal. After having been appointed as Director of Public Health for six years in the Estrie region, she now acts as a medical adviser both at the regional and provincial level in Quebec. Dr. Mélissa Généreux, PH, D. Medical Advisor, Estrie Public Health Department / INSPQ and Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke Mélissa Généreux holds a doctorate in medicine, a master’s degree in public health and a specialization in community medicine from the University of Montreal. After having been appointed as Director of Public Health for six years in the Estrie region, she now acts as a medical adviser both at the regional and provincial level in Quebec. She has developed an expertise in the field of disaster management and psychosocial recovery through her strong involvement during the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy in 2013 that destroyed a large part of the downtown area, both as a researcher and as a decision-maker, as well as through her support brought to public health authorities as a consultant during the 2016 Fort McMurray fires in Alberta and the 2017 and 2019 spring floods in Quebec. She has developed a strong international network and has contributed to several knowledge creation and transition activities in the field of disaster risk reduction. She is currently leading an international study on the psychological and behavioral response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Emilie Bergeron Agente de liaison en langue anglaise et chargée de projet Agir tôt 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. Emilie Bergeron Agente de liaison en langue anglaise et chargée de projet Agir tôt 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. Erica Botner Program Manager for Seniors Erica Botner Program Manager for Seniors Griffin Payne Organizational Learning Designer Griffin Payne is a learning designer, facilitator, and social innovation enthusiast who believes deeply that humans are at their best when they are learning and creating together. Combining an eclectic background spanning the realms of education, mental health, and community-arts organizing, Griffin holds a Master’s degree in human systems intervention from Concordia University weaving together their diverse skill-sets to accompanying organizations and communities towards creating lasting change and greater impact. A freelance consultant and creative misfit, Griffin currently works with community organizations, funders, and public sector institutions in their private practice and also through the INBO Learning Design Agency. Griffin addresses learning organization approaches, collaborative culture, governance, community-building, and organizational resilience in the context of crisis and complexity, among other topics. Griffin Payne Organizational Learning Designer Pronouns: any / n’importe quel Gustavo Turecki MD PhD Professor, McGill University Gustavo Turecki MD PhD is a clinician scientist whose work focuses on understanding brain molecular changes that occur in major depression and molecular processes that explain treatment response. Gustavo Turecki MD PhD Professor, McGill University Gustavo Turecki MD PhD is a clinician scientist whose work focuses on understanding brain molecular changes that occur in major depression and molecular processes that explain treatment response. In addition, his work aims to elucidate the neurobiological basis of the suicidal brain. Dr. Turecki is Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University and holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide. He is the Scientific Director of the Douglas Institute and the Director of the McGill Group for Suicide Studies, a multidisciplinary suicide research group that comprises the Douglas Bell- Canada Brain Bank. Dr. Turecki has conducted pioneering research which has led to our understanding of how traumatic life experiences impacts brain gene function and increases long-term risk for suicide by epigenetically regulating critical genes involved in stress responses and behavioral development. He has authored over 500 publications, including research articles in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Nature Medicine, and Lancet. His work has been cited over 40,000 times (h-index 102) and he is among the 2020 most highly cited scientists in his field. Dr. Turecki’s contributions to the field have also been recognized through more than 30 awards. He serves, or has served, in the advisory boards of several scientific journals, and international scientific institutes. Dr. Turecki is also an engaged clinician and heads the Depressive Disorders Program at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, where he treats patients with refractory major depressive disorder. Guylaine Vaillancourt Associate Professor, Concordia Unviersity Dr. Guylaine Vaillancourt is an Associate Professor in Music Therapy and Chair of the Department of Creative Arts Therapies at Concordia University Guylaine Vaillancourt Associate Professor, Concordia Unviersity Dr. Guylaine Vaillancourt is an Associate Professor in Music Therapy and Chair of the Department of Creative Arts Therapies at Concordia University. She holds a Master degree from New York University and a PhD in Leadership and Change in the Professions from Antioch University. Music therapist for the last 30 years, she has worked in mental health, palliative care, and oncology. She is a fellow and primary trainer of The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery of Music. Helena Burke Executive Director, CAMI Helena Burke has been the Executive Director of the Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders (CAMI) since January 2007. Born and raised in Grosse-Ile, she has always had a strong sense of belonging to her community and is very familiar with the challenges they face as a minority. Helena has been successful in leading community strategic planning and visioning exercises, building and nurturing vital relationships (both government and non-government), and in leveraging resources to provide for the needs of the English-speaking community. President of the Regional Access Committee for Health and Social Services in English, Helena also sits on local committees and tables (notably the CISSS board of directors from 2013-2017) and is well known for bridge building and collaborating with the Francophone majority. Helena Burke Executive Director, CAMI Helena Burke has been the Executive Director of the Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders (CAMI) since January 2007. Born and raised in Grosse-Ile, she has always had a strong sense of belonging to her community and is very familiar with the challenges they face as a minority. Helena has been successful in leading community strategic planning and visioning exercises, building and nurturing vital relationships (both government and non-government), and in leveraging resources to provide for the needs of the English-speaking community. President of the Regional Access Committee for Health and Social Services in English, Helena also sits on local committees and tables (notably the CISSS board of directors from 2013-2017) and is well known for bridge building and collaborating with the Francophone majority. Iannick Martin Cordonnateur, Secrétariat, MSSS Coordonnateur, Secrétariat à l’accès aux services en langue anglaise et aux communautés ethnoculturelles, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux Iannick Martin Cordonnateur, Secrétariat, MSSS Coordonnateur, Secrétariat à l’accès aux services en langue anglaise et aux communautés ethnoculturelles, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
Danica Logan Interim Executive Director, MEPEC 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. Danica Logan Interim Executive Director, MEPEC 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.
Danielle de Moissac Professor, Faculty of Science, Université de Saint-Boniface Danielle de Moissac is full professor at the Faculty of science at l’Université de Saint-Boniface in Manitoba and Research Coordinator for the Consortium national de formation en santé in this postsecondary institution. Her research focuses on the health of francophones and their access to healthcare and social services in French when living in a linguistic minority context. Danielle de Moissac Professor, Faculty of Science, Université de Saint-Boniface Danielle de Moissac is full professor at the Faculty of science at l’Université de Saint-Boniface in Manitoba and Research Coordinator for the Consortium national de formation en santé in this postsecondary institution. Her research focuses on the health of francophones and their access to healthcare and social services in French when living in a linguistic minority context.
David Robinson Community Worker David Robinson (he/him) is a community worker, and an active listening volunteer at Vent Over Tea. He has facilitated workshops on loneliness and togetherness, active listening, and hosts a monthly intergenerational conversation on death and dying using the Death Cafe model. David Robinson Community Worker David Robinson (he/him) is a community worker, and an active listening volunteer at Vent Over Tea. He has facilitated workshops on loneliness and togetherness, active listening, and hosts a monthly intergenerational conversation on death and dying using the Death Cafe model.
Dr. Jean Robert Dialogue McGill 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. Dr. Jean Robert Dialogue McGill 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.
Dr. Mélissa Généreux, PH, D. Medical Advisor, Estrie Public Health Department / INSPQ and Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke Mélissa Généreux holds a doctorate in medicine, a master’s degree in public health and a specialization in community medicine from the University of Montreal. After having been appointed as Director of Public Health for six years in the Estrie region, she now acts as a medical adviser both at the regional and provincial level in Quebec. Dr. Mélissa Généreux, PH, D. Medical Advisor, Estrie Public Health Department / INSPQ and Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke Mélissa Généreux holds a doctorate in medicine, a master’s degree in public health and a specialization in community medicine from the University of Montreal. After having been appointed as Director of Public Health for six years in the Estrie region, she now acts as a medical adviser both at the regional and provincial level in Quebec. She has developed an expertise in the field of disaster management and psychosocial recovery through her strong involvement during the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy in 2013 that destroyed a large part of the downtown area, both as a researcher and as a decision-maker, as well as through her support brought to public health authorities as a consultant during the 2016 Fort McMurray fires in Alberta and the 2017 and 2019 spring floods in Quebec. She has developed a strong international network and has contributed to several knowledge creation and transition activities in the field of disaster risk reduction. She is currently leading an international study on the psychological and behavioral response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emilie Bergeron Agente de liaison en langue anglaise et chargée de projet Agir tôt 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. Emilie Bergeron Agente de liaison en langue anglaise et chargée de projet Agir tôt 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.
Griffin Payne Organizational Learning Designer Griffin Payne is a learning designer, facilitator, and social innovation enthusiast who believes deeply that humans are at their best when they are learning and creating together. Combining an eclectic background spanning the realms of education, mental health, and community-arts organizing, Griffin holds a Master’s degree in human systems intervention from Concordia University weaving together their diverse skill-sets to accompanying organizations and communities towards creating lasting change and greater impact. A freelance consultant and creative misfit, Griffin currently works with community organizations, funders, and public sector institutions in their private practice and also through the INBO Learning Design Agency. Griffin addresses learning organization approaches, collaborative culture, governance, community-building, and organizational resilience in the context of crisis and complexity, among other topics. Griffin Payne Organizational Learning Designer Pronouns: any / n’importe quel
Gustavo Turecki MD PhD Professor, McGill University Gustavo Turecki MD PhD is a clinician scientist whose work focuses on understanding brain molecular changes that occur in major depression and molecular processes that explain treatment response. Gustavo Turecki MD PhD Professor, McGill University Gustavo Turecki MD PhD is a clinician scientist whose work focuses on understanding brain molecular changes that occur in major depression and molecular processes that explain treatment response. In addition, his work aims to elucidate the neurobiological basis of the suicidal brain. Dr. Turecki is Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University and holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Major Depressive Disorder and Suicide. He is the Scientific Director of the Douglas Institute and the Director of the McGill Group for Suicide Studies, a multidisciplinary suicide research group that comprises the Douglas Bell- Canada Brain Bank. Dr. Turecki has conducted pioneering research which has led to our understanding of how traumatic life experiences impacts brain gene function and increases long-term risk for suicide by epigenetically regulating critical genes involved in stress responses and behavioral development. He has authored over 500 publications, including research articles in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Nature Medicine, and Lancet. His work has been cited over 40,000 times (h-index 102) and he is among the 2020 most highly cited scientists in his field. Dr. Turecki’s contributions to the field have also been recognized through more than 30 awards. He serves, or has served, in the advisory boards of several scientific journals, and international scientific institutes. Dr. Turecki is also an engaged clinician and heads the Depressive Disorders Program at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, where he treats patients with refractory major depressive disorder.
Guylaine Vaillancourt Associate Professor, Concordia Unviersity Dr. Guylaine Vaillancourt is an Associate Professor in Music Therapy and Chair of the Department of Creative Arts Therapies at Concordia University Guylaine Vaillancourt Associate Professor, Concordia Unviersity Dr. Guylaine Vaillancourt is an Associate Professor in Music Therapy and Chair of the Department of Creative Arts Therapies at Concordia University. She holds a Master degree from New York University and a PhD in Leadership and Change in the Professions from Antioch University. Music therapist for the last 30 years, she has worked in mental health, palliative care, and oncology. She is a fellow and primary trainer of The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery of Music.
Helena Burke Executive Director, CAMI Helena Burke has been the Executive Director of the Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders (CAMI) since January 2007. Born and raised in Grosse-Ile, she has always had a strong sense of belonging to her community and is very familiar with the challenges they face as a minority. Helena has been successful in leading community strategic planning and visioning exercises, building and nurturing vital relationships (both government and non-government), and in leveraging resources to provide for the needs of the English-speaking community. President of the Regional Access Committee for Health and Social Services in English, Helena also sits on local committees and tables (notably the CISSS board of directors from 2013-2017) and is well known for bridge building and collaborating with the Francophone majority. Helena Burke Executive Director, CAMI Helena Burke has been the Executive Director of the Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders (CAMI) since January 2007. Born and raised in Grosse-Ile, she has always had a strong sense of belonging to her community and is very familiar with the challenges they face as a minority. Helena has been successful in leading community strategic planning and visioning exercises, building and nurturing vital relationships (both government and non-government), and in leveraging resources to provide for the needs of the English-speaking community. President of the Regional Access Committee for Health and Social Services in English, Helena also sits on local committees and tables (notably the CISSS board of directors from 2013-2017) and is well known for bridge building and collaborating with the Francophone majority.
Iannick Martin Cordonnateur, Secrétariat, MSSS Coordonnateur, Secrétariat à l’accès aux services en langue anglaise et aux communautés ethnoculturelles, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux Iannick Martin Cordonnateur, Secrétariat, MSSS Coordonnateur, Secrétariat à l’accès aux services en langue anglaise et aux communautés ethnoculturelles, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux