BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Roger Régimbal, a career teacher, is well known for his work with associations and unions. An experienced negotiator, he was chair of the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’Ontario (AEFO) and the Ontario Teachers Federation (OTF) as well as vice-chair of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF). Now retired, he continues to work for his colleagues as director general of the Canadian association of retired teachers. He participates in his local retirees association as treasurer, and at the provincial level as a member of the pension committee and presenter of workshops for early retirement. Mr. Régimbal also chairs the pastoral council of his parish, Montfort, and co-chaired the Diocese’s study on the viability of seven parishes in Vanier. In recent years, he became active in the community and is Board chair of the Centre de services Guigues and a member of the City of Ottawa’s Seniors Roundtable.

Mrs. Hélène Nadeau, an economist, is a graduate of the University of Montreal. During her 32-year career with the federal public service, she held senior management posts in many organizations, including the Canadian Transport Agency, Health Canada, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and the Privy Council Office. She has also been a visiting senior executive with the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada (APEX). Since her retirement in 2016, she has joined the National Association of Federal Retirees, first as a member of the Board of directors of the Ottawa Branch and subsequently as a district director (Ottawa and Nunavut). Mrs. Nadeau is also a member of the Board of directors of the Public Service Dental Care Plan and from 2015 to 2018, was a member of the Accessibility Advisory Committee of the City of Ottawa.

Mr. Michel Lavigne is a partner and co-founder of Vaillancourt Lavigne & Associés LLP/s.r.l. He was elected Fellow of the of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and is a Licensed Public Accountant in Ontario and CPA, auditor CA in Québec. In addition to providing certification services, income tax, accounting and business consulting services to individuals and small and medium-sized businesses, he is an author and course leader for Chartered professional accountants Quebec (CPAQ). Mr. Lavigne’s past community involvement has included being a member of the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Hospital and of the Board of the Council of Chartered Professional Accountants Ontario (CPAO).

Mrs. Michelle de Courville Nicol, a graduate of Laurentian University, was a manager in various family businesses in the areas of video production and post-production, translation and revision. Active in her community for many years, Mrs. de Courville Nicol was a member of the board of directors of the Montfort Hospital from 1990 to 2005. She served as board chair from 1995 to 2001, the years during which Montfort Hospital, threatened with closure by the Government of Ontario, waged a fierce fight for its survival. She was one of two plaintiffs for Montfort Hospital in its court case against the Government of Ontario. Mrs. de Courville Nicol was honorary co-chair of the États généraux de la francophonie d’Ottawa (2011-2012), a collective exercise to enable Francophones in the Ottawa area to participate in establishing a vision for the future of their community.

Mr. Michael Kroon, president of Kroon Electric Corporation, is a licensed electrician and a master electrician who also holds a Masters in business administration from Lansbridge University in Fredericton, New-Brunswick, and a Masters in Management from the American Graduate School of Management in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Kroon was project manager of several million dollars of construction projects while growing his company. He has created a world class electrical asset management organization with offices in Ottawa and Montreal and his company now manages over 30 million square feet of electrical assets in Eastern Ontario and in Quebec. Mr. Kroon is an elected member of the advisory committee for two electrical services organizations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, TEGG and CurrentSafe. He has been a volunteer for numerous groups in the Ottawa region and is board chair of Billy Buffet House of Welcome since 2015.

Mr. André Rodier holds a Bachelor’s degree in Administration and a Master’s degree in Health Administration (MHA) from the University of Ottawa. He has worked for nearly 40 years as a manager, planner and consultant in the health and social services sector. During his career, he was Executive Director of the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital, the Winchester District General Hospital and the Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Gatineau (CSSSG). He also worked as a consultant for CGI and PricewaterhouseCoopers as well as for his own firm, CGO. Mr. Rodier not only has a solid expertise and a vast experience of the healthcare sector, but he is also very knowledgeable about the role and functioning of a board of directors, having served on several of them during his career. He therefore hopes to be able to make a significant contribution to the growth of Montfort Renaissance.

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Mrs. Sylvie Patenaude is a graduate of the University of Ottawa in social sciences and law (Common Law in French 1991) and a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. After several years as counsel to Algonquin Travel Corporation and subsequently to My Travel Group PLC (now Thomas Cook) for all their Canadian operations, she returned to private practice in 2009. Mrs. Patenaude now practises as a partner with Sicotte Guilbault and specializes in business law. Active in her community, she participates in Sicotte Guilbault’s community pro bono legal clinic and sponsors various non-profit organizations in addition to acting as a tutor in real estate law for students who have failed their bar admission exams.

Lila Turenne holds a degree in translation from Concordia University and a master’s degree in translation from the University of Ottawa. A graduate of the Federal-Provincial Young Leaders Circle and the Executive Leadership Development Program at the University of Public Administration, she joined the Public Service in 1999 and has held senior positions in various departments, including Director of Outreach and Communication Services at Statistics Canada, Strategic Management and Engagement at the Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, and Planning and Performance at Parks Canada. Ms. Turenne was appointed Ombudsman for Parks Canada in February 2022 and is a member of the International Ombuds Association and the Council of Organizational Ombudsmen, and a member of the Montfort Hospital Association.

Philippe Lefebvre holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Ottawa. He has worked for the federal government since 1999 in the area of grants and contributions programs and federal-provincial agreements, and in the provision of incorporation services to Canadians. Mr. Lefebvre is presently a Director General with the Canada Revenue Agency and with Public Services and Procurement Canada in the area of real property. Together with his family, Mr. Lefebvre manages a charitable foundation for the benefit of education and environmental protection.

Ms. Soukaina Boutiyeb holds several university degrees, including a B.A. in International Development and Globalization and in Women’s Studies from the University of Ottawa, a Master’s in Conflict Studies and a Graduate Diploma in Social Organization Development from Saint Paul University, as well as doctoral studies in Applied Social Sciences from the Université du Québec en Outaouais. She has held several management positions with community organisations, including the Alliance des femmes de la francophonie canadienne, the Réseau du patrimoine franco-ontarien and the Centre Espoir Sophie, in addition to positions as project coordinator, researcher, consultant, liaison officer, recruiter, administrator, public relations officer and lecturer with various Franco-Ontarian community organizations. Ms. Boutiyeb has also served as Chair of ACFO Ottawa and as a member of various non-profit boards.

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