Alexane St-Amant Ringuette
Director of OIECEC and Communication advisor
Passionate about education and intercultural relations, Alexane experiences conscious entrepreneurship on a daily basis since her youngest years, since she graduated from the world’s first entrepreneurial community school.
André Savard
Leadership and International Programs Director
André works with several school principals and pedagogical teams with the purpose of supporting the implementation of innovative projects that have to do skills development, pedagogical practices transformation and digital tools and resources.
Benoît Boulerice
Conscious entrepreneurship advisor
Benoit has been working for over 30 years in education, namely as the school principal of one of the first Conscious entrepreneurial community schools in Ontario.
Magalie Laliberté
Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
Magalie Laliberté is an international development worker, with ten years of experience in developing and implementing programs and projects of a greater scale focused on youth empowerment through entrepreneurship, leadership, and active citizenship.
Corinne Germain
Conscious entrepreneurship pedagogical advisor
Always working with passion and commitment, Corinne is involved in a variety of ways in the development of educational entrepreneurship, in addition to coaching other teachers improving their pedagogical practices.
Denis Lyonnais
Advisor in school-family-community partnerships
Mr. Lyonnais made his career in education where he acted as the director of l’École des parents. He also contributed for several years to the development and promotion of the school-family-community concept in Québec.
Éric Bilodeau
Treasurer
Éric acted as a financial and legal affairs vice-president for many years, which allowed him to gain practical experience in entrepreneurship in Québec. According to him, entrepreneurial education will enable the emergence of an entrepreneurial spirit and foster tomorrow’s investments.
Francis Beauchemin
Vice-President
Successful leader in innovation and implementation of intelligent solutions, Francis has worked for over 20 years in the high-tech and telecommunication industries. His determination to contribute to youth development led him to be involved in Idea entrepreneurial education.
François Gérin-Lajoie
Expert in business development and partnerships
François benefits from more than 40 years of experience in funding, marketing and cooperation at the international level. Inspired by the masterful work in education of his father Paul Gérin-Lajoie, he is happy to have acted as first president of Idea entrepreneurial education and now as expert in business development and partnerships.
Jean-Sébastien Reid
Deputy executive director
Committed partner in the development of the entrepreneurial community school (ECS) for over 17 years, Jean-Sébastien is an experienced educator in innovation and technologies as well as in entrepreneurial education.
Jocelyn Guy
Technology advisor
During his 20 years of making a career in the technologies, Jocelyn demonstrated his sense of responsibility and his resourcefulness, qualities that still characterize him in his professional activities. His knowledge and efficiency make him a versatile resource for Idea entrepreneurial education.
Louis-Jacques Filion
Entrepreneurship consultant
Louis Jacques Filion is the chair of the Rogers-J.A. Bombardier. He is professor of entrepreneurship at HEC MONTREAL, the Montreal Business School. He has a broad professional experience in entrepreneurship and management.
Louis P. Houle
Conscious entrepreneurship advisor
Support, inspire and innovate, these are three words that summarize his skills. Louis devoted his entire career to the Franco-Ontarian school system, namely as a pedagogical leader for the TacTIC team.
Lynda Jetté
Administrative assistant
Lynda Jetté came naturally to education when she was a mere youngster. For Mrs. Jetté, it is crucial to keep in touch with what the greatest richness of a community: its children. She joined the team of Idea entrepreneurial education with pride and enthusiasm.
Manon Doré
Pedagogical development and creativity coordinator
Manon is engaged and passionate about education and educational communities. She knows how to listen to the needs of each and every one, whether it be with children, in supporting their families or in assuming the leadership of a pedagogical team.
Marc Giguère
School governance advisor
Marc Giguère has over 30 years of experience in the field of education and school administration. His experience in coaching and training school principals is a great asset for Idée éducation entrepreneuriale.
Marie-Claude Cantin
Conscious entrepreneurship advisor
Elementary school teacher at first, then resource teacher, pedagogical counsellor and school vice-principal, Marie-Claude is always ready to overcome challenges and share her passion for education. She is recognized as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert.
Marine Auger
Management, innovation and conscious entrepreneurship advisor
For over 15 years, Marine has been supporting organizations and their managing teams in developing a more humanist and meaningful managerial approach.
Patrick Pierard
Expert advisor
A specialist in continuing education, Patrick Piérard has held senior positions in Québec schools (Canada), for over 20 years. He also acts as a consultant for international partners.
Rino Lévesque
Founder and strategic advisor
Author and creator of the ECS, Rino has been interested in educational innovation and entrepreneurship for more than 25 years. Motivated by quality education, Mr. Lévesque is convinced that it is possible to bring great dreams to life.
Roy J. Dove
Executive Director
For more than forty years, Roy has been working in the field of education and management. His areas of expertise are vast and go from the development of an organizational culture of collaboration to skill-building.
Sébastien Ratté
Conscious entrepreneurship advisor
With an experience of twenty years in education at the elementary level in disadvantaged neighborhoods, Sébastien is convinced that academic success can be achieved through entrepreneurial education.
Sophie Nadeau-Tremblay
Conscious entrepreneurship pedagogical advisor
Sophie Nadeau-Tremblay has been a teacher at the primary school level for 20 years and plays an active role towards the entrepreneurial culture. Combining practice with research in education, she participates in various projects.
Stéphanie Hamelin
President
Stéphanie Hamelin is committed to innovation and to individual and team entrepreneurship. She now has over 20 years of experience in management, business strategies, marketing and financing.
Dominic Tremblay
CONSCIOUS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ADVISOR
Dominic Tremblay is an innovative, Canadian educational consultant. He brings twenty-first century skills into the classroom by providing training and support for teachers from coast to coast to coast.
Valérie Touchette
Conscious entrepreneurship pedagogical advisor
Passionate about human potential development and integration of technologies, Valerie helps people to “undertake their lives”. She has been involved in the field of education for over 10 years.
Yvan Valence
Entrepreneurial education management advisor
With over 40 years of experience in education, Yvan Valence is convinced that the best way to improve pedagogy and youth success in Quebec is to develop entrepreneurial education, since it strongly contributes to youth identity building and motivation.
Danielle Delorme
Communications Advisor
Danielle worked for 25 years in Education and Communication. In turn, she has been a music specialist, translator, school principal, volunteer teacher in Ecuador and Libya, guide at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and trip leader.