Board of Directors

CHAIRMAN

Thomas Mulcair

Visiting professor of the UdeM’s Department of Political Science and a lawyer by profession, Thomas Mulcair’s political career led him to occupy the position of Québec Minister of the Environment between 2003 and 2006, and then leader of the NDP from 2012 to 2017. He was named chairman of the Board of Directors of Earth Day in January 2018.

VICE-PRESIDENT

Pierre Lussier

Director of Earth Day Canada and France

In addition to sitting on the Board of Directors, Pierre has been in charge of Earth Day in Quebec since its founding in 1991. In this capacity, he is responsible for managing day-to-day affairs and overseeing the design and implementation of programs and initiatives with the organization’s partners and civil society. He is also the Director of the Fonds Éco IGA (French only).

TREASURER

Jocelyn Lajoie

Jocelyn is a member of the board of directors of Earth Day. He has worked for many years in risk management and the implementation of ethical processes.

SECRETARY

Michel Séguin

Professor of the Guy-Bernier Cooperation Chair, UQAM

Michel is a professor in the Organization and Human Resources Department of the School of Management Sciences at UQAM. Specialist in the areas of corporate ethics management, governance and cooperative movement, he is the Guy-Bernier Chair in Cooperation.

DIRECTORS

Jacques Delsaut

Consultant with the chairman of the Adecco Group

Jacques joined Adecco in 1992 as director of national clients and then successively served as sales and marketing director and sales director of Adecco France. After 22 years with the Group, he now works as an advisor on certain issues.

Carolina Gallo

Vice-presidente, government relations, ABB

Carolina has a diverse background in public relations, communications, marketing, and government relations. In particular, she strives to mobilize and engage her community in order to create a positive social impact.

Caroline Lejeune

Marketing director, Missioneo Group

Caroline is very passionate about sustainable development as well as to social initiatives. She joined the Missioneo Group in 2017, which is working on the emergence of new forms of employment, after having contributed to the 2017 campaign of Earth Day in France.

Stephan Pinheiro

President, HumanIT | Mac 911

Stephan is an entrepreneur working in the field of information technology. He is the founding President of HumanIT | Mac 911, a company offering a wide range of services to facilitate the integration of Apple technology into businesses.

Alain Dumas

Consultant in public relations, marketing, digital strategy and eCommerce

Alain has been in the retail business for more than 30 years, including more than 15 years as Senior Director of Public Affairs at a food wholesaler. Among other things, he has managed an environmental fund in conjunction with Earth Day. From 2015 to 2017, he was President of the Quebec Board of Directors of the Retail Trade Council of Canada.

Jean-Marc Vasse

Mayor of Terres de Caux

General Delegate of the French Horticultural Interprofession (Paris), Mayor of Terres de Caux, President of the Municipal Committee of Social Action of Terres-de-Caux, President of the Board of Directors of EHPAD Bouic-Manoury of Fauville-en-Caux, board member of CNFPT and the Regional Delegate of Normandy, and President of SPL CINÉ SEINE.

Virginie Cousineau

Director of public affaires, Réseau express métropolitain

Virginie has been working in the public infrastructure field for almost 20 years, especially on public transit projects. Since 2015, she has been acting as Director of Public Affairs for CDPQ Infra, where she is responsible for all interfaces with the stakeholders of the Réseau d’exprés metropolitain (REM) project, a new light, automated and 100% electric metro system that will include 26 stations spread over 67 km of transit corridor throughout the greater Montreal area.

Nathalie Boyer

General delegate, ORÉE

General delegate of ORÉE and Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honor, the French Ministry of Solidarity and the Ecological Transition has named her Ambassador of the Circular Economy. An agronomist, she develops and does technical and financial management of projects for government ministries, companies, and other institutions. She is therefore often called upon to participate in consultations and national hearings (at the National Assembly, Ministries, Senate, Regions …).