• Self-introduction video

Biography

Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Mother of three children

Education

• Sawmill softwood grader, Association des manufacturiers de bois de sciage du Québec (1997)
• Graduate course in international administration, École nationale d’administration publique (1994-1995)
• Facilitateur de négociations, Training & Development, Energy Mines and Resources (EMR) Canada, Ottawa (1993)
• Total quality management, Training & development, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa (1993)
• Forest operations to harvest fast-growing trees, Uppsala University, Sweden (1993)
• Resolving interpersonal work conflicts, Training & development, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa (1992)
• International cooperation, Centre d’étude et de cooperation internationale, Montréal (1992)
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, University of Ottawa (1989)
• Bachelor’s degree in sciences (forest engineering), Université Laval (1985)
• Diploma of College Studies in pure and applied sciences (1981)

Professional Experience

• President, CEO and managing director, Parc de l’île Melville, Shawinigan; managed and directed financial adjustments, human and financial resources, developed marketing and recreational tourism and sports activities offered (2006-2018)
• Forest engineer and communications expert, Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune, Mauricie region
• President and CEO, Les Productions ForCom: forest engineer, expert consultant in court; developed the program of forest visits in sawmills and lumber camps, developed the technical content of the first series of Zoné vert shows, broadcast on Radio-Canada
• Co-drafter, Plan de protection et de mise en valeur de l’ensemble des forêts privées de la Mauricie (tome 2), Agence de mise en valeur des forêts privées de la Mauricie
• Director general, Agence de mise en valeur des forêts privées de l’Estrie
• Set up forest research advisory panel in Estrie, Agence de mise en valeur de la forêt privée de l’Estrie
• Forest engineer and forestry/environment adviser, Association des manufacturiers de bois de sciage du Québec
• Set up the environment service, Association des manufacturiers de bois de sciage du Québec
• Forest engineer and adviser for integrated forest development in seven Aboriginal territories in Québec, Canadian Forest Service
• Canadian bioenergy research analyst, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa
• Timber supply director, Scierie Atlas, Low, Québec
• Forest engineer and forest development expert, Société d’exploitation des ressources de la Neigette, Office des producteurs de bois du Pontiac

Community and Political Involvement

• Volunteer fundraising team member, apartment construction project for persons with mild autism disorder and intellectual disabilities (J’ai mon appart, Fondation La Canopée, and ascension of Mont-Albert (2019)
• Chair, CAQ local action committee, Laviolette ̶ Saint-Maurice riding (2018)
• Governing board member, École secondaire Val-Mauricie (2016-2017, 2017-2018)
• Board member, Association des parcs régionaux du Québec (2012-2018)
• Administratrice, conseil d’administration, Parc de l’île Melville (2006-2018)
• Canadian representative, International Energy Agency (Bioenergy): presented research results in various locations worldwide