Our Team

Since its creation in 1986, Les Amis de la montagne has drawn its strength, expertise and influence from its Board of Directors. Hailing from academia, philanthropic foundations and the corporate world, its committed members steer our course and help advance our mission to protect and improve the exceptional space known as Mount Royal.
 

Officers

 

Julie Laurence

PRESIDENT

​Corporate Director

Julie Laurence has been Chair of Les Amis de la montagne's Board of Directors since September 2023. She was, until 2022, a senior legal counsel and Vice President, Legal Affairs at Rogers Communications. Her involvement with Les Amis dates back more than ten years, when she was involved in the organization of the Chapeau Mont Royal! fundraising event. Ms. Laurence has been a member of Les Amis' Board of Directors since 2020..

 

Rachel Léger

VICE-PRESIDENT 

Manager, Biologist

 

Stéphanie Beauregard

SECRETARY

Attorney and Senior Counselor, Research and Recruitment,

Kenniff Leadership

 

David Merineau 

TREASURER

Vice-President, Mergers & Acquisitions, CGI

 

 

Administrators

 

Clément Demers, O.Q. 

Architect and Urban Planner

 

Jeffrey Drummons

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and M&A, Cofomo

 

Peter A. Howlett, O.C., C.Q., President Emeritus

​President, Montorsan Holdings

 

Joanne Lalumière 

Corporate Director

 

Rachel Léger 

Manager, Biologist

 

Julie L'Heureux 

Director, Philanthropy and Community Relations, Power Corporation of Canada 
 

Robert Tellier

Portfolio Manager
 

Marie-Odile Trépanier

Honorary Professor, Faculté de l’aménagement, Université de Montréal

 

Christophe Derrien

EX OFFICIO  

Executive director, Les Amis de la montagne

Officers

 

Clément Demers, O.Q.

PRESIDENT

Architect and Urban Planner

Clément Demers, O.Q., a founding member and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Café des Amis, is its Chair since November 2023. An architect, urban planner and honorary professor at the Université de Montréal, Mr. Demers’ previous experience includes Deputy Director of the Service de l'urbanisme et du développement urbain for the City of Montréal, and Executive Director of the Société du Quartier international de Montréal. He has also served on the board of Les Amis de la montagne since 2014.
 

Joanne Lalumière

SECRETARY-TREASURER

Secretary-Treasurer, Café des Amis

 

Directors

 

Robert A. Callard

Restaurant Owner ​​​

 

Julie Laurence

Corporate Director

   

Peter A. Howlett, O.C., C.Q., President Emeritus

President, Montorsan Holdings

 

Joyce Shanks

Event Organizer

 

Christophe Derrien 

EX OFFICIO  

Executive director, Les Amis de la montagne 

 

Officers

 

Joanne Lalumière

PRESIDENT AND TREASURER

Corporate Director 

Joanne Lalumière has been Chair of the Board of Directors of the Centre de la montagne since November 2023. Following a Bachelor’s degree in geography and agronomy, as well as a Master’s in environmental science, Ms. Lalumière went on to become Senior Director, Communications and Environment at Hydro-Québec, and General Manager of Granby Zoo. A governor of Les Amis de la montagne since 2001, she was the interim Executive Director of Les Amis in 2015 and a founding member of the Board of Directors of Café des Amis.

 

Julie Laurence

SECRETARY

Corporate Director

 

Directors

 

Alexandre Beaudoin

Biodiversity Consultant

Sustainable Development Department 

Université de Montréal

 

Peter A. Howlett, O.C., C.Q., President Emeritus 

President, Montorsan Holdings

 

Christophe Derrien 

EX OFFICIO  

Executive director, Les Amis de la montagne

Governance

 

Julie Laurence 

PRESIDENT

 

Stéphanie Beauregard 

 

Michel Cantin 

 

Clément Demers, O.Q.

 

Peter A. Howlett, O.C., C.Q.

 

Joanne Lalumière

 

Christophe Derrien 

EX OFFICIO 

 

Finance

 

David Mérineau 

CHAIR

 

Ben Belec

 

Clément Demers, O.Q.

 

Peter A. Howlett, O.C., C.Q.

 

Joanne Lalumière

 

Julie Laurence

 

Christophe Derrien 

EX OFFICIO 

 

Les amis de la montagne is fortunate to include many prominent men and women from foundations and corporations as our governors. We owe much of our success to the commitment and generosity of these individuals who share our concerns and support our mission.
 

GOVERNORS EMERITUS

Cécile Grenier
Michael Graff
 

HONORARY MEMBERS

Charles E. Beveridge
Witold Rybczynski
 

GOVERNORS

Abe Adham
Ian Aitken
Robert Alain
Sami Antaki
Karin Austin
Jean-Claude Bachand
Raymond Bachand, O.C., O.Q.
Alexandre Beaudoin
Guy G. Beaudry
Philippe Beauregard

Stéphanie Beauregard
Benjamin Belec
Philip Belec
Jacques Bellefeuille
Hélène Bellefeuille
Jacques Bénard
Jean-Yves Benoit
Christiane Bergevin
Tom Berryman
Caroline Biron
Hubert Bolduc
Nathalie Bondil, C.M., C.Q.
L’honorable Lucien Bouchard, P.C., G.O.Q.
Jean-Yves Bourdages
Youssef Boutros
Rob Braide
Guy BRETON, C.M., O.Q.
Jean-Daniel Brisson
Tim Brodhead
Peter G. Brown

Mary Bruns Creighton 
Dinu Bumbaru, C.M.
Robert A. Callard
Me Michel Cantin
Jonathan Cha
Daniel Chartier
Viateur Chénard
Dominique Codère
Hélène Couture
Jonathan Deitcher
Charles de Kovachich
Clément Demers, O.Q.
Julien Deschênes
André Desmarais, O.C., O.Q.
Hélène Desmarais, C.M
Paul Desmarais Jr., O.C.
Michel Devoy
Marianne Donaldson
Paule Doré

Jeffrey Drummond
Serge Dubreuil
Nancy H. Dunton
Michel Famelart
Deborah Fang
Lucy A. Fellowes
Diana Ferrara Scalia
Robert Fortier
Suzanne Fortier
L'Honorable Yves L. Fortier, C.C., O.Q.
Carolina Gallo La Flèche
Mehdi Ghafouri
Julie Godin
Me Robert P. Godin
Wendy Graham
Daniel Granger, C.M., C.Q.
Réjean Gravel
Père Claude Grou, c.s.c.
Sylvie Guilbault
Christine Harkness Lapointe
Richard M. Hart
Dave Harvey
Fiona Hirst
Gerald T. Hogan
Marja Hogan
Marie-Claire Holland
Jane Howlett
Morag Howlett
Peter A. Howlett, O.Q., C.Q.
Stephen Huddart
Isabelle Hudon
Me Jill Hugessen
Emilio B. Imbriglio
Peter Jacobs
Michèle Jodoin
Edward J. Johnson
Daniel Jutras
Judith Kavanagh
Karen Khalil
Robert Keaton
Patrick Kenniff
Andrew Koenig
Yvonne Koenig

Julie L'Heureux 
Carole Labelle Molson
Annick Laberge
Éric R. La Flèche
Joanne Lalumière
Yves Lalumière
Phyllis B. Lambert, C.C., G.O.Q., FIRAC, MSRC, RCA
Danielle Landry
David M. Lank, C.M.
Olivier Lapierre
L’honorable Charles Lapointe
Pierre Lapointe
Julie Laurence
François Laurin
Jean Laurin
Michel Leblanc
Rachel Léger
Kathryn Lund Drummond
Françoise E. Lyon
Fouad Mansour
Christine Marchildon
Me Bruce McNiven, C.M.
Gloria Ménard
David Mérineau
Érik Moisan
Pierre Monahan
Me François Morin

Claire Mullins Kruyt
Gwen Andrews Nacos
Philip M. O’Brien, C.M.
Luc Ouimet

Pierre B. Paquin
Jean Paré
John Parisella, C.M., O.Q.
Jacques Parisien
John J. Peacock
Jan Peeters
Sébastien Perron-Carle
Guy Pinard
Me Vincent M. Prager
Martine Primeau
Ron Rayside
Eric Richard 
Joanne Rossy

François R. Roy 
Louise Roy, O.Q., O.C.

Louise Roy 
Suzanne Sauvage
Sam Scalia
Susan Scott Evans
Marie Sénécal-Tremblay
Paul Setlakwe
Joyce Shanks
Marie Sicotte
Jane Silverstone
L’honorable Larry W. Smith, C.Q.
Martin Spalding
Donat Taddeo Jr.
Robert Tellier
Patrick Tobin
Alain Tremblay
Marie-Odile Trépanier
Marie-Josée Vaillancourt
Pierre Valiquette
Peter Vamos
Ivan Velan
Thomas C. Velan
Manon Vennat, C.M.
Lillian Vineberg-Goodman
Stuart Webster
Jonathan I. Wener, C.M.
Thomas Williams
Nathalie Zinger

Trained in environmental studies, architecture, urban planning and related fields, the core team of Les amis de la montagne is responsible for educational and outdoor recreational programs, nature conservation activities and advocacy work for the protection of the mountain. It also provides a range of services to Mount Royal Park visitors. Every year, close to 100 young people—students and recent graduates for the most part—join the team as seasonal and part-time employees to provide educational and outdoor services or work at the Café des Amis.

You can contact a member of our team by calling 514 843-8240. 

Office of the Executive Director

Christophe Derrien 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRIVACY OFFICER

Sandra Kadji

ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Hélène Lepoudère

HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR

Phoebe Lormilus

HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR

 

Finance and Administration

Yanila Plasencia 

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Jesus Alfonso Dubon

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Luisa Parra

ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK

 

Mount Royal Park Visitor Services

Mathieu Gaume

DIRECTOR OF MOUNT ROYAL PARK VISITOR SERVICES

Marieke Lemieux

HEAD OF VISITOR SERVICES AND RESERVATIONS

Alphée Turcotte

RESERVATIONS COORDINATOR

Alizée Malicot

RECEPTION AND RESERVATIONS ASSISTANT

Lena Berthelin-Sannier, Yan Mei Gaudette, Marie-Josée Parent, Adam Laayoune, Florian Berthelin

VISITOR SERVICES AND GIFT SHOP ATTENDANTS

Iris Tahiri 

HEAD OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 

Vincent Desautels 

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT

Thomas Monaghan

CROSS-COUNTRY SKI SCHOOL COORDINATOR

 

Café des Amis

Laetitia Aguililla Godoy

HEAD OF RESTAURANT SERVICES

Thélonious Martin

RESTAURANT COORDINATOR

Cassandra Segers

RESTAURANT COORDINATOR

Jasthia Janvier 

CAFE TEAM LEAD

 

Conservation and education

Michel Harcc-Morissette

DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION

Education

Laure Gicquiaux

HEAD OF EDUCATION SERVICES

Alexandrine Bleau Quintal

SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAM LEAD

Charles Caron

PUBLIC PROGRAM LEAD

Olivier Bleau-Quintal

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR

Sabrina Colasante

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR

Marie Victoria-Laurence

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR

Shayana Haque

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR

Juliette Champagne

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR

Conservation

Jérôme Bernier-Brillon

HEAD OF R&D AND CONSERVATION FOR THE MOUNT ROYAL ECOLOGICAL NETWORK

Emily Coffey 

HEAD OF CONSERVATION

Benjamin Pilon

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES LEAD (INTERIM)

Charlie McNeely 

MANAGER, MONITORING, OUTREACH, AND NATURAL AREA CONSERVATION (INTERIM)

Noemie Pellerin 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN 

Philanthropic Development

Hélène Panaïoti

DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPIC DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS 

Chloé Faussat

HEAD OF PHILANTHROPIC DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS

Public Affairs

Éloïse Le Bihan

HEAD OF MOUNT ROYAL ADVOCACY

Madeleine Rouleau-Dumas

MOUNT ROYAL ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR

 

Communications

Clara Bich 

HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

Justine Routhier 

COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTICHANNEL MARKETING MANAGER

Madeleine Rouleau-Dumas

MOUNT ROYAL ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION COORDINATOR