The Foundation of the YMCAs of Québec is managed by an Executive Committee composed of members elected during the General Assembly of the Foundation. The term of each Director is of two (2) years from the date of election, with no limitation on the number of terms.
Members
The Board of Directors is composed of elected member-partners
Benoit Brillon
CIO & Portfolio Manager, Landry Investment Management
Member of the Board since 2018
Sebastian Cardarelli
Tonus Capital Inc.
Member of the Board since 2015
Gregory J. Chrispin, CFA, IAS.A
President of the Foundation
Senior Vice-President, Wealth Management and Life and Health Insurance, Desjardins Group
President and Chief Operating Officer, Desjardins Financial Security
Member of the Board since 2010
Violaine Des Roches
Senior Vice-President, Chief Legal and Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, Fiera Capital Corporation
Member of the Board since 2017
Patricia Dionne
Executive Vice-President - Chief Operating Officer, Ceragres Tile Group Inc.
Member of the Board since 2018
Stéphan Drolet
Leader Advisory Quebec
Partner and National Leader, Forensic, KPMG s.r.l./S.E.N.C.R.L.
Member of the Board since 2017
Elisabeth Goodwin
Lawyer, Grey Casgrain
Member of the Board since 2012
Claudie Imbleau-Chagnon
Director, Legal Affairs, Transactions, Ivanhoé Cambridge
Member of the Board since 2014
William Knowlton
Vice-President and General Manager, Enterprise Holdings Inc.
Member of the Board since 2017
Daniel Matte
Chief Executive Officer and Senior Partner, TACT Intelligence-Conseil
Member of the Board since 2013
Nathalie Mercier-Filteau
Senior Counsel and Director of Risk Management, WSP Canada Inc.
Member of the Board since 2010
François Morin
Director General of Corporate Communications, Québec and Maritimes, BMO Financial Group
Membre du conseil depuis 2017
Waguih Rabbat
Chair of the Board of Directors of the YMCAs of Québec
Consultant
Member of the Board since 2017
Janie Thélémaque, B.Sc., CIA, CRMA
Treasurer of the Board of Directors
Senior Internal Auditor, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Member of the Board since 2013
Stéphane Vaillancourt
Secretary of the Board of Directors
President and CEO of the YMCAs of Québec
Member of the Board since 2002
Board Committees of the Foundation
Board Committees of the Foundation
The Executive Committee operates under the authority of the Board of Directors and exercises all of its powers to manage the Foundation's day-to-day operations, except those powers solely reserved by law to the Directors, as well as those that the Board of Directors can specifically reserve for themselves.
Governance and Nominating Committee
The Governance and Nominating Committee enforces the governing bylaws of the Foundation, recommends work methods, proposes ways to evaluate the Board's effectiveness and nominates suitable candidates for election to the Board of Directors or other Board Committees.
Endowment and Investment Committee
The Endowment and Investment Committee ensures the responsible management and growth of the Foundation’s Endowment Fund. Each year, the Committee receives and evaluates various requests for the funding of YMCA projects, decides which of these to fund and recommends how to allocate revenues from the Endowment Fund.
Peace Medal Award Ceremony Committee
The Peace Medal Award Ceremony Committee organizes the Peace Medal Award Ceremony, a benefit event for YMCA youth programs. The Committee’s responsibilities include the sale of sponsorships, corporate tables and tickets for the event.
YMCA Challenge Committee
The YMCA Challenge Committee organizes the YMCA Challenge, a benefit event for YMCA youth programs. The Committee’s responsibilities include the sale of sponsorships and tickets for the event.
Election
Individuals who are interested in serving on the Board of Directors are invited to contact Danièle MacKinnon by telephone at 514 849-5331, extension 1266, or by email at daniele.mackinnon@ymcaquebec.org.