Policy Sectors
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Policy Sectors
COVID-19 Update: During the ongoing pandemic, the NWAC Offices remain closed. We continue to work from home, and can still be contacted below.
General Inquiries
120 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 2K1
reception@nwac.ca
613-722-3033
613-722-7687
1-800-461-4043 (Toll Free)
Kecia Monague
Receptionist
kmonague@nwac.ca
343-996-3677
NWAC Communications & Media Relations
Gloria Galloway
Media Relations
gloria@gloriagalloway.com
613-447-6648
Joan Weinman
Chief Communications Strategist
joanweinman@rogers.com
613-294-5679
Nada Al Rifai
Communications Manager
narifai@nwac.ca
343-996-4565
Corporate Partnerships & Fundraising
Nicole Loreto
Corporate Public Relations
613-697-2000
Ramona Charbel
Fundraising and Community Engagement
rcharbel@nwac.ca
343-961-2434
Office of the CEO Lynne Groulx
Lynne Groulx
Chief Executive Officer
lgroulx@nwac.ca
Rocio Mesina
Scheduling Assistant
rmesina@nwac.ca
343-961-1331
Kim Leblanc
Administrative Professional
kleblanc@nwac.ca
343 961 6788
Judy Hughes
Special Advisor
jhughes@nwac.ca
343-961-6136
Genevieve Malette
Director of Operations
gmalette@nwac.ca
613-712-4403
David Ironstand
Political Advisor and Community Liaison
rbarnett@nwac.ca
613-462-5968
Rachel Barnett
Policy Advisor
rbarnett@nwac.ca
613-240-0852
Executive Policy
Chloe Hamilton
Manager, Executive Policy
chamilton@resiliencylodge.ca
613-223-5526
Lisa Poulin
Project Coordinator/Research Associate (IMES Project)
lpoulin@nwac.ca
639-236-7005
Tiffany Walsh
Senior Policy Advisor (CRGBA)
twalsh@nwac.ca
613-366-4730
Jared Leedham
Policy Advisor
jleedham@nwac.ca
613-366-4755
Human Resources
Gail Burnett
Senior Director
gburnett@nwac.ca
343-961-6131
Kristin Cuthill
HR Coordinator
kcuthill@nwac.ca
613-404-7604
Legal
Adam Bond
Senior Director, Apprenticeship Program
abond@nwac.ca
613-722-3033
Sonia Lavoie
Executive Assistant to the Senior Director, Apprenticeship Program
slavoie@nwac.ca
343-996-2385
Karen Ergus
Sr. Director, Public Relations, Apprenticeship Program
kergus@nwac.ca
343-996-7682
Cameron MacLaine
Senior Policy Advisor, Apprenticeship Program
cmaclaine@nwac.ca
613-366-4738
Ines Alonso
Team Lead, Project Officer, Apprenticeship Program
ialonso@nwac.ca
Kanykei Akmatova
Administrative Assistant, Apprenticeship Program
kakmatova@nwac.ca
343-961-9203
Leena Halees
Traditional Indigenous Laws Researcher
lhalees@nwac.ca
365-996-5578
Laura Ezeuka
Legal Counsel
lezeuka@nwac.ca
613-366-4752
Sarah Niman
Legal Counsel
sniman@nwac.ca
613-720-2529
Resiliency Lodge
Alma Brooks
Elder
almahelenbrooks@gmail.com
506-478-1256
Esther Ward
Elder
eward@resiliencylodge.ca
Cell: 506-251-6449
1-833-652-1381
Finance
Alan McRae
Chief Financial Officer
amcrae@nwac.ca
343-961-6242
Alyssa Matheson
Director of Revenue Generation
amatheson@nwac.ca
613-854-4658
Erica Kapadia
Manager of Corporate Accounting
ekapadia@nwac.ca
343-997-5974
Menatallah Othman
Senior Payroll & Accounting Analyst
mothman@nwac.ca
613-366-4754
Afsaneh Berjisian
Accounts and Payroll Administrator
afberjisian@nwac.ca
Project Compliance
Myriam Pare
Project Controller
mpare@nwac.ca
343-961-3715
Business & Economic Development and Projects
Aaron Mcfarlene
Director, Economic Development
amcfarlane@nwac.ca
Ellen Langille
Senior Project Officer – Social Development (Restoring the Circle, Promote the Disability Act)
elangille@nwac.ca
613-366-4773
Kaleena Halmai
Team Lead, Entrepreneur Navigator (Incubator Project)
khalmai@nwac.ca
343-961-6152
Loretta De Sousa
Navigator/Mentor (Incubator Project)
lodesousa@nwac.ca
(Cell) 343-997-5973
1-833-652-1392
Lori Lamour
Entrepreneur Navigator
llamour@nwac.ca
343-996-4580
ISET Program
Andrea Aiabens
Director, Business Employment & Social Development
aaiabens@nwac.ca
613-854-4718
Denise MacCormack
RISE Coordinator
dmaccormack@nwac.ca
613-366-4742
Rose-Desiree Ze Meka
RISE Coordinator – Quebec
rdzemeka@nwac.ca
613-366-4752
Madison Coppola
RISE Coordinator – Saskatchewan
mcoppola@nwac.ca
613-366-4795
Ren Saunders
ISET Administrative Assistant
rsaunders@nwac.ca
613-366-4728
Facilities
Naresh Panchalingam
General Manager, Facilities
npanchalingam@nwac.ca
343-961-9274
Amal Al Ahmad
Banquets Manager
Aal-ahmad@nwac.ca
343-961-9353
Warehouse
Juliette Deneault
Warehouse Coordinator & Lead on Faceless Doll Project
jdeneault@nwac.ca
343-961-6139
Chantal Kingsberry
Warehouse Support
ckingsberry@nwac.ca
819-595-1540
Lydia Hurley
Warehouse Support
lhurley@nwac.ca
Event Planning
Tricia Monague
Event Manager
tmonague@resiliencylodge.ca
343-961-6168
Stephanie Anderson
Assistant Event Planner
sanderson@nwac.ca
613-366-477
Government Relations
Lisa Smith
Senior Director, Governance, International and Parliamentary Affairs
Lsmith@nwac.ca
613-404-4241
Christian Boucher
Senior Director, Government Relations
cpboucher@nwac.ca
613-219-8623
MMIWG
Elisha Corbett
Manager, MMIWG
ecorbett@nwac.ca
613-366-4727
Chanel Blouin
Policy Advisor
cblouin@nwac.ca
613-366-4760
Health
Lee Allison Clark
Director of Health
lclark@nwac.ca
343-996-4852
Hollie Sabourin
Senior Project Officer, Health
hsabourin@nwac.ca
613-366-4749
Holly Patterson
Project Coordinator (Core Health Policy, Distinctions Based Health Legislation)
hpatterson@nwac.ca
613-366-4769
Marisa Blake
Senior Project Officer
mblake@nwac.ca
613-366-4750
Jessica Webb
Project Coordinator
jwebb@nwac.ca
613-366-4721
Environment & Agriculture Unit
Alvin Thompson
Senior Policy Advisor, Environment
athompson@nwac.ca
Social Development Unit
Danielle Hickey
Senior Project Officer (Core Health Policy, Distinctions Based Health Legislation)
dhickey@nwac.ca
613-366-4778
Education, Training & Special Projects
Natalie Rose
Senior Project Coordinator (Heritage, Greenhouse, Intellectual Property)
nrose@nwac.ca
613-462-3164