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General Inquiries

Head Office:

120 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 2K1

Tel : 613-722-3033

Fax : 613-722-7687

Toll -Free : 1-800-461-4043

Email : reception@nwac.ca

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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Carol McBride

President
cmcbride@nwac.ca
Please call EA

Yvonne Haddad

Executive Assistant
yhaddad@nwac.ca
613-410-1678

Lisa Smith

Advisor to the President
Lsmith@nwac.ca
613-404-4241

Joan Weinman (Spark Agency)

Media Relations
jweinman@nwac.ca
613-294-5679

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

Lynne Groulx

Chief Executive Officer
ceo@nwac.ca

Judy Hughes She, Her, noje, elle

Special Advisor to the CEO
jhughes@nwac.ca
343-961-6136

Jillian Collins

Senior Director, Board Liaison
jcollins@nwac.ca
613-716-7491

Rocio Mesina

Executive Coordinator and Liaison (Projects, program and business)
rmesina@nwac.ca
343-961-1331

Alma Cruz

Executive Assistant
acruz@nwac.ca
613-291-1237

Emilie Cecire

Corporate Legal Advisor
ececire@nwac.ca
343-996-3677

Rose Clement (Agency)

Receptionist
rclement@nwac.ca
613-722-3033

Diana Prada

Administrative Assistant (Operations and Board)
dprada@nwac.ca
343-961-9852

Kenia Briseno Rivas

Administrative Professional
kbriseno@nwac.ca
613-286-2398

Joan Weinman

Chief Communications Strategist
joanweinman@rogers.com
613-294-5679

Nada Al Rifai

Director of Communications
narifai@nwac.ca
343-996-4565

Aimee N’simire Manimani

Communications Manager
amanimani@nwac.ca
343-996-3556

Shinoah Cheechoo

Media Relations Specialist
scheechoo@nwac.ca
506-251-6449

Michaela Lewis

Social Media Coordinator
mlewis@nwac.ca
613-614-4664

Dana Al Sader

Social Media Coordinator
dalsader@nwac.ca
613-608-7584

Fiona Tapp

Writer
Ftapp@nwac.ca

Riisa Walden She/Her

Educator & Writer
rwalden@nwac.ca

Ashley Foley She/Her

Editor

afoley@nwac.ca
343-961-5401

Neha Yadav

Web Support Specialist
nyadav@nwac.ca
613-618-9316

Kyla Elisabeth Weinman

Director, Art & Design
kelisabeth@nwac.ca
917-902-1245

Brigitte Legault

Graphic Design, Marketing
blegault@nwac.ca
613-302-8470

Anastasiia Sniegur

Assistant Graphic Designer
asniegur@nwac.ca
343-997-5823

Olha Holovina

Assistant Graphic Designer
oholovina@nwac.ca
613-716-7529

HUMAN RESOURCES, FINANCE, PROJECT QUALITY CONTROL

Alan McRae

Chief Financial Officer
amcrae@nwac.ca
343-961-6242

Erica Kapadia

Director, Corporate Accounting
ekapadia@nwac.ca
613-614-1872

Menatallah Othman

Sr. Payroll & Accounting Analyst
mothman@nwac.ca
613-618-4925

Ankita Shah

Accounts Payable and Payroll Analyst
ashah@nwac.ca
343-961-2434

Terry Bortolin

Project Controller
tbortolin@nwac.ca
343-961-3675

Kanisha Patel

Team Lead, Accounts Payable
kpatel@nwac.ca
343 961-9283

Tess Petrick

Sr. Accounts Payable Analyst
tpetrick@nwac.ca
343-961-9279

Afsaneh Berjisian

Accounts Payable Analyst
afberjisian@nwac.ca
343-961-9247

Richard Li

Sr. Project Accountant
rli@nwac.ca
613-240-0852

Wasim Ahmad

Sr. Project Accountant
wahmad@nwac.ca
613-286-7887

Waqar Ali Khan

Sr. Project Accountant, Enhanced Canada/NWAC Accord
wakhan@nwac.ca
613-286-7887

Sharon Pinnock

Senior Project Accountant - Apprenticeship Program
spinnock@nwac.ca
613-614-6361

Raju Thomas He/Him

Chief Human Resources Officer
rthomas@nwac.ca
613-716-7521

Jacqueline Miller

Director, Diversity and Cultural Training and Volunteers
jmiller@nwac.ca
613-302-9130

Tricia Monague

Manager, Protocol
tmonague@nwac.ca
343-961-6168

Ashi Krishnan She/Her

Manager, Human Resources
akrishnan@nwac.ca
343-961-6131

Suhita Suryavanshi She/Her

Human Resources Business Partner
ssuryavanshi@nwac.ca
343-961-9274

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO)

Adam Bond

Senior Director, Legal and NAP
abond@nwac.ca
343-997-1352

Sarah Niman

Assistant Manager, Legal
sniman@nwac.ca
613-720-2529

Laura Ezeuka

Legal Counsel
lezeuka@nwac.ca
613-366-4752

Myriam Moorcroft-Gobeille

Legal Counsel
mmoorcroft-gobeille@nwac.ca
613-608-4730

Kira Poirier

Legal Counsel
kpoirier@nwac.ca
343-997-3928

Natasha Saunders

Communications Officer
nsaunders@nwac.ca
343-961-9384

Ashlee Larose

Client Services Representative
alarose@nwac.ca
343-998-7694

Desiree Carmichael

Administrative Assistant
dcarmichael@nwac.ca
343-998-4369

Allison MacIntosh

Legal Counsel
amacintosh@nwac.ca
613-617-7791

Leena Halees

Traditional Indigenous Laws Researcher
lhalees@nwac.ca
437-232-3638

Ellora Jones

Legal Researcher
ejones@nwac.ca
613-614-5239

Lauralea Eldridge

Engagement Coordinator & Industry Liaison -NAP Project
leldridge@nwac.ca
613-302-7560

Myriam Pare

Project Controller
mpare@nwac.ca
343-961-3715

Sandra Girard

Finance Procurement
sgirard@nwac.ca
613-462-9145

Sujal Sankhe

Project Controller
ssankhe@nwac.ca
343-961-3782

Aneeq ur Rehman Khan

Project Control Officer
akhan@nwac.ca
343-996-3980

Darlene Berthier Sampson

Project Controller
tbortolin@nwac.ca
613-712-4403

James Scott

Director, Food Services & Events
jscott@nwac.ca
613-286-8669

James Blundell

Executive Sous Chef
jblundell@nwac.ca
613-617-5571

Bahaa Alashi

Sous Chef
balashi@nwac.ca
343-999-3550

Ning Tang

Dish Washer
tn35692000@yahoo.ca
819-708-3099

SUPPORT SERVICES

Philippe Zrihen

Director of IT
pzrihen@nwac.ca
613-218-7672

Akshay Joshi

IT/AV Support
ajoshi@nwac.ca
613-716-7492

Anna Gopenko

Digital Librarian
agopenko@nwac.ca
381-566-4544

Matrix IT

IT Support
oncall@matrixit.net
613-232-0648 or 1-866-648-8342

Bob Filiou

Maintenance & Security
bfiliou@nwac.ca
819-593-1186

Justin Michaud

Custodial Supervisor
jmichaud@nwac.ca
343-961-6591

Luc Tremblay

Cleaner
ltremblay@nwac.ca
Contact Bob

Equipment and Office supply

equipment@nwac.ca
Please email

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ISETS, EXECUTIVE POLICY, CAPACITY BUILDING, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ART & CULTURE

Judy Whiteduck

VP, Policy & Programs, Advocacy, Engagement, Youth, Art & Culture, Social Development, NAP, Protocol & Capacity Building
jwhiteduck@nwac.ca
613-614-0548

Amy Contreras

Project Support & Administrative Assistant
acontreras@nwac.ca
613-716-7537

Jennifer Quaile She/Elle/Her

Sr. Director, Policy & Programs
jquaile@nwac.ca
343-961-9150

Heidi Bungay She/Her

Director, Policy & Programs
hbungay@nwac.ca
613-286-0985

Fateme Abdi

Policy Researcher
fabdi@nwac.ca
343-961-2317

Jim Khayata

Policy Analyst
jkhayata@nwac.ca
613-618-4067

Nahed Mourad

Policy Analyst
nmourad@nwac.ca
613-614-3384

Chloe Carley She/Her

Director, Executive Policy
ccarley@nwac.ca
343-961-2260

Angela Glor

Senior Policy & Corporate Programs Officer
aglor@nwac.ca
613 219-1652

Nishanthini Mahendran

Sr. Policy Advisor
nmahendran@nwac.ca
613-404-5095

Tiffany Walsh She/Her

Sr. Policy Advisor - Social Development (CRGBA)
twalsh@nwac.ca
613-777-2834

Jared Leedham

Sr. Policy Advisor
jleedham@nwac.ca
613-366-4755

Khan Alamyar

Policy Advisor
kalamyar@nwac.ca
343-961-3281

Isabella Sellar Voll

Proposal Writer
sellarvoll@balsillieschool.ca
780-728-4332

Rae Vanille They/Them

CRGBA Policy Advisor
rvanille@nwac.ca
519-281-8664

Geraldine Trimble

Sr. Director
gtrimble@nwac.ca
343-998-2565

David Ironstand

Languages Manager, Special Advisor/Community Liaison
dironstand@nwac.ca
613-462-5968

Marie-Claire Morin (ext consultant)

Consultant-Art & Culture
mcm@marieclairemorin.ca

Gracia Tenorio-Pearl

Art Coordinator and Cultural Interpreter
gtenorio-pearl@nwac.ca
613-716-7538

Duane Ironstand

Manager, Governance and Capacity Building
duane.ironstand@nwac.ca
613-291-9349

Adrienne Thomas

Community Liaison (North, West)
athomas@nwac.ca
343-961-3209

Michelle Eagle Tail Feathers

Community Liaison (South, East)
meagletailfeathers@nwac.ca
613-302-6511

Rosa Amelia Flores Fernandez

Policy Analyst
rfernandez@nwac.ca
613-617-3782

Adam Bond

Manager, National Apprenticeship Program
abond@nwac.ca
343-997-1352

Sonia Lavoie She/Her/Elle

Senior Support Specialist
slavoie@nwac.ca
343-996-2385

Public Relations

Karen Ergus

Sr. Director, Public Relations, Apprenticeship Program
kergus@nwac.ca

343-996-7682

Research, Analysis and Drafting

Ines Alonso

Team Lead, Apprenticeship Program
ialonso@nwac.ca
613-462-7670

Serhiy Kryvitskyy

Research and Communications Officer, Apprenticeship Program
skryvitskyy@nwac.ca
343-961-9321

Kanykei Akmatova

Administrative Assistant, Apprenticeship Program
kakmatova@nwac.ca
343-961-9203

Engagement

Laura Ezeuka

Team Lead, Apprenticeship Program
ialonso@nwac.ca
613-302-7560

Cody Lystiuk

Industry Liaison -NAP Project
clystiuk@nwac.ca
613-709-5134

Chesline Pierre-Paul they/she

Communications Liaison - Apprenticeship Program
cpierre-paul@nwac.ca
613-608-5351

Finance

Sharon Pinnock

Sr. Project Accountant - Apprenticeship Program
spinnock@nwac.ca
613-614-6361

Kaleena Halmai

Manager, Business Incubator (Be The Drum Program)
khalmai@nwac.ca
613-618-1697

Loretta De Sousa

Navigator / Mentor, Be the Drum Program
lodesousa@nwac.ca
343-997-5973

Lori Lamour

Navigator / Mentor, Be the Drum Program
llamour@nwac.ca
343-996-4580

Andrea Aiabens

Director, ISET
aaiabens@nwac.ca
613-614-2714

Denise MacCormack

Regional Indigenous Skills & Employment Coordinator
dmaccormack@nwac.ca
613-716-7533

Ren Saunders

ISET Administrative Assistant
rsaunders@nwac.ca
343-961-8454

Rose-Desiree Ze Meka

RISE Coordinator – Quebec
rdzemeka@nwac.ca
343-961-6788

Madison Coppola

RISE Coordinator – Saskatchewan
mcoppola@nwac.ca
343 961-7909

HEALTH, MMIWG, ENVIRONMENT, RESILIENCY LODGES INTERNATIONAL & INFRASTRUCTURE

Kriti Yadav

VP, Health, MMIWG, Environment, Resiliency Lodges, International, Infrastructure/Hotel, Government Relations and Philanthropy & Fundraising
kyadav@nwac.ca
343-961-9039

Carrie Lynch

Executive Assistant to the VP, Health, MMIWG, Environment, Resiliency Lodges, International & Infrastructure
clynch@nwac.ca
613-219-9306

Tania Molina

Special Advisor, International and Government Relations
tmolina@nwac.ca
343-998-8823

Jade Canelo

Researcher
jcanelo@nwac.ca
613-355-9457

Sofia Cerrato

Senior Advisor Government Relations
scerrato@nwac.ca
613-608-8369

Caroline Drolet

Legal Analyst
cdrolet@nwac.ca
343-961-3262

Sabrina Hakizimana

Junior Policy Advisor
shakizimana@nwac.ca
613-716-7538

Alvin Thompson

Sr. Director, Environment Policy
athompson@nwac.ca
613-617-4349

Vilbert Vabi

Sr. Policy Advisor - Environment
vvabi@nwac.ca
613-355-9254

Hannah Patrie

Project Coordinator-Mentorship
hpatrie@nwac.ca
613-716-7483

Samiz Sunasera

Policy Officer (Water Project)
ssunesara@nwac.ca
343-998-7931

Lee Allison Clark She/Her

Director of Health
lclark@nwac.ca
343-996-4852

Marisa Blake

Senior Project Officer (Cannabis and Mental Health, Cannabis Education)
mblake@nwac.ca
343-961-2534

Elgin Pecjak He/Him

Researcher
epecjak@nwac.ca
613-617-3384

Jessica Webb

Project Advisor
jwebb@nwac.ca
613-716-7519

Hollie Sabourin She/Her

Sr. Project Officer
hsabourin@nwac.ca
343-997-1490

Holly Patterson They/She

Team Lead, RED Path
hpatterson@nwac.ca
613-608-9022

Brandy Stanovich

Manager MMIWG & Advisor, Chelsea Lodge
bstanovich@nwac.ca
613-614-2653

Chanel Blouin She/Her

Sr. Policy Advisor
cblouin@nwac.ca
343-961-4874

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, PHILANTHROPY & FUNDRAISING

Marie-Claire Morin (ext. consultant)

Consultant-Fundraising
mcm@marieclairemorin.ca

Nan Wehbe

Director of Philanthropy
nwehbe@nwac.ca
613-806-9455

Rosie Digout

Manager and Corporate Liaison
rdigout@nwac.ca
613-716-7495

RESILIENCY LODGES

Rose Chubb

Manager, Online Events
rchubb@nwac.ca
343-998-8483

Nava Ironstand

Event Coordinator
nironstand@nwac.ca
613-286-2761

Elder Therese Villeneuve

Elder
tmonague@resiliencylodge.ca
343-961-6168

Erin Andrews They/Them

Project Manager
eandrews@nwac.ca
613-617-0892

Amanda Yazdanpanah

Cultural & Health Support Worker
ayazdanpanah@nwac.ca
613-712-4407

Natasha LeBlanc

Cleaner
1natashaleblanc@gmail.com

Ramona Bird

Manager, Wabanaki Resiliency Lodge
rbird@nwac.ca
343-961-3431

Alma Brooks

Elder
abrooks@resiliencylodge.ca
506-478-1256

Bill Milliea

Elder
bmilliea@nwac.ca
343-961-3507

Michelle Paul

Elder Helper
mpaul@nwac.ca
343-961-8734

Melinda Brooks

Administrative Assistant/Assistant Event Planner
mbrooks@nwac.ca
343-961-9275

Spencer Brooks

Summer Helper
Contact Bill Milliea

Jonathon Paul

General Labourer
Contact Bill Milliea

Juliette Deneault

Manager, Warehouse and Resiliency Lodge Inspector
jdeneault@nwac.ca
343-961-6139

Candice Anderson

Cultural & Support Worker
canderson@nwac.ca
343-999-9157

REVENUE GENERATION

Alyssa Matheson THEY/THEM

Director of Revenue Generation
amatheson@nwac.ca
613-854-4658

Lizette Ordonez

Store, Food & Beverages Manager
lordonez@nwac.ca
613-614-5833

Stephanie Brassard

Barista
sbrassard@nwac.ca
Contact Lizette

Cassidy Baker

Barista
cbaker@nwac.ca
Contact Lizette

Ashanty Trepanier

Food and Beverage Server
atrepanier@nwac.ca
Contact Lizette

Jeannine Mendoza

Sales Associate/F&B Server
jmendoza@nwac.ca
Contact Lizette

Milie Veronneau

Sales Associate
Mveronneau@nwac.ca
 
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