Green/​Responsible
Journey

Jonathan Durand Folco is an Assistant Professor at the Élisabeth-Bruyère School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University in Ottawa. His research work focuses on participatory democracy, municipal policies, communal areas and ecological transition. He is the author of the book À nous la ville! Traité de municipalisme (Écosociété, 2017), co-author of Manuel pour changer le monde (Lux, 2020) and edited the work Montréal en chantier: les défis d’une métropole pour le XXIe siècle (Socialistic, 2021).

EMBA graduate from McGill and HEC Montréal with a Bachelor’s in Communications and Political Science, Pierre Choquette is the Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs at the Société de développement Angus. He also held the position of Vice President at Edelman, the largest independent marketing communications agency in the world. Prior to that, he was the co-founder and Senior Partner at Mondea Inc, a business strategy and communications consulting firm. Between 2007 and 2013, he was Senior Director of Public Affairs – Canada for AbitibiBowater, now known as Resolute Forest Products. Between 2003 and 2007, Pierre was successively a press agent for influencial ministers from the Ministères des Ressources naturelles, de l’Emploi et de la solidarité sociale, du Développement économique and des Finances, before becoming the Communications Advisor at the Office of the Premier of Quebec.

An architect on the Sustainable Development team since 2011, Céline C. Mertenat specializes in maximizing the architectural renewal potential of the natural, urban and social environments. In 2012, Céline was instrumental in the development of the Technopôle Angus’ master plan. LEED Platinum certified, this project received the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s National Urban Design Award in 2016 and the Canadian Urban Institute’s Brownie Awards — Best Overall in 2015. Recently, she collaborated on the large-scale rehabilitation of Place du Portage III in Gatineau and the transformation of the former Radio-Canada site in Montréal. She has also taken part in projects in a variety of sectors, such as healthcare (Ste-Justine Hospital expansion ​“Grandir en santé”, LEED NC Gold), offices (Îlot Balmoral, LEED NC Gold) and transportation (Darwin bridges, Vendôme intermodal station kiosk, Envision Gold). Learn More

After studying marketing, Saad Sebti spent many years working in the internet industry. After dabbling in entrepreneurship, he truly found his calling when he joined Insertech in 2012 as the Marketing and Development Coordinator. It’s a rewarding and stimulating job for him, in line with his social and environmental values… all the while satisfying his inner computer geek. Insertech is a non-profit socioprofessional rehiring firm that specializes in information technology. Since 1998, this social economy business, based in the Technopôle Angus, helps unemployed young adults to learn a trade while making technology more accessible in the community. Saad is extremely fortunate to live 5 minutes away from his job, on top of the numerous advantages of Cité Angus that contribute to his and his family’s quality of life. Learn More

Graduate of UQAM with a Bachelor’s in Journalism and of the Université de Sherbrooke with a Master’s in Environmental Management, Yourianne Plante joined Lufa Farms in 2010 as a member of the founding team in the role of Communications and Community Liaison Coordinator. Youriane’s professional career includes 12 years of experience in communications and project management at the Fédération de la relève agricole du Québec, in addition to her roles as Executive Director at the Association des producteurs de fraises et framboises du Québec and Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Éco Entreprises Québec. In 2021, she joined Lufa Farms again as Director of Communications, responsible for supervising company correspondence with the media and the general public. Learn More

Graduate in Landscape Design, Louis-Charles Pilon is a landscape architect — team leader for the large metropolitan park development division of the Service des grands parcs, du Mont-Royal et des sports of the City of Montréal. This department is responsible for the development and maintenance projects in the Mont-Royal and Frédéric-Back Parks. He previously worked as a landscape architect for the City of Montréal and for various private consulting firms.

Karima Brikh is currently a columnist for the media magazine ​“Samedi et rien d’autre” on ICI Radio-Canada Première. UQAM graduate in journalism, also attending the Université Paris VIII, she began her career at TQS. She later worked at TVA and LCN as a weekend anchorwoman and reporter, in addition to being the host and producer of the public affairs show ​“Mise à Jour Montréal” on MATV for 5 years. She has participated in several shows, such as La Voix, Gravel le matin, Cap sur l’été, Ma Première Place-des-Arts, Dessine-moi un dimanche, etc. In 2018, she released her first documentary, ​“Amour Cougar: au-delà du mythe,” on Radio-Canada, as producer and screenwriter. She recently produced ​“Consentement,” a documentary series of six podcasts that explore the notion of sexual consent in intimate, legal and social terms. Learn More

Nadine Gomez, a UQAM graduate, was completing her Master of Communication at the School of Media in 2008 when she discovered her passion for urban issues. Her first feature documentary, The Horse Palace, was released in 2012 and follows a city’s transformation along with its connection to the site’s history. In 2015, she won the ​“Regards sur Montréal” award (CAM, NFB, SODEC), which she used to direct Métro, a short documentary essay that offers a new perspective on Montréal’s underground grid and its unique and impressive architecture. Her second full-length feature, Exarcheia, le chant des oiseaux, follows the nocturnal and philosophical comings and going of birds in a mythical district of Athens. The film was released at the 2018 Montréal International Documentary Festival and was featured at the Thessaloniki International Festival in 2019. Since then, she has created and developed many projects on several different platforms, including the 2019 J’aime Hydro podcast, produced by Théâtre Porte-Parole and co-directed by Alexandre Lampron. Nadine is actively involved in her community and, since 2018, she has been sitting on the Board of the Conseil des arts de Montréal as the film committee president.

Philippe David Gagné grew up in La Baie, Saguenay region, and holds a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Film. Since his first feature, the documentary SUR LA GLACE, his films have received several awards and have been shown around the world. He has since directed and produced dozens of internationally acclaimed feature stories and documentaries for TV and the internet. In fiction, BLEU TONNERRE, appeared in the 47^th edition of the DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, followed in 2017 by CRÈME DE MENTHE at the 49^th edition of the DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT. He has been a SODEC, CCA and CALQ fellow several times and now sits on multiple boards and juries, where he always endeavours to promote cinematographic production in rural areas. He co-founded La Boîte de pickup in 2015, which produces documentary and fictional short films and full-length features. Learn More

Marie-Laurence Rancourt has a degree in anthropology and sociology. In 2016, she co-founded Magnéto, a creative firm that brings to life artistic projects that feature an awareness of speech, language and listening in a variety of different forms. This was the starting point from which she began writing and giving life to audio documentaries (L’écorce et le noyau, La punition, La nuit Myra Cree, Les travaux et les jours, Gemellus), plays (AALAAPI, L’écoute d’une émotion), stage performances (RADIO LIVE) and narratives (AALAAPI, O.R), etc. Learn More

Maude Petel-Légaré is passionate about the world of sound and strongly believes that historical audio accounts send a powerful message and provide listeners with interpretive freedom. She has directed several documentaries and audio series, in partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada, Louie Media, Magnéto and Transistor. Her most recent work was on the series SYNTHÈSES: Le cas Catherine Daviau , which investigates the unresolved murder of Catherine Daviau and exposes femicides in Quebec. She has a Master’s in International Journalism and has also completed an internship in Jerusalem with Agence France Presse, a written media internship in Lebanon, studied political science in Morocco, and became a Correspondent for the Lebanese diaspora in Montréal. She has also visited several countries whose history and politics have always fascinated her, including Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey. She also completed several feature stories on these trips, which, to this day, continue to help her better understand identity issues, a subject she has long been passionate about. Learn More