Meet the team
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Claire Ducharme
Regional vice-president, Quebec
Claire Ducharme joined the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in September 2022 as regional vice-president in Quebec.
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Joël Bonin
Associate vice-president, Quebec
Joël Bonin, associate vice-president at the NCC in the Quebec Region, has been a champion of conservation for over 25 years.
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Hubert Pelletier
Quebec Director of Partnerships
Hubert Pelletier joined NCC in 2002. As acting director of government relations and partnerships, Hubert collaborates with a multidisciplinary team and numerous allies in the protection of Quebec’s sensitive natural habitats.
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Louisa Belaïd
Controller
Active in conservation for over 20 years, Louisa Belaid, CPA, has been working at NCC since 2019.
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Louis Belzil
Legal advisor
Louis Belzil is a lawyer and member of the Quebec Bar since 2008. He has been working at the NCC since 2010, combining his two passions: nature and real estate.
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Marie-Andrée Boisvert
Program Director - Eastern Quebec
Marie-Andrée Boisvert joined the Nature Conservancy of Canada in 2022 and is a biologist and the director of the eastern Quebec area.
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Carine Deland
Director of conservation
Carine joined the NCC team in 2011, keen to be involved in an organization active in conservation across Canada. She has since worked on a wide range of projects and was appointed director of conservation for NCC in Quebec in 2019.
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Gwenaël Heyvang
Director Securement and stewardship
Gwenaël Heyvang has been with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) since 2006, and has been the securement and stewardship director in Quebec since 2017.
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Kim Nguyen
Director of development
Kim Nguyen has over 15 years of experience as a manager. She specializes in philanthropic development and strategy.
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Julien Poisson
Program director - southern Quebec
Project manager for the NCC since 2010, and program director for southern Quebec since 2017, Julien Poisson is involved in many conservation projects and in forging strong relationships with NCC partners.
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Elizabeth Sbaglia
Communications and Marketing director
As the NCC's Quebec Region communications and marketing manager since 2011, Elizabeth Sbaglia is responsible for designing, implementing, managing and evaluating the communications program for Quebec.
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Philipe Tomlinson
Senior Development Officer
Philipe Tomlinson holds a diploma in sustainable development from HEC and is a former elected official in Montreal.
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Pascal Côté
Project manager - science and conservation planning
Pascal Côté holds a bachelor's degree in biology as well as a master's degree in environmental sciences, with a specialty in forest ecology, from the Université du Québec à Montréal.
