The board of Directors

Dominique Anglade began her career in engineering with Procter & Gamble in 1996. In 1998, at just 24 years old, she was asked to head up the Operations department, where she oversaw the work of more than 100 employees. From 2000 to 2003 she worked at Nortel Networks, specializing in strategic supply chain management and global forecasting. In 2003, she became Director of External and Governmental Affairs for Nortel Networks Québec. In 2005, she joined prestigious firm McKinsey & Company, where her work is mostly focused on corporate operational and organizational transformations.

Dominique Anglade is actively involved in community-based activities. For the past 15 years, she has sat on the board of directors or executive committee of over a dozen organizations, including Centraide, the Governor General Leadership Conference, the Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal and École Polytechnique’s strategic council. Her contributions are widely recognized, having received more than 25 awards of distinction such as the Bourse Émérite Desjardins for the top MBA graduate in Québec, the “50 business leaders of tomorrow” and the “15 femmes qui feront bouger le Québec” awarded by the newspaper Les Affaires, as well as a tribute for outstanding dedication and community outreach from the Ministère des relations avec les citoyens du Québec. Moreover, was named an exceptional woman for her commitment to the advancement of society by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal and the École Polytechnique’s alumni association.

Born in Québec, Ms. Anglade has also lived in Haiti, Ontario and British Columbia, and is fluent in five languages. She holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal and an MBA from HEC Montreal.

Frédéric Michel is Director, Business Strategy for Yellow Pages Group in Canada. He holds an MBA from University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management, where he also teaches part-time, and an engineering degree from ITECH in France.

Deeply involved in his community, Mr. Michel has been President of the Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal and  has served as First Vice-President of the Regroupement des jeunes Chambres de commerce du Québec. He has sat on the boards of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal, the Fédération des Chambres de commerce du Québec, the Fondation de la Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal, the Foundation for the Study of Processes of Government in Canada (Forum for Young Canadians) and Circuit-Est Centre chorégraphique.

In 2008, Frédéric Michel received the Association des MBA du Québec’s Prix Tremplin in the Consulting category.

Riccardo Alexandre has been working in the investment accounting business for close to 10 years. He has acquired extensive accounting experience specifically in the financial services and private mutual funds industry holding several positions. He currently works for Dundee Leeds Management Services Ltd., Hedge Funds Administrator, a subsidiary of Dundee Corporation.  As the Manager of the Portfolio Administration Department he oversees the on boarding of new clients on the Dundee Leeds’ accounting system and plays a key role in developing internal control procedures.  Prior to joining Dundee Leeds, Mr. Alexandre was teaching finance and accounting at College CDI. 

Riccardo Alexandre is one of the founding members of the Jeune Chambre de commerce Haïtienne where his principal responsibility for 4 years was to oversee all financial management, planning and treasury activities to ensure all of the organization’s financial goals were met.

Mr. Alexandre holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in Accounting and Finance from HEC Montréal and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

Bachelor in law from the University of Montreal, Fabrice Vil joined Langlois Kronström Desjardins in 2005 and began his career as a lawyer at the firm in 2007. Fabrice practices in the areas of both civil and commercial litigation and public and administrative law, primarily in complex files (including class actions) concerning such matters as professional liability and discipline, the independence of the judiciary, and commercial disputes involving industries such as banking, information technology and transportation.
 
Fabrice was a director of the Jeune Chambre de commerce haïtienne, is involved in various committees of the Bar of Montréal and is one of the cofounders of Aim For 3, a non-profit organization which goal is to ensure school perseverance and personal development of student-athletes in underprivileged neighbourhoods 

Madeleine Féquière is the Director, Corporate Credit for Domtar Corporation. In this role, she provides oversight and support of credit risk for the entire Domtar organization.

Ms. Féquière has extensive management and operational experience in corporate credit administration, credit risk and operations, credit enhancements and global commerce, spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In addition to her business leadership and professional roles, her community involvement spans over two decades of service through participation on numerous boards. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation of Greater Montreal, the Superior School of Ballet and MR3 Montréal Relève of the Board of Trade of Greater Montreal, among others. She has published over 50 articles in reputable credit risk magazines and online publications; she is also a respected lecturer. Ms. Féquière has received many awards in recognition of her accomplishments, including the Finance Award from CCQ and the Service Award from NACM-Canada. She is known for her leadership in promoting women to positions of power.

Régine is co-founder and co-leader of the acclaimed Canadian rock band Arcade Fire. Arcade Fire has received wide recognition for its musical achievements including two Juno awards and three Grammy nominations. Their second full-length album, Neon Bible, went Platinum in Canada and debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard charts.

Régine Chassagne holds a B.A. Honours in Communications Studies from Concordia University.

Régine Chassagne’s family has roots in Haiti. Since 2005, she has led the band’s involvement with the Haitian cause, raising money and awareness for Haitian charitable organizations, including Partners in Health.

Founder and partner of marketing and communications firm Nordic Attitude Design, for seven years Salomé Élibert worked for the Institute of Design Montréal as partner and creative director, where she oversaw electronic communications. As the person in charge of business development, she brought in corporate accounts such as L’Oréal Canada, the Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation and the Canadian Business and Labour Centre, which enabled the company to build a solid reputation within the business and communications worlds. The company’s outstanding achievements have received praise on numerous occasions at various prestigious international design competitions.

Salomé Elibert worked as an administrator for the Jeune Chambre de commerce haïtienne for three years and collaborates with the Fondation du maire de Montréal pour la jeunesse on an ongoing basis as a business plan evaluator. As an active member of the Vision Diversité’s business segment and former member of the TQS advisory committee on diversity, she works hard to promote the remarkable quality of young professionals and business people that come out of the cultural mosaic of Québec.

A Senior Strategist at Cossette, Stéphane Éthier advises clients from the private, public and non-profit sectors on positioning and brand, communications, marketing and business strategy issues.

Before joining Cossette in 2008, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company’s Montréal office and a member of the North American Healthcare Payor and Provider practice. Prior to that, he was Editor-in-Chief of TVA Network's Internet news and sports news services, and Associate Editor and Columnist for magazines ELLE Québec and enRoute.

A recipient of the Ordre de la Pléiade, from the Association parlementaire de la Francophonie, for his contributions to the promotion of the French language and cultural dialogue, Mr. Éthier is currently the Secretary of the Board of Directors of Insertech Angus, a non-profit organization that helps integrate underprivileged youth into society and the labour force. He took the top spot at the Championnats du monde d’orthographe et de langue française in 1989, and was crowned Person of the Year in the courage, humanity and personal achievement category at the Gala excellence La Presse merit awards in 1990. He holds an MBA from HEC Montreal, as well as a B.Sc. in anatomy, a B.C.L. in civil law and an LL.B. in common law, all from McGill University.

In 2009, Christian joined Borden Ladner Gervais, Canada's largest full service law firm. As an attorney, Christian now practises in corporate and commercial law, mergers & acquisitions and banking finance (including syndicated loans, constructions loans, loans related to energy projects and the establishment of securities). He holds bachelors' degrees in civil law (LL.B) and Common law (J.D.) from the University of Montreal, as well as a certificate in Chinese law from the China University of Political Science and Law of Beijing. Prior to studying law, Christian completed a computer engineering degree at the University of Sherbrooke, after which he worked as a business and information technology consultant for Group CGI.
 
In the past years, Christian acted as coordinator and general manager for a commercial mission to China, Malaysia and Singapore, and as Vice-President for the Junior Chamber of commerce of Montreal, an organization with which he was involved for nearly five years. Member of the Kanpe team since the foundation was launched in July 2010, Christian acted as an ambassador, head of the ambassadors program, and then director of corporate financing, before becoming Vice-President Funding, a position he still holds today.
 

Katleen Felix chairs the Haitian Hometown Associations Resource Group, and is project director and Haitian Diaspora liaison for Fonkoze, where she is responsible of research and development of new remittance products or initiatives, financial literacy programs for new immigrants, training and capacity-building for Haitian Hometown Associations (HHTAs), project reporting and donor relations.

Felix has 10 years of experience as a senior financial officer for major corporations in North America. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance and international business from HEC Montreal, an accredited international business school (www.hec.ca). She speaks French, English, Creole, Portuguese and basic Spanish.

She has assembled a database of nearly 300 Haitian Hometown Associations and support groups in the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. She has spoken at international conferences in Belgium, Costa Rica, Haiti, Israel, El Salvador and the United Sates. Her work with the Haitian Diaspora includes organizing capacity-building programs, informational and networking activities for the HHTAs in New York, Miami and Boston.

Katleen is well integrated in business scene and in the Haitian Diaspora community.  In 2006 she was awarded the Young Professional Excellence Award of HEC Montreal for her accomplishments and community involvement. In February 2009, Katleen was awarded twice for her accomplishments receiving the Young professional of the year award and the special People’s Choice award by the Young Chamber of Commerce from Montreal. In March 2009, she received the Community Leadership Award from Haitian American Business Network Chamber of Commerce (HABNET) and a Citation from the President of the Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Donella Rapier is the Chief Financial Officer for Partners in Health (PIH), a not-for-profit organization that operates health care and poverty alleviation programs in twelve countries in settings as diverse as rural Haiti and Rwanda, the urban shantytowns of Lima, Peru, and the prisons of Siberia. She is responsible for all financial activities of this multi-currency, multi-cultural organization that comprised of over 11,000 individuals.  Donella also oversees the organization’s development activities including individual giving, foundations and corporations, and grants from governments and multilateral institutions.
 
Donella was inspired to join PIH as an organization that is making an enormous difference in global health and the developing world.  PIH provided a unique opportunity for Donella to deploy the skills she developed over many years in finance and fundraising to help address some of the world’s most pressing social issues.
 
From 2003 until 2007, Donella served as Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development at Harvard University.  In that capacity, she led a staff of 600+ that raised more than $2 billion in support of the University's students, faculty, and research initiatives. Donella helped to create a new culture of collaboration across the complex and decentralized organization, opening multiple new avenues for donor involvement. 
 
From 1996 through 2003, Donella was the Chief Financial Officer for the Harvard Business School, where she developed a long range planning capacity, while retaining operational control during a period of rapid and complicated growth.  In 2001 in addition to her CFO duties, she assumed the role of Associate Dean for External Relations and played a leading role in planning and executing the first School-wide capital campaign in HBS history, which concluded in 2005 having raised nearly $600 million.
 
Previously, Donella served as a Senior Manager for Price Waterhouse.  Donella has been a lecturer at both Harvard Business School and at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.  Donella received her BS, summa cum laude, from California State University, Northridge and her MBA from Harvard Business School.