Our Team

InitiaSciences was founded in June 2021 by Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb, with the help of Léa Delesalle, Mélanie Le Berre, Thomas Vandal and Karelle Contant, 5 master's or doctoral students in scientific research. On October 1, 2021, InitiaSciences, the first student-founded scientific mentoring organization in Quebec, officially became a non-profit organization (NPO). Subsequently, in late October and early November, 3 new people joined the team: Marie-Eve Naud, Léo Guiramand and Amy McMackin. Since then, many people have come and gone to accomplish InitiaSciences' mission. Find out more about each member of this fabulous team!

Alexandrine Pimont

Chairman, Board member

Mélanie Le berre

Vice President, Program Management, Board Member

Louis-Bernard St-Cyr

Vice President, Financing, Board Member

Mohamed Mediouni

Vice President, Development and Partnerships, Board member

Laura Malbezin

Secretary, Board member

Chloe Chioccarello

Vice-President, Treasury, Board member

Liliana Potes

Research Projects Coordinator

Laurence Descombes

Workshop management

Élyse Faucher

Event Management

Aya Hussein

Co-direction du recrutement des mentor.e.s

Julien Lagacé

Co-direction du recrutement des mentor.e.s

Camille Illiano

Administration Officer

Linsey MouatchÔ

Communications Department

Jessy-Anne Lessard

Partnership Meetings Department

Xavier Vandelac

Event support

Sara Badr

Event organization

Livia Poliquin

Help with events and communications

Léa Lebert

Direction of mentees

Consultant

Charles-Antoine Bilodeau

Administration and Accounting Consultant, Board Member

Vaneck Duclair

Development Consultant, Board Member

Marcos Yedjenou

EDI Advisor, Board Member

Animation team

Louis-Bernard St-Cyr

Vice President, Financing, Board Member

Mathis Bouffard

Animator

Tayma Shaaban Kabakibo

Animatrice

Pauline Larqué

Animatrice

Sarah Ferragne

Animatrice

Santigao Mareque

Animator

Alexina Roy-Saillant

Animatrice

Diala El Masri

Animatrice

Past Volunteers

  • Yao Kpomegbe 
  • Clémence Hauduc
  • Léa DeleSalle
  • Érika Le Bourdais
  • Amy McMackin
  • Tara Akhound Sadegh
  • Antoine boudreau leblanc
  • Ariane Deslières
  • Karelle Contant
  • Roxanne Plante
  • Kevin Mcmackin
  • Laurie Dauplaise
  • Émile Baril
  • Kim Morel
  • Marie-Ève Naud
  • Thomas Vandal
  • Léo Guiramand
  • Marie de la Sablonnière
  • Guillaume Lenoir-Craig
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