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

Aya Hussein

Co-direction des partenariats

Laura Malbezin

Secretary, Board member

Zi Heng Wang

Vice-President, Treasury, Board member

Liliana Potes

Research Projects Coordinator

Margot Dessartine

Workshop management

Ziyu Ye

Event Management

Léa Lebert

Direction of mentees

Kelly-Ann Rousseau

Mentor Recruitment Department

Livia Poliquin

Help with events and communications

Laurie Piché

Communications Department

Jade Mayrand

Co-direction des partenariats

Xavier Vandelac

Event support

Sara Badr

Event organization

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

Bertrand Espougne

Animator

Tayma Shaaban Kabakibo

Animatrice

Thomas Dupuis

Animator

Lucile Cosyn Wexsteen

Animatrice

Laurence Couture

Animatrice

Alexia Royer

Animatrice

Diala El Masri

Animatrice

Kimy-Li Rhéaume

Animatrice

Félix Racine-Brassard

Animator

Adriana Ibtissam

Animatrice

Past Volunteers

  • Mohamed Mediouni
  • Chloe Chioccarello
  • Camille Illiano
  • Julien Lagacé
  • Jessy-Anne Lessard
  • Laurence Descombes
  • Élyse Faucher
  • Linsey Mouatchô
  • Yao Kpomegbe 
  • Clémence Hauduc
  • Léa DeleSalle
  • Érika Le Bourdais
  • Amy McMackin
  • Tara Akhound Sadegh
  • Kevin Mcmackin
  • Laurie Dauplaise
  • Émile Baril
  • Kim Morel
  • Marie-Ève Naud
  • Thomas Vandal
  • Léo Guiramand
  • Marie de la Sablonnière
  • Guillaume Lenoir-Craig
  • Roxanne Plante
  • Karelle Contant
  • Ariane Deslières
  • Antoine boudreau leblanc
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