OUR BOARD
Yasser Adam
Bio to come!
Philippe Bélanger
Philippe was appointed as a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal in 2020. He practiced law at McCarthy Tétrault LLP in bankruptcy and commercial litigation. As a board member at Welcome Collective, Philippe inspires through his rich experience in the legal field and his devoted passion for helping vulnerable refugee claimants.
Nancy Dossous
Nancy Perry Dossous, CFRE is a professional fundraiser. She harnesses philanthropy to advance causes that create a positive, inclusive, and sustainable social impact. Nancy is currently Director, Development at the McGill University Health Centre Foundation. She is also an advocate for health equity. Nancy joined the Welcome Collective board to contribute to empowering people to reach their potential.
Ingrid Enriquez-Donissaint
Ingrid is Head of Planning in an ad agency and Alcove co-founder. She's obsessed with solving brand, marketing, ethnography and society puzzles, throughout valuable and meaningful collaborations. Welcome Collective is an opportunity for her to build, to grow, to influence and to impact, with empathy.
Maxime Gobeil
Maxime is a Chartered Professional Accountant specializing in mergers and acquisitions. He contributes his financial experience to ensure that Welcome Collective is able to sustain its operations and keep helping refugee claimants for years to come.
Niamh Leonard
With experience in nonprofits and philanthropy, Niamh is passionate about the potential for good governance, evidenced-based legal systems, and social finance to foster the enabling conditions for social change. With a background in economics, psychology and finance, Niamh is now pursuing a law degree at McGill University. She serves on the board of Apathy is Boring and is now eager to contribute to welcoming refugee claimants to Montreal as a board member of the Welcome Collective.
Prosper Mabvuva
Prosper recently immigrated to Canada and has been volunteering since his arrival in Montreal with various organizations including PRAIDA where he trained volunteers and helped refugee claimants at with the process of immigration and integration into the society. It is his passion for making a difference that drew him to be part of the Welcome Collective. Prosper has a decade of experience in IT and administration and is currently part of the management team of one of the biggest call centers in Montreal.
Luc Morin
Bio to come!
Nandini Ramanujam
Professor Nandini Ramanujam has extensive experience in human rights issues, strategic planning, governance and programming, with a particular focus on education and civil society. She is the Co-Director and Director of Programs of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism at McGill University's Faculty of Law. She also directs the International Human Rights Internship Program as well as Independent Human Rights Internships Program. She is the McGill representative for the Scholars at Risk Network and is a member of the Steering Committee of the Scholars at Risk Network, Canada section.
Sarah Stapleton
Sarah graduated in marketing from HEC Montréal. She works in international business development and sales at a medical company. She is passionate about travelling and helping others and has been a committed Welcome Collective volunteer since its early days.
Noelle Sorbara
Bio to come!
Claire Trottier
Claire is an assistant professor at McGill University who is actively engaged in her community and serves on multiple boards in the nonprofit sector to pursue her vision of a more healthy, inclusive, and sustainable society. She is proud to serve as Chair of the Welcome Collective, and to work with our dedicated team to support and welcome newly arrived refugee claimants in Montreal.