{"id":6888,"date":"2024-10-06T03:41:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T03:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/?page_id=6888"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:20:32","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/en\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; row_btt_skin=&#8221;light&#8221; row_background_text_position=&#8221;front&#8221; row_background_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_skin=&#8221;dark&#8221; row_background_text_1=&#8221;Our People&#8221; row_background_text_size=&#8221;180px&#8221; row_background_text_padding_left=&#8221;238px&#8221; row_background_text_padding_top=&#8221;32px&#8221; row_background_text_color=&#8221;#BCC0C2&#8243; row_background_text_padding_left_1440=&#8221;2.9%&#8221; row_background_text_size_1440=&#8221;180px&#8221; row_background_text_size_1280=&#8221;180px&#8221; row_background_text_padding_left_1280=&#8221;2.9%&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"mkdf-elements-holder   mkdf-one-column  mkdf-responsive-mode-768 \" ><div class=\"mkdf-eh-item    \"  data-item-class=\"mkdf-eh-custom-5373\" data-1367-1600=\"80px 0 0 61px\" data-1025-1366=\"80px 0 0 9.1%\" data-769-1024=\"96px 0 0 118px\" data-681-768=\"96px 0 0 75px\" data-680=\"99px 0 0 27px\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-content mkdf-eh-custom-5373\" style=\"padding: 141px 0 0 297px\">\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #357bc0;\">Our Team<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_btt_skin=&#8221;light&#8221; row_background_text_position=&#8221;front&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;64px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center; color: #79bfe1;\">Click on the photos to read the biographies<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n\t<div class=\"wppap-main-wrapper wpapap-clearfix\">\n\t\t<ul id=\"thumbs-1\" class=\"wppap-thumbs\" data-conf=\"{&quot;grid&quot;:4}\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"thum-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-mfp-src=\"#thumb1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wppap-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vice-President-Linda-Furlini-3.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wppap-description\"><small>President<\/small><br><big><b>Dr. Linda Furlini<b><\/big><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"thum-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-mfp-src=\"#thumb2\" href=\"#\" class=\"wppap-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr-Daphne-President.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wppap-description\"><small>Senior Project Advisor<\/small><br><big><b>Dr. Daphne Nahmiash<b><\/big><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"thum-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-mfp-src=\"#thumb3\" href=\"#\" class=\"wppap-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dolores-Di-Re-Treasurer-4.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wppap-description\"><small>Treasurer<\/small><br><big><b>Dolores Di Re<b><\/big><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"thum-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-mfp-src=\"#thumb4\" href=\"#\" class=\"wppap-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rosanna-Bruni-3.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wppap-description\"><small>Administrator<\/small><br><big><b>Rosanna Bruni<b><\/big><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"thum-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-mfp-src=\"#thumb5\" href=\"#\" class=\"wppap-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Marguerite-Kephart-3.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wppap-description\"><small>Secretary<\/small><br><big><b>Marguerite Kephart<b><\/big><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"thum-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-mfp-src=\"#thumb6\" href=\"#\" class=\"wppap-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Marie-Amzalla-4.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wppap-description\"><small>Administrator<\/small><br><big><b>Marie Amzallag<b><\/big><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"thum-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-mfp-src=\"#thumb7\" href=\"#\" class=\"wppap-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mona-3.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wppap-description\"><small>Administrator<\/small><br><big><b>Mona Beck<b><\/big><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"thum-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-mfp-src=\"#thumb8\" href=\"#\" class=\"wppap-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Maria-Lombardi.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wppap-description\"><small>Administrator<\/small><br><big><b>Maria Lombardi<b><\/big><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"thum-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-mfp-src=\"#thumb9\" href=\"#\" class=\"wppap-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Llinda-Gauthier-2.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wppap-description\"><small>Administrator<\/small><br><big><b>Linda Gauthier<b><\/big><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wppap-portfolio-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"thumb1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-left-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wppap-slider-1\" class=\"wpapap-portfolio-img-slider thumb9\" data-conf=\"{&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;}\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"portfolio-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Vice-President-Linda-Furlini-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-right-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-title\"><small>President<\/small><br><big><b>Dr. Linda Furlini<b><\/big><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-content\"><h5><strong>DR. LINDA FURLINI,<\/strong>\u00a0President<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Linda Furlini holds a Ph.D. from McGill University and is deeply committed to improving the lives of older adults and individuals with disabilities who require long-term care, as well as supporting their unpaid caregivers (family and friends). She recently led a major research study for Handicap-Vie-Dignit\u00e9 (HVD) exploring the experiences of long-term care residents and their informal caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study highlighted key challenges and proposed practical solutions to improve well-being and quality of life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Her professional, academic, clinical, and volunteer experience\u2014alongside her own role as a family caregiver\u2014has shaped a compassionate and informed perspective on aging, disability, and caregiver support. In addition to her advocacy and research work, Linda Furlini has extensive experience in human research ethics, promoting ethical practices and providing education to members of the research community. Regardless of the nature of the work, she brings expertise, deep commitment, and empathy to it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"thumb2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-left-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wppap-slider-2\" class=\"wpapap-portfolio-img-slider thumb9\" data-conf=\"{&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;}\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"portfolio-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr-Daphne-President.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-right-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-title\"><small>Senior Project Advisor<\/small><br><big><b>Dr. Daphne Nahmiash<b><\/big><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-content\"><h5><strong>DR. DAPHNE NAHMIASH,<\/strong> Senior Project Advisor<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Daphne Nahmiash has devoted over six decades to improving the lives of seniors through her professional and volunteer work. A respected leader in the fields of social services and gerontology since earning her doctorate in 1997, she has tirelessly advocated against ageism, elder abuse, and neglect. Based in Montr\u00e9al, she has been the driving force behind numerous initiatives, including co-authoring When Seniors Are Abused and writing key government reports. She is the founder and honorary president of the NDG Community Committee on Elder Abuse and a former chair and current affiliate member of McGill University\u2019s Research Centre for Studies in Aging. From 2007 to 2011, she served on the National Seniors Council. From 2016-2024, as president of Handicap-Vie-Dignit\u00e9, she has led efforts to raise awareness and create educational tools. Recognized for her outstanding contributions, Dr. Nahmiash received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and many other accolades, including the \u201cSWAG\u201d from the Montreal Playmas Cultural Association.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"thumb3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-left-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wppap-slider-3\" class=\"wpapap-portfolio-img-slider thumb9\" data-conf=\"{&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;}\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"portfolio-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dolores-Di-Re-Treasurer-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-right-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-title\"><small>Treasurer<\/small><br><big><b>Dolores Di Re<b><\/big><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-content\"><h5><strong>DOLORES DI RE,<\/strong>\u00a0Treasurer<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dolores Di Re was a teacher for seven years in the Montreal Catholic School Commission. After CGA accreditation in 1982 she embarked on a career in the field of commerce. She was accounting manager in major engineering firms and later controller in a Canadian telecom subsidiary located in Mexico. Upon return to Montreal, she continued as controller for various companies. Upon retirement, looking to \u201cgive back\u201d in a meaning way, she volunteered at various community organizations and finally became part of the Handicap Vie Dignite team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"thumb4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-left-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wppap-slider-4\" class=\"wpapap-portfolio-img-slider thumb9\" data-conf=\"{&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;}\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"portfolio-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rosanna-Bruni-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-right-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-title\"><small>Administrator<\/small><br><big><b>Rosanna Bruni<b><\/big><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-content\"><h5><strong>ROSANNA BRUNI,<\/strong>\u00a0Administrator<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Rosanna Bruni is a senior Capital market leader with over twenty years of experience in the financial services industry. In her last role as Senior Director and Head of Trading\u00a0at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), Rosanna was responsible for building and managing a global, cross-asset trading desk in a multi-market environment. Rosanna is passionate about helping Capital Markets become a space where Women can thrive and live up to their potential. She recently earned the ICD-Rotman Directors designation, reflecting her commitment to strong governance and impactful board service. In addition, she has returned to university studies to deepen her understanding of the historical, societal, and cultural foundations of gender dynamics\u2014expertise she brings to her advisory and board roles with conviction and purpose. She is deeply committed to the mission of Handicap Vie Dignit\u00e9 (HVD), that promotes the participation of people who require long-term care services\u2014and their caregivers (family members and friends)\u2014in decisions that affect their care and quality of life. As a dedicated board member, she is eager to increase her involvement with HVD during this new phase of her career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"thumb5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-left-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wppap-slider-5\" class=\"wpapap-portfolio-img-slider thumb9\" data-conf=\"{&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;}\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"portfolio-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Marguerite-Kephart-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-right-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-title\"><small>Secretary<\/small><br><big><b>Marguerite Kephart<b><\/big><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-content\"><h5><strong>MARGUERITE KEPHART,<\/strong>\u00a0Secretary<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A management consultant with an MBA earned in 1968, Margaret Kephart began her career in the United States and France in the field of business support. Settled in Quebec since 1973, she worked there as an economist, then as a marketing and economic development consultant for the governments of Quebec and Canada. From 1995 to 1998, she led a large-scale support program for the governments of several Caribbean countries, and later held the position of Administrative Director at an international development consulting firm in the United States. Upon returning to Canada, Marguerite Kephart concluded her career as Administrative Director at a company where she had previously served as Project Director.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Since retiring in 2010, she has been active in the community sector, primarily advocating for the rights of older adults. She is Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors of RECAA, as well as a board member of PARDEC, an NGO affiliated with AQOCI. She recently joined the Board of Directors of HVD (Handicap Vie Dignit\u00e9).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"thumb6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-left-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wppap-slider-6\" class=\"wpapap-portfolio-img-slider thumb9\" data-conf=\"{&quot;dots&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;}\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"portfolio-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.handicapviedignite.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Marie-Amzalla-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-medium-6 wppap-columns wppap-right-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-right-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-title\"><small>Administrator<\/small><br><big><b>Marie Amzallag<b><\/big><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppap-content\"><h5><strong>MARIE AMZALLAG,<\/strong>\u00a0Administrator<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Marie Amzallag is a graduate of the School of Social Work at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al. Throughout her career, she has primarily worked with older adults\u2014first as a social worker, then as a manager, and eventually as a program director. After retiring from Population Services, she continued her work as a Complaints Commissioner in various institutions within the healthcare network. Her volunteer engagement in several community organizations has consistently focused on the same priorities: service quality and the defense of seniors\u2019 rights. 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She worked in many establishments and retired from CHSLD Jewish Eldercare as Assistant Director of Nursing and Services. Prior to then, Mona Beck was the coordinator of 2 adult day centers. During that time, she co-led Montreal\u2019s only support group for women living in the community experiencing elder mistreatment. She chaired the NDG Community Committee on Elder Abuse for 6 years. She also was actively involved with the Alzheimer Society of Montreal, serving on their Board of Directors for 10 years and contributing to the direction of Programs and Services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Upon retirement, she worked at CHSLD Bayview as their \u201cCommissaire aux plaints\u201d until 2021. 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As a senior manager, she provided support to multi-functional groups and acted as a liaison between head office and their business units.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Upon her retirement, Maria volunteered as a community member on a Psychosocial Research Ethics Committee for an integrated health and social services university centre. Her role, over seven years, was to advocate for the protection of research participants and contribute to upholding the standards of ethical conduct and scientific integrity of research projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">She recently joined the Board of Directors of Handicap Vie Dignit\u00e9. 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