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Les étudiants de chimie
Réussite éducative soutenue par la Fondation W.

Our mission

Contribute to equal opportunities and enable vulnerable populations to have real access to educational success*.

*Educational success means the process that encompasses academic success and allows for personal, social and professional development of the individual (Higher Education Council, 2008).

l'éthique est une valeur clée de la Fondation W.
La cllaboration est une valeur importante de la Fondation W.
La transparence est une valeur importante de la Fondation W.

Our values

Le bénévolat est une valeur clée à la Fondation W.
  • Volunteering

La justice sociale est une valeur fondametale de la Fondation W.
  • Social justice

  • Ethics

  • Collaboration

  • Transparency

prévention de la pauvreté par l'éducation à la Fondation W.

Our vision

Preventing and reducing poverty through education.

Governance and teams

We are fortunate to be surrounded by an excellent team. We are a meritocratic team of administrators, employees and volunteers who share common values and mobilize towards a common vision.

Members of the Board of Directors

Jasmine Dupont, Eng.

 

Director a team of large construction sites within the material resources department.

 

Montreal School Services Centre

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President

Jasmine Dupont, Eng.

Noor Al-Haiek, CPA 

 

Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions

Deloitte.

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Treasurer

Noor Al-Haiek, CPA

Hussein Wissanji, MD, MPH, FRCSC

 

General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgeon

 

Montreal Children's Hospital

 

McGill University Health Centre

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Vice-president

Hussein Wissanji,
MD, MPH, FRCSC

Jessica Dufresne, LL.M. LL.B.

Lawyer

 

PH.D Candidate in Law

 

Specialist in food accessibility and diversity law 

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Secretary

Jessica Dufresne,
LL.M., LL.B.

Tasheen Wissanji, MD, M.Sc., FRCPC

 

Internist and Intensivist

 

University of Montreal

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Administratrice

Tasheen Wissanji, MD, M. Sc., FRCPC

Our team

Alisha Wissanji, Ph.D.

 

Professor and researcher at the Cégep Marie-Victorin

 

Founder of the School of the Greats

 

Founder of la Fondation W.

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Executive Director
Alisha Wissanji

Aurélie Dussenne

Master of Liberal Arts, Harvard

 

Data Scientist - Founder, Data Science Company

Formerly data analyst at the United Nation

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Data external consultant for data analysis

Aurélie Dussenne

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Valérie Sagine Toussaint

Candidate for master's degree in political science, Université du Québec à Montréal

Executive assistant

Valérie S. Toussaint

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Consultant

Former member of the Board of Directors of the W Foundation.

Stéphanie St-Jean

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Manager, Business Planning and Strategies

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Hydro-Québec

Former member of the Board of Directors of the W Foundation.

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Director of finances

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Aldex Chemical co.Ltd.

Former member of the Board of Directors of the W Foundation.

Friends of the Foundation

Josyane Fortin

Al Karim Dhanji, CPA, CA

Volunteer Experts

Volunteering is a key value of the Foundation W. We are fortunate to have a team of disciplinary experts who contribute to the Foundation W. mission through their generosity in time and knowledge.

Mélissa Goulet, Ph.D.

 

Professor, Department of Education and Specialized Training at the University of Quebec in Montreal.

 

Researcher, School Environment Research Group (GRES)

 

Researcher, University Institute Young In Difficulty-CIUSS-Of-Centre-South-Of-Montreal

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Mélissa Goulet, Ph.D.

Research Specialist

Isabelle Archambault, Ph.D.

 

Professor at the School of Psychoeducation at the University of Montreal

 

Canada Research Chair in Children's School, Well-being and Educational Success

 

Myriagone Co-Chair McConnell-UdM in Youth Knowledge Mobilization.

 

Director of the School Environments Research Group (GRES).

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Isabelle Archambault, Ph.D.

Research Specialist

Sarah-Lourdes
Tejada-Cuerno
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Assist elderly by offering home support aimed at the autonomy at the CLSC of Mercier-Est and Anjou 

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Sarah-Lourdes Tejada-Cuerno

Social service worker

Manon Laferrière,

 

B.E.E.I. Bachelor of Education in Inadequate Childhood, special needs sector,

University of Quebec in Montreal.

 

Practice in child psychiatry Founding member and consultant of the Association of Orthopedic Teachers of Quebec.

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Manon Laferrière, Remedial teacher

co-author of the mentor training guide for the School of the Greats program

Marie Beaumont, Erg. 

Occupational therapist working with various clients, including children with various developmental problems or difficulties in their daily activities.

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Marie Beaumont, Erg.

Consultant in educational content development

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee is a consultative body that meets three times a year and is made up of disciplinary experts who share the values and mission of the Foundation W. The committee's mandate is to take a critical and constructive look at the various facets of the Foundation W. and to inform the President and Executive Director of their recommendations.

Lony Tehini, Eng.

 

Global Product Manager

 

Hitachi ABB Powergrids

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Lony Tehini, Eng.

Julie Veilleux

 

 

Director of Communications CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation

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Julie Veilleux

Josée Desjardins

 

Executive Director - Phoenix de Sherbrooke

 

Former Vice-President, Development and Government Relations - Breakfast Club of Canada 

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Josée Desjardins

Our leaders

We are grateful for your contribution to the development of the W.

Alessandro Sartor, BEng

 

Computer Engineering student at Polytechnique de Montéal

 

Contributes to the development of the computer programming curriculum as well as data capture and consolidation for impact measurement.

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Alessandro Sartor

Ana-Virginia Tejada-Cuerno

 

Student in the Department of Specialized Education and Training, University of Quebec in Montreal

 

Former participant of the School of Greats

contributes to the development of the sciences curriculum of the School of the Greats.

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Ana-Virginia Tejada-Cuerno

Shirley Vuong

 

Graduated from Cegep Marie-Victorin.

 

Former participant of the School of Greats.

contributed to the development of communication for the School of the Greats.

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Shirley Vuong

Leslie Grah

 

Student at the Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Quebec in Montreal

 

Former participant of the School of Greats

contributed to the Foundation W as an Administrative assistant.

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Leslie Grah

Mégane Francoeur

 

Student in microbiology, infectious diseases, and immunology at the University of Montreal.

 

Contributes to the development of the science curriculum as well as the capture and consolidation of data for impact measurement.

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Mégane Francoeur

Sabrine Lyna Hamouni

Graduated from Cegep Marie-Victorin in Natural Science.

 

 Participant of the School of Greats since 2016

contributed to the development of technology as a technology coordinator for the School of the Greats.

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Sabrine Lyna Hamouni

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