About
"I skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been." - Wayne Gretzky
Graduate education and team-leader experience in environmental and sustainable-development issues, policy, legislation and the machinery of governments, both in the EU and Canada. Track record in securing buy-ins and support of strategic partners, management, peers and external stakeholders.
Skillset
Language Skills
Fluent in three languages
French
English
Spanish
Adaptable
Teamwork track record in diverse countries, sectors and languages. I devoted 8 years to university studies in France, one year in Japan and one year in the UK; then subsequently worked in France and Canada at various team-leadership roles.
Leadership
Managing and coordinating projects, while building and maintaining relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
IT Skills
G-Suite, Mailchimp, Wordpress, Nation Builder, Slack, AirTable, MS office.
Professional History
Parliamentary Affairs Advisor,
Ministry of Crown Indigenous Relationships and Northern Affairs (CIRNAC)
Nov 2024 - Present
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Analyze bills, amendments, and parliamentary debates to assess impacts and opportunities.
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Advise senior leadership on legislative strategy, policy priorities, and parliamentary processes.
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Liaise with Members of Parliament (MPs) and committees to advocate for the organization's position.
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Monitor parliamentary developments, track key legislation, and provide regular updates to senior officials.
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Draft briefings
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Conduct political risk assessments and provide strategic advice on influencing legislative outcomes.
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Facilitate coordination between government departments and stakeholders to advance policy objectives.
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Support crisis management by providing rapid, informed advice during political challenges.
Parliamentary Affairs Advisor,
Ministry of Crown Indigenous Relationships and Northern Affairs (CIRNAC)
Nov 2024 - Present
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Analyze bills, amendments, and parliamentary debates to assess impacts and opportunities.
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Advise senior leadership on legislative strategy, policy priorities, and parliamentary processes.
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Liaise with Members of Parliament (MPs) and committees to advocate for the organization's position.
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Monitor parliamentary developments, track key legislation, and provide regular updates to senior officials.
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Draft briefings
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Conduct political risk assessments and provide strategic advice on influencing legislative outcomes.
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Facilitate coordination between government departments and stakeholders to advance policy objectives.
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Support crisis management by providing rapid, informed advice during political challenges.
Funding Officer,
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
June 2023 - April 2024
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Client contact on a portfolio of applications and funding agreements through the project cycle.
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Provided assistance and guidance to more than 20 applicants.
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Responsible for the overall preparation and administration of funding agreements up to $500,000.
Recycling Coordinator, University of Ottawa
September 2021 - November 2022
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Set-up campus wide Recycling Programs and diverted more than 10 tons of material from landfill.
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Relaunched the Furniture Reuse program and gave a second life to 9.5 tons of furniture.
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Responsible for the Freestore Management (managed 2 coordinators).
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Managed logistics related to waste management including contracts set up and follow-ups.
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Led waste audits with students to better the recycling system on campus and in residences.
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Wrote 5 blog posts related to waste management.
Campaign Manager, AOcVF
September 2020 - August 2021
Managed the healthy-relationships campaign (#RelationSaine) https://ouvrelesyeux.ca/traconsleslimites/
Built partnerships and developed support among both internal and external stakeholders.
Planning two strategic campaigns: Neighbours, Friends & Families and Draw the Line.
Designed and implemented outreach strategies targeting francophone women in Ontario.
Promoted community outreach and doubled up the number of Instagram followers.
Led the steering committee for the campaign on Sexual Harassment at Work.
Program Coordinator, Evergreen Canada
April 2019 - April 2020
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Led community outreach to over 100 communities and ensured the provision of bilingual advisory service; insured outreach; maintained relations with stakeholders; and designed and implemented outreach strategies targeting small and remote communities.
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Led the National Advisory Council on Smart Cities; advised Infrastructure Canada on the Smart-Cities Challenge and organized 20 events across the country relating to open smart cities.
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Managed Future Cities Canada Portal content.
Program Coordinator, Ecology Ottawa
May 2018 - December 2018
Promoted community outreach: managed the website content including translation quality control.
Managed events including the Friends of the Parks.
Organized annual eco gala: identified target audience, created outreach strategies and mobilized resources for registration and ticket sales for 400 hundred fundraisers.
Managed a team of ten in fulfillment of the organization’s mandate of sharing current state of knowledge on climate change and specifically building awareness on the importance of trees and forest ecology.
Senior Parliamentary Advisor, French Senate
June 2015 - August 2017
Parliamentary Advisor in the French Senate, with Chief-of-Staff responsibilities for the political staff of a senator of Hauts-de-Seine region.
Planned, organized and hosted high-profile guests of the Senate.
Became liaison for officials and representatives from the Île-de-France region, from administrators and elected officials to private interests and other organizations including NGOs, trade and sport associations.
Recommended, to the Senator, responses to parliamentary correspondence from constituents, business associations, media, and other parliamentarians, on a wide variety of topics.
Project Manager, Fondation René Touraine
November 2014 - May 2015
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Set up and maintained an EU-funded European Reference Network of experts in severe and rare genetic skin diseases (“ERN for Genodermatoses”) to improve health care and social support for affected patients.
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Ensured quality control for the content (relevance) and translation (EN-FR) of the Foundation’s electronic educational resources.
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Set up and organized an international drawing contest about rare skin diseases.
Graduate Education
MASTERS
M.A., Environmental policy & strategy, Agro ParisTech
M.A., Public Law and Digital Law, Université Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne
M.A., International Relations, Lille Institute of Political Studies
M.A., Creative Writing, University of Kent
BACHELORS
B.A., History, Paris X Nanterre
B.A., Psychology, Paris 8 Saint-Denis
CERTIFICATES
Certificate, Circular Economy and the 2030 Agenda, United Nations
Contact
Certificate in Project Management, Ecole Centrale de Lille
75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5