COVID-19 Update: During the ongoing pandemic, the NWAC Offices remain closed. We continue to work from home, and can still be contacted below..
General Inquiries
120 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 2K1
reception@nwac.ca
613-722-3033
613-722-7687
1-800-461-4043 (Toll Free)
Kecia Monague
Receptionist
kmonague@nwac.ca
343-996-3677
NWAC Media Relations
Gloria Galloway
Media Relations
gloria@gloriagalloway.com
613-447-6648
Joan Weinman
Chief Communications Strategist
joanweinman@rogers.com
613-294-5679
Nada Al Rifai
Communications Manager
narifai@nwac.ca
343-996-4565
Office of the President Lorraine Whitman
Carrie Lynch
Executive Assistant to the President
clynch@nwac.ca
613-219-9306
Office of the CEO Lynne Groulx
Lynne Groulx
Chief Executive Officer
lgroulx@nwac.ca
Sonia Lavoie
Executive Assistant to the CEO
slavoie@nwac.ca
343-996-2385
Rocio Mesina
Scheduling Assistant
rmesina@nwac.ca
343-961-1331
Kim Leblanc
Administrative Professional
kleblanc@nwac.ca
343 961 6788
Judy Hughes
Special Advisor
jhughes@nwac.ca
343-961-6136
David Ironstand
Political Advisor and Community Liaison
rbarnett@nwac.ca
613-462-5968
Rachel Barnett
Policy Advisor
rbarnett@nwac.ca
613-240-0852
Executive Policy
Chloe Hamilton
Manager, Executive Policy
chamilton@resiliencylodge.ca
613-223-5526
Tiffany Walsh
Senior Policy Advisor (CRGBA)
twalsh@nwac.ca
613-366-4730
Chanel Blouin
Policy Advisor
cblouin@nwac.ca
613-366-4760
Jared Leedham
Policy Advisor
jleedham@nwac.ca
613-366-4755
Erica Cloutier
Policy Advisor
ecloutier@nwac.ca
343-961-9278
Project Compliance
Myriam Pare
Project Controller
mpare@nwac.ca
343-961-3715
Human Resources
Gail Burnett, Director
gburnett@nwac.ca
343-961-6131
Kristin Cuthill
HR Coordinator
kcuthill@nwac.ca
613-404-7604
Legal
Adam Bond
Senior Director, Apprenticeship Program
abond@nwac.ca
613-722-3033
Cameron MacLaine
Senior Policy Advisor, Apprenticeship Program
cmaclaine@nwac.ca
613-366-4738
Ines Alonso
Team Lead, Project Officer, Apprenticeship Program
ialonso@nwac.ca
Kanykei Akmatova
Administrative Assistant, Apprenticeship Program
kakmatova@nwac.ca
343-961-9203
Leena Halees
Traditional Indigenous Laws Researcher
lhalees@nwac.ca
365-996-5578
Laura Ezeuka
Legal Counsel
lezeuka@nwac.ca
613-366-4752
Sarah Niman
Legal Counsel
sniman@nwac.ca
613-720-2529
Resiliency Lodge
Alma Brooks
Elder
almahelenbrooks@gmail.com
506-478-1256
Esther Ward
Elder
eward@resiliencylodge.ca
(Cell) 506-251-6449
1-833-652-1381
Isabelle Meawasige
Elder
imeawasige@resiliencylodge.ca
(Cell) 343-997-1348
1-833-652-1382
1-888-664-7808
Resiliency Lodge Policy and Research
Lee Allison Clark
Manager, Policy and Research; Resiliency Lodges
lclark@nwac.ca
343-996-4852
Wansu Qiu
Researcher
wqiu@nwac.ca
343-961-9275
Marisa Blake
Senior Project Officer
mblake@nwac.ca
613-366-4750
Jessica Webb
Project Coordinator
jwebb@nwac.ca
613-366-4721
Finance
Alan McRae
Chief Financial Officer
amcrae@nwac.ca
343-961-6242
Alyssa Matheson
Director of Revenue Generation
amatheson@nwac.ca
613-854-4658
Erica Kapadia
Manager of Corporate Accounting
ekapadia@nwac.ca
343-997-5974
Menatallah Othman
Senior Payroll & Accounting Analyst
mothman@nwac.ca
613-366-4754
Afsaneh Berjisian
Accounts and Payroll Administrato
afberjisian@nwac.ca
Amal Abughali
Procurement Coordinator
aabughali@nwac.ca
343-998-2339
Fundraising
Amanda Azzi
Fundraising and Community Engagement Specialist
aazzi@nwac.ca
343-996-2592
Ramona Charbel
Fundraising and Community Engagement
rcharbel@nwac.ca
343-961-2434
Business & Economic Development and Projects
Aaron Mcfarlene
Director, Economic Development
amcfarlane@nwac.ca
Kaleena Halmai
Team Lead, Entrepreneur Navigator (Incubator Project)
khalmai@nwac.ca
343-961-6152
Loretta De Sousa
Navigator/Mentor (Incubator Project)
lodesousa@nwac.ca
(Cell) 343-997-5973
1-833-652-1392
Lori Lamour
Entrepreneur Navigator
llamour@nwac.ca
343-996-4580
ISET Program
Andrea Aiabens
Director, Business Employment & Social Development
aaiabens@nwac.ca
613-854-4718
Denise MacCormack
RISE Coordinator
dmaccormack@nwac.ca
613-366-4742
Rose-Desiree Ze Meka
RISE Coordinator – Quebec
rdzemeka@nwac.ca
613-366-4752
Madison Coppola
RISE Coordinator – Saskatchewan
mcoppola@nwac.ca
613-366-4795
Edward Paibomsai
ISET Partnership Development Coordinator
epaicomsai@nwac.ca
613-366-4743
Ren Saunders
ISET Administrative Assistant
rsaunders@nwac.ca
613-366-4728
Facilities
Naresh Panchalingam
General Manager, Facilities
npanchalingam@nwac.ca
343-961-9274
Warehouse
Juliette Deneault
Warehouse Coordinator & Lead on Faceless Doll Project
jdeneault@nwac.ca
343-961-6139
Chantal Kingsberry
Warehouse Support
ckingsberry@nwac.ca
819-595-1540
Lydia Hurley
Warehouse Support
lhurley@nwac.ca
Event Planning
Tricia Monague
Event Manager
tmonague@resiliencylodge.ca
343-961-6168
Stephanie Anderson
Assistant Event Planner
sanderson@nwac.ca
613-366-477
Government Relations
Christian Boucher
Senior Director, Government Relations
cpboucher@nwac.ca
613-219-8623
Sidney Squitti
EA to the Senior Director of Government Relations & CFO
ssquitti@nwac.ca
343-961-6186
Health & MMIWG, Environment & Social Development
Karen Ergus
Senior Director, Health, Environment, MMIWG & Social Development Policy
kergus@nwac.ca
343-996-7682
Elisha Corbett
Manager, MMIWG
ecorbett@nwac.ca
613-366-4727
Health Unit
Keri-Lynn Cheechoo
Project Coordinator (Dementia – Circle of Care, Dementia – Stigma)
kcheechoo@nwac.ca
613-366-4737
Rachel Radyk
Dementia Project Coordinator (Dementia – Circle of Care, Dementia – Stigma)
rradyk@nwac.ca
613-366-4792
Holly Patterson
Project Coordinator (Core Health Policy, Distinctions Based Health Legislation)
hpatterson@nwac.ca
613-366-4769
Hollie Sabourin
Senior Project Officer (Red Path, FNHIB STBBI’s, Forced Sterilization)
hsabourin@nwac.ca
613-266-4749
Lisa Poulin
Project Coordinator/Research Associate (IMES Project)
lpoulin@nwac.ca
639-236-7005
Environment & Agriculture Unit
Nigel Qaumariaq
Manager, Environment
nqaumariaq@nwac.ca
613-366-4764
Social Development Unit
Danielle Hickey
Senior Project Officer (Core Health Policy, Distinctions Based Health Legislation)
dhickey@nwac.ca
613-366-4778
Judy Hughes
Senior Project Officer (WORBE)
jhuhughes@nwac.ca
343-961-6136
Education, Training & Special Projects
Natalie Rose
Senior Project Coordinator (Heritage, Greenhouse)
Ellen Langille
Senior Project Officer – Social Development (Restoring the Circle, Promote the Disability Act)
elangille@nwac.ca
613-366-4773
