Board of directors

Renaud is Senior Director of Client Relations at TD, where he has worked since 2021. After completing his bachelor's degree in finance at the University of Sherbrooke, he has worked for over ten years in commercial financing, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. He brings this expertise to SNAP Québec, notably in his role as treasurer.

Renaud is passionate about outdoor sports, whether on land, water, or snow. His closeness to nature has inspired him to get involved in protecting it. He joined the SNAP Québec board of directors in November 2024.

Emergency physician and clinical professor at the University of Montreal Hospital Center until his retirement in 2023, John has been passionate about national parks since his youth. After becoming a member of SNAP in 1992, he was part of the first group of Quebec members to meet in 1999 to establish a local SNAP chapter, then became its first president in 2001, remaining in that position until 2010. John also served on SNAP's National Board of Directors between 2000 and 2004.

Outside of SNAP, John was notably the first chair of the Environment and Health Committee of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) between 2008 and 2014, then a member of the CFPC's Environmental Health Resource Group from 2014 to 2022.

Now retired, Louis worked in the management of the National Bank Financial as Senior Vice President and member of the executive. Concerned about the recent advances of the mining industry in his region of Outaouais as well as throughout southern Quebec, he first got involved with his local lake protection association and then founded the Coalition for the Protection of Lakes in Petite-Nation. This organization has become an important player in the mobilization movement against the mining industry's precedence over land use planning.

To make the movement national, he recently co-founded the QLAIM Coalition. It now includes more than 125 lake associations mobilized against the outdated laws governing the mining industry's impact on land preservation. Louis also serves on the coordinating committee of the Better Mining Quebec Coalition. He joined the board of directors of SNAP Québec in June 2023.

Valérie specializes in non-profit organization strategy. She began her career in management consulting before volunteering in social economy for an NGO in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She then spent eight years with the United Way movement in various roles related to data strategy and philanthropic development, including as the national director of the Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign, the largest campaign of its kind in the country.

In 2022, she decided to redirect her career towards environmental issues and is particularly interested in nature-based solutions, not only to address the dual climate crisis and biodiversity collapse but also for their potential to support reconciliation efforts with Indigenous peoples and combat human disconnection from nature. Valérie joined the board of directors of SNAP Québec in June 2023.

Ariane holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Montreal and is a member of the Order of Certified Human Resources Professionals. She currently holds the position of Human Resources Business Partner in a high-tech company. She has been involved in organizational transformation projects both in SMEs and large companies. Ariane stands out by implementing HR practices that are always adapted to new economic and social realities. Building trust is at the core of her approach. She is dedicated to cultivating safe, engaging, and inclusive workplaces where a culture of collaboration and risk-taking is encouraged.

Ariane loves outdoor sports and finds rejuvenation in nature through activities like trail running and wilderness camping. The protection of these environments is vital to her, and she wishes to contribute more concretely. With the goal of supporting a team of professionals in achieving their mission and also learning more about a cause close to her heart, Ariane joined the SNAP Québec Board of Directors in June 2024.

After more than twenty years of entrepreneurship at the head of Ketto Design as President and CEO, Catherine began a professional transition to align her career with her core values related to the environment and social responsibility. This shift led her to undertake a bachelor's degree in sustainable development at Université Laval.

While pursuing her entrepreneurial career, she was also involved with Femmessor (now Evol) as part of the project analysis committee, and offered her support as a mentor to young entrepreneurs via Sage-Québec.

A nature enthusiast, she conducts bird inventories for Bird Studies Canada, is a seasoned amateur beekeeper, an enthusiastic hiker and a contemplative fisherwoman. Her constant involvement reflects a desire to take concrete action for a more sustainable and united future. She joined the SNAP Québec board of directors in June 2025.

Sébastien has worked in the fields of procurement, operations, and sales development. He contributed to the launch and growth of Agriculture du coin, a Montreal-based store aimed at reconnecting residents with local food production and food self-sufficiency in urban settings, in his role as Director.

A lover of sports, self-improvement and the outdoors, he has a special connection to Quebec’s forests, which strongly influenced his decision to settle in Quebec. As a board member of SDC Laurier Ouest and head of partnership development for Daytrippers, Sébastien now puts his experience in developing and building partnerships to work for an environmental cause that holds a special place in his heart.

Sindy has been a nature lover for several years now. In fact, after studying law, embarking on several journeys through the French mountain ranges, and having a baby, she left her home country and moved to Quebec, where she immediately fell in love—especially with its vast forests.

Her professional life revolves around human resources, a field she has worked in for over 20 years now, but her heart beats mainly for the environment and the preservation of natural habitats, where she feels so at home and fulfilled.

Her passions include permaculture, wilderness survival, connecting with nature through long hikes or canoe-camping, for example, as well as nonviolent communication, which she strives to practice as often as possible. She joined the board of directors of Snap Québec in June 2026.