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Since joining Équiterre in 2008, Colleen has specialized in corporate social responsibility and responsible consumption. She held the key post of Director of Programs and Services before being named Executive Director in 2019. Multilingual, she has degrees in environmental management and journalism, and has worked for such media outlets as Global, CFCF Television and CBC.

Expertise and preferred topics:

• Sustainable agricultural and food systems
• Reduction at source and consumption
• Waste management
• Social, climate and environmental justice

After several years in key roles in federal and municipal politics and having led numerous election campaigns, Marc-André joined Équiterre in 2019 as Director of Government Relations. His approach, which focuses on rigor, dialogue and transparency, allows him to lead Équiterre's collective choices team in order to exert maximum influence on our governments and accelerate change.

Expertise and preferred topics:

• Governance
• Legislative and regulatory policy issues

Julie-Christine joined Équiterre in 2020 as a mobility intern before advancing to research and project management roles in waste reduction and circular economy. She has led major projects on the right to repair and the impact of advertising in the automotive sector.

She became an analyst in December 2024. Julie-Christine holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from the Université de Montréal, which led her to pursue a master's in applied political studies – environment – at the Université de Sherbrooke.

Expertise & Key Topics

• Repairability and durability
• Reuse
• The role of advertising and marketing in consumption

With a degree in computer engineering in France, Blandine held several jobs in the european banking sector, first in software programming and then in organizational consulting.

During a professional break of a few years, Blandine discovered the planetary limits model, which led her to a profound career path change and brought her to return school at Université de Montréal to earn a Master's degree in environment and sustainable development. Blandine also holds a certificate in international climate policy and negotiations from Université de Sherbrooke. Blandine joined Équiterre in May 2022. As head of her team, she masterfully managed various sustainable mobility projects before being appointed analyst in the summer of 2024.

Expertise and preferred topics:

• Transport electrification
• Vehicle life cycle analysis
• Carsharing

Olivier holds a master's degree in development studies, during which he specialized in public policies in the environmental and agricultural sectors. He has various professional experiences in project management, analysis and research.

As a project manager at Équiterre since January 2024, he is responsible for coordinating the Bean Project and analyzing local agricultural policies.

Expertise and preferred topics:

• Agroecology
• Food autonomy
• Local agricultural development

Charles-Édouard joined Équiterre in June 2024, and holds a bachelor's and master's degree in applied politics from Université de Sherbrooke. He has specialized in the adoption of a just transition in Quebec. As a member of the Pôle intégré sur la recherche en environnement, santé et société (PIRESS), he has also studied the role of electricity exports and Hydro-Québec's role on the international scene. For the past two years, he has been working in the municipal sector as a sustainable development consultant in Victoriaville, perfecting his expertise in land use planning, sustainable mobility and social acceptability issues.

Expertise and preferred subjects

• Just transition
• Energy policies
• Climate and land use planning