The organization stands out thanks to the quality and expertise of the members of the Board of Directors.
Albane Français
Director of Communications and Partnerships, SYNTHÈSE – Pôle Image Québec
Albane has worked in the digital creation field for 15 years. She began with École NAD and then held various positions with the production studios URBANIA MEDIA and CREO. At SYNTHÈSE, Albane is in charge of communications and partnerships and seeks to promote Quebec’s digital creation ecosystem while bringing forward SYNTHÈSE’s expertise in training and employment. Her range of experiences has given her an excellent understanding of future issues and challenges facing the digital creation sector.
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Carol Pauzé
Carol Pauzé has over 35 years of experience in the museum field. With a bachelor’s degree in industrial design and several years of teaching experience, she worked as an exhibition designer for Parks Canada. In 1989, she joined a museography firm, Groupe DES., where she trained as a museographer and project manager. After two years at the McCord Museum, Carol helped establish the Montreal Science Centre in 1998. She served as its director of programming for 18 years. Finally, in 2016, she was appointed director of the J. Armand Bombardier Museum of Ingenuity in Valcourt, a position she will hold until her retirement in 2023.
Frédéric Vicaire
Recognised among the world’s top 100 art directors (LinkedIn, 2022) for bringing artistic sensitivity to creative AI, he has over 25 years of experience at the crossroads of classical art, technology and storytelling. He combines artistic passion and technological innovation, offering a forward-thinking approach to advertising projects, street furniture, immersive and narrative experiences. In this way, he explores new forms of innovation. He is also a songwriter.
Frédéric collaborates with iScola to enrich the digital educational ecosystem by participating in captivating visual solutions that promote the adoption of digital technologies by teachers and students. He shares iScola’s belief that learning can be fun, stimulating and accessible. Together, they work to equip and train teachers by integrating information and communication technologies (ICT) into innovative teaching approaches.
Chloé Benaroya
Chloé Benaroya is Senior Innovation Advisor and Head of Co-Creation Practice at Beneva. During her career, she has been involved in setting up digital platforms for children such as Mini-TFO, Bayam, Woozworld.com and has produced numerous educational games, websites and interactive or virtual scenographies for ONE DROP, Hachette, Bayard, Gallimard, Flammarion, and the Louvre. She was director of the Montreal branch of the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt educational group from 2013 to 2017.
Me Christian Bolduc, LL.B.
President and CEO, BNP Performance philanthropique
Christian Bolduc is CEO of BNP Performance philanthropique. Christian completed his training at the École d’entrepreneurship de Beauce where he directed the philanthropic project “Mouvement Horizon Mégantic” which raised $2M and aimed at rehousing 12 families affected by the July 2013 tragedy. Christian Bolduc was a member of the jury of Forces Avenir (2009-2018) and of the board of the philanthropic management program of the Université de Montréal (2014-2019). He is also a member of the Groupement des Chefs d’entreprises du Québec, a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medalist and a member of Imagine Canada’s NPO Standards Program Committee.
Judith Cajelais
Teacher and founder of the Edu GoPro tutoring service
With more than 15 years of experience in the field of education, Judith Cajelais has the desire to facilitate the schooling of children and seeks to surround herself with competent people who care about the development of the full potential of young people. In order to achieve her goal, she focuses her actions on supporting the various people involved with children and on projects that allow them to discover themselves while exploring what the future may hold for them.
