Leadership Encounters

Informal meetings between Fellows and leaders. Leaders are invited from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. These encounters are opportunities to learn from a range of experiences, while being exposed to diverse causes, visions, and strategies.

  • Nina Segalowitz, Case Worker, Women’s center of Montreal, Indigenous Community of Montreal
  • Konwatsitsawi Meloche, Founder of VISTA Seminars, Indigenous Community of Montreal
  • Stephen Puskas, Radio Producer at Nipivut, Indigenous Community of Montreal
  • Kyle Matthews, Executive Director of MIGS, Human Rights
  • Ahmed Ullah, Rohingyan refugee, Human Rights
  • Paul Clarke, Executive Director, Action Refugiés Montreal, Refugees and Immigrants
  • Denise Otis, Legal Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Refugees and Immigrants
  • Sabrina Sassi, 2015-17 Sauvé Fellow, Radicalization 
  • Marian Misdrahi, Programs Coordinator for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence (CPRLV), Radicalization
  • Richard Zereik, Humanitarian Assistance Expert, formerly at Medecins Sans Frontières, Refugees and Immigrants
  • Julien Rougerie, Program Officer at Fondation Emergence, LGBTQ
  • Tynan Jarrett, Employment Equity Advisor at McGill,  LGBTQ
  • Kimberly Wong, Jeunes Queer Youth Program Manager at ACCM (AIDS Community Care Montreal), LGBTQ
  • Romeo Pham, Owner of Shodan Restaurant and Romeo J., Socio-Economic Mobility
  • Fania Noël, Co-founder of Mwasi Collective, Race Relations
  • Haroun Bouazzi, Co-founder and President of Association of Muslims and Arabs for Securalism, Race Relations
  • May Chu, Co-Founder Progressive Chinese Association, Race Relations
  • Will Prosper, Documentary film-maker, Co-founder of Montreal-Nord Republik/Hoodstock, Race Relations
  • Nandini Ramanujam, Executive Director & Program Director at the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill, Socio-Economic Inequality & Human Rights
  • Katherine Stephens, Director of Development and Public Relations at Welcome Hall Mission, Socio-Economic Inequality & Human Rights
  • Wassan Manshad, Bill 62 debate
  • Butool Jafri, Bill 62 debate
  • Zahra Al-Mawlawi, Bill 62 debate
  • Tara Husbands, Bill 62 debate
  • Nakuset, Executive Director, Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal, Mental Health
  • Patricia Hewlin, Associate Professor, Organizational Psychology, McGill, Mental Health
  • Diane Chênevert, Founder of Centre Philou, Physical disabilities and Mental Illness
  • Lorraine Palardy, Founder of Les Impatients, Physical disabilities and Mental Illness
  • Jayne Engle, Program Director and Lead, Cities for People, The J. W. McConnell Family Foundation, Cities For People
  • John Miller Beauvoir, Senior Governance and Democratic Development Consultant, Democracy and Youth Engagement
  • Kimberley Manning, Associate Professor, Political Science, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Feminist University
  • Justin Park, Enactus, McGill University, Innovative Projects
  • Marguerite Mendell, Professor, School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia University, Social Finance and Impact Investing
  • Aziz Choudry, Associate Professor, Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, Knowledge Creation within Social Movements
  • Richard St-Pierre, President, C2 International
  • Tanya de Mello, Director of Human Rights, Office of the Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion, Ryserson University
  • Stephen Huddart, President and CEO, J.W. McConnell Foundation

Workshop Series 1:

Training designed to enable Fellows to develop project management skills. This will ensure that they are able to carry out their projects from the original idea through to the final results.

  • Elissa Bernstein, International Trainer of Speakers, Actors and Singers, VOX Method Coach
  • Steven Lecky, Performance Researcher and Voice/Speech/Singing Trainer, VOX Method Coach
  • Kimberley Archibald, Coach and Consultant at Boreala Management, Personal / Group Coach
  • Guillaume Lanctôt-Bédard, Certified trainer in Non-Violent Communication and Personal Coach, Spiralis, Non-Violent Communication Workshop
  • Marcy Slapcoff, Senior Academic Associate, Teaching and Learning Services, McGill, Design Thinking Workshop
  • Lara Evoy, Managing Partner at Garrow & Evoy Consultants in Strategic Clarity, Theory of Change Workshop and Social Impact Assessment
  • Stephanie Garrow, Managing Partner at Garrow & Evoy Consultants in Strategic Clarity, Theory of Change Workshop
  • Richard Donovan, Professor of Practice, Information Systems, McGill, Pitching and Presentation Workshop
  • Wanda Bedard, Founder of 60 Million Girls, Volunteer Management / Human Resources Workshop
  • Audra Renyi, Executive Director World Wide Hearing, Partnerships & Scaling Workshop
  • Renjie Butalid, Associate Director at McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, Business Model Canvas for Social Innovation Workshop
  • Brett House, Deputy Chief Economist, Scotiabank, Op-Ed Writing Workshop

Workshop Series 2:

Training designed to enable Fellows to share their visions effectively and engage with others through a range of mediums.

  • Aleasha Morris, Consultant – Strength Based Organizational Management, Leadership Vision Consulting, Clifton Strengths Finder Workshop
  • Cristiane Bourbonnais, Founder of Cohésion Strategies Inc., Branding Workshop
  • Guillaume Lavoie, Lecturer École Nationale d’Administration Publique (ÉNAP), Data Analysis Workshop
  • Hani Nagati Boulos, CEO, Innovamarks, Passion and Growth Mindset and Appreciative Interviewing Workshop
  • Eddie Jude Hareven, Equity Education Facilitator and Consultant, Conflict De-Escalation Workshop

Presentation Feedback: 

As part of the program, the Fellows are invited to design and implement a Sauvé Social Impact Initiative (SSII) that speaks to their year’s theme, namely The Inclusion Imperative. The Fellows research and reflect upon inclusion through a systems-thinking approach and design a social impact initiative in response to design thinking and theory of change workshops they undertake. They share their ideas/plans with members of the Montreal community who can offer feedback/suggestions/constructive critiques.

  • Hani Nagati Boulos, CEO, Innovamarks
  • Domitille Bricatu, Undergraduate (Commerce), McGill
  • Alyssa Kuzmarov, Founder & Director, Oracle Productions
  • Clélia Cothier, Social Innovation Manager, Bureau de la Stratégie et de l’Innovation, Mouvement Desjardins
  • Robert Valdmanis, Adjunct Professor, Public Affairs Strategy, School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia University // President, Robert Valdmanis Consulting
  • Ammar Kandil, Co-Founder & Director, Yes Theory!
  • Matt Dajer, Co-Founder & Director, Yes Theory!
  • Sanjana Desai, Undergraduate student (Commerce), McGill // Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Counterpoint Magazine
  • Jennifer Lonergan, Founder & Executive Director, Artistri Sud
  • Justine McIntyre, Former City Counsellor Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Party Leader, Vrai Changement pour Montreal
  • Dan Ten Veen, Spectrum Productions
  • Boris But, Undergraduate student (International Development & English Literature), McGill
  • Christopher Lockhart, Executive Director, Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre
  • Julian Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
  • Chad Lubelsky, Program Director, The J. W. McConnell Family Foundation
  • Joanne Photiades, Lead, Diversity & Inclusion, BDC
  • Alex Megelas, Program and Communications Coordinator, Office of Community Engagement, Concordia University
  • Debra Arbec, Journalist & Co-anchor, CBC News Montreal