BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our cooperative business model is intended to work as a tool for promoting democratic management, involvement and empowerment of different actors. All categories of membership, that is, workers, users and community support members, benefit of decision-making power via the respective seats allocated to them in the Board of Directors:
7 members on the Board of Directors:
3 worker members
2 user members
2 community support members
Pierre Batellier – President – was been the Coordinator for Sustainable Development (2008-2013) and lecturer in corporate social responsibility at the HEC Montreal. M Batellier holds a DESS in Management (HEC Montreal), a master’s degree in international trade and development (IEP Paris) and an DEA in environmental economics (Sorbonne). He worked as a consultant for sustainable development of different organizations. He is the author of several articles and many teaching cases on issues of social responsibility of organizations.
Jacques L’Ecuyer – Vice- president – An engineer by training and holdsa doctorate in Materials Science. Jacques founded the company 5N Plus, a world leader in the field of electronic materials, headquartered in Montreal. In recent years, he has been involved in several community causes, including a commitment to social pediatrics, support for a neighborhood newspaper leading in particular to a series of citizen meetings, and the establishment of a voluntary deposit for non-refundable glass in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. As a philanthropist, he is also behind the Chair in materials at Polytechnique Montréal, which one of the two main areas of development is recycling, as well as the musical accompaniment program in mental health at the Albert Prevost Institute.
Alexis-Michel Schmitt-Cadet – Tresurer –He has been working with Les Valoristes since the summer of 2019. He fell in love with the mission of the coop and for all the valoristes who work hard to continue to create social ties in a world that really needs it. A criminologist by training, he has already had the opportunity to lead workshops in penitentiaries or in community resources that offer services for inmates and their loved ones or in the field of addictions. He cares deeply about human connection, creativity and meaningful social projects. He loves to bike.
Pascal Jean-Baptiste – administrator
Maïssane Mansour -Administrator – Maïssane holds a Master’s degree in Social Innovation Management from HEC Montréal. Her research project focused on the management of refundable materials from a circular and social economy perspective, drawing inspiration from the daily lives of binners. She previously worked as a project manager at the cooperative Les Valoristes before joining its board of directors. Today, she coordinates a climate change initiative within a government youth organization. Driven by a deep commitment to social and environmental issues, Maïssane is committed to the socio-ecological transition and social justice, and devotes her daily life to implementing high-impact projects.
Marica Vazquez Tagliero – administrator – is a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil and has worked for more than fifteen years in environmental and community development in Quebec and abroad. She has a double degree in Sociology and Political Science from Concordia University and a graduate degree in Community Economic Development from the same institution. Since her adolescence she was intrigued and fascinated by the work of the Catadores (informal recyclers or Brazilian binners) in her natal city. After arriving in Canada for her studies in the early 90s, Marica could not help but notice that the same activity was happening in the streets of Montréal: People picking up beverage containers from the public domain in order to ameliorate their quality of life. Since 2004, she has been observing and actively working with these informal recyclers of Montreal. As the Recycling Project Manager of the Éco-quartier Peter-McGill, she created along with Marina (a binner) Projet Consigne, a free collection of refundable beverage containers in businesses. In 2012, Marica became one of the five co-founders of the Coop Les Valoristes, a social enterprise with the goal of providing a voice as well as services to Québec binners