A multidisciplinary artist, Annick Fleury evolves in stage decoration and heritage restoration while being deeply concerned by mental health issues. Trained in counseling, she has worked for 15 years in the social sector where she accompanies people with mental health problems in the exploration of their creative resources. Annick also contributes to the development of many artistic projects that are part of a global approach to health.

Coming first from the field of multidisciplinary arts, she discovered a passion for healing offered in particular by the visual arts, writing and dance. She works with various clienteles (women in precarious situations, mental health, drug addiction, young dropouts) through group animation in visual arts and dance, intervention, as well as teaching. The CREP social integration program offered at CAP brings together his passions for the arts, expression and human development.

Halfway between artist and artistic mediator, MiLi has her own approach that reflects a mutual conversation between her inner worlds and the outside world. Her self-taught career as an illustrator and muralist took a major turn with her recent studies in the arts at UQAM and her community involvement. In particular, she explored photography, sculpture and relational and participatory art in addition to the development of artistic intervention projects with vulnerable populations and her participatory workshops at numerous festivals.

Montreal-based freelance percussionist Daniel Bellegarde has been contributing to the Quebec scene for over thirty years with countless collaborations.

A graduate of the University of Montreal in sociology and communications, since 2009 he has been involved in mental health with its Sound and Rhythm program. He perfected his skills at the University of Ottawa with several music therapists, including Bill Matney, on the therapeutic applications of percussion and its impact. In 2018, he was spokesperson for the Quebec Intellectual Disability Week for the Laval region.

Ginette Porlier joined the CAP team in 2001 in the Textile Printing Workshop. To date, she has held various positions at CAP. Since 2010 she has been the animator of the Atelier Textile. Multidisciplinary artist, inhabited by the certain desire to explore different mediums, these didactic works are transmitted in a creative, playful, ecological, cultural, social and sporting way. What is at the heart of his approach is to accompany each person in the actualization of the self in the present moment. From their creativity is born the harvest of better self-esteem, wonder, enthusiasm, well-being, hope for tomorrow. Mandate that she carries out with kindness, interest and great pleasure.

Marah Romanous feels blessed to be part of this great team and to participate in an extraordinary mission. Helping people is in her nature and she has done so during her career: from the collective kitchen to meals on wheels. In reality, Marah finds her roots in the community.

After college studies in social science and techniques and training in organization and office work, Mario held positions as an auxiliary and office worker in various provincial ministries. Arrived at the CAP in the fall of 2009 in the TRANSITION program, he has held the position of general clerk since April 2010. Among other things, Mario is responsible for reception, registrations and sales in store and online.

A humanist-oriented art therapist, Maude leads workshops at the CAP. Passionate about art and people, Maude has a background in dance, visual art, psychosocial intervention, psychology, and then completed a master’s degree in art therapy. She is interested in mind-body exploration and expression through art as a unique language of the self. For more than 30 years, her career as a dancer and art therapist has led her to collaborate on various dance, adapted art, cultural mediation and art therapy projects around the world.

Virginie Dubois has worked in the world of culture and cinema for nearly 30 years. An actress by training, she moved from acting to production, collaborating on nearly a dozen independent documentary and fiction feature films. Since 2018, she divides her time between producing cinematographic works and managing philanthropic events for charities.

Xavier Bonpunt has been managing CAP for 10 years. Visual artist by training, actor, painter, sculptor, set designer and art teacher, he has worked for social causes for 35 years, first in France, then in the West Indies and finally in Montreal, his home port since fifteen years. The inclusion of marginalized people through art is an alternative practice that drives him and in which he deeply believes. He strives to carry out the mission of the organization, surrounded by a creative and passionate team.

A graduate in philosophy and art education from Concordia University, Yvon Lamy is a founding member of the Parallel Learning Center of Montreal, opened on May 5, 1985. Former president of the association of arts therapists of Quebec, he is an active art therapist within the CAP for almost 40 years. Visual artist involved in the cultural scene of Terrebonne, he received the medal of the national assembly in 2020 for his essential contribution to the well-being of the community.
Yvon Lamy website: https://yvonlamy.com/

Sandra has been working in the education field for 22 years. After several years teaching English in the youth sector, Sandra decided to make the jump to adult education in 2010. Since then, she has been supporting adults wishing to re-enter the labor market. Sandra also works in private practice as a professional coach. His areas of expertise are professional retraining, career coaching, business pre-startup and leadership. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) from Concordia University and a master’s degree in career science from UQÀM.

Valentine has been recently arrived from Paris, and is a specialist in the communication of non-profit organisms with a social dimension. Coming to Montreal to improve her creative skills and explore new horizons, she integrated a formation in photography, which she completes in parallel with her position as Communications and Development Manager at CAP. Sociable, enthusiastic and highly motivated, do not hesitate to contact her to highlight and promote the work of CAP!