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The NMC Secretariat

The Secretariat leads NMC efforts to promote the needs and interest of federal managers to Public Service decision-makers. The NMC secretariat act as a vehicle for 2-way communication and knowledge broker to engage, increase dialogue, exchange information and share best practices to address the needs of managers.

The NMC Secretariat

The NMC Secretariat (NMCS) is comprised of the Executive Director, Manager of Finance and Human Resources, Financial Coordinator, Communications Advisor and six Regional Leads for each Region, including the NCR.

The NMCS is the main point of contact for central initiatives, agencies and communities that impact Managers. They work together with the NMC Advisory Boards to promote a strong, united management community. They also coordinate the Strategic Planning process and create the NMC Strategic Plan.

Map of Canada with NMC secretariat team.

List of Secretariat Staff

Executive Director

Camille Beausoleil
camille.beausoleil@csps-efpc.gc.ca

Manager, Finance and Human Resources

Pauline Picotte
Mobile: (613) 668-9902
pauline.picotte@csps-efpc.gc.ca

Finance Coordinator

Vacant

Communications and Outreach Senior Advisor

Genevieve Quevillon
genevieve.quevillon@csps-efpc.gc.ca

Outreach Project Officer

Vacant

Regional Leads

The Regional Leads collaborate, liaise and provide support and advice to Steering Committee Chairs/Co-Chairs and members in their respective Regions. They represent NMC at events, including Regional Federal Council meetings and other horizontal senior level communities, advocating on issues of importance to managers.

Atlantic Region

Marc Hamilton
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador
Contact : marc.hamilton@csps-efpc.gc.ca

Quebec & Nunavut Region

Martine Daoust
Quebec (excluding the National Capital Region) and Nunavut
martine.daoust@csps-efpc.gc.ca

National Capital Region

Julie Wills
National Capital Region
Julie.wills@csps-efpc.gc.ca

Ontario Region

Meredith Richmond
Ontario excluding the National Capital Region
Meredith.richmond@csps-efpc.gc.ca

Prairies and North West Territories Region

Kristine Johnston
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northwest Territories
Kristine.johnston@csps-efpc.gc.ca

British Columbia and Yukon Region

Jon Hoogerdyk
British Columbia and Yukon
jon.hoogerdyk@csps-efpc.gc.ca

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Deputy Minister Champion

The NMC Deputy Minister (DM) Champion is appointed by the Clerk of the Privy Council. The role of the DM Champion is to ensure that at the highest executive levels, the voice of managers is heard and profiled, while also providing the NMC with strategic advice and guidance. The DM Champion chairs the ADM Advisory Board.

Deputy Minister (DM) Champion

Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Champion, National Managers’ Community

Deputy Minister, Transport Canada.

Arun Thangaraj was newly appointed Deputy Minister at Transport Canada in February 2023. He brings over 20 years of experience in information technology, corporate planning, finance and management. Previously, he was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and from 2020 to 2022, Arun was the Associate Deputy Minister at Transport Canada. He also served as Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer at Global Affairs Canada, where he was responsible for information management and information technology. In 2011, he was appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer at the former Canadian International Development Agency.

Arun received the Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013 for his contribution to the federal public service and to his community. He has served on various governance boards, including the Global Fund’s Finance and Operations Committee, and is a member of the Public Sector Pension Advisory Committee. He is also a sessional lecturer at Carleton University’s School of Public Administration, where he has taught courses in the management stream for many years. Arun is a chartered professional accountant and holds a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Carleton University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Ottawa, and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Toronto.

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Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) Advisory Board & Executive Board

The NMC ADM Advisory Board and the Executive Board are the Deputy Minister Champions’ Advisory Committees. They consist of executives from all departments and agencies that act as the Champion and advocates for managers’ network in their respective communities and regions.

ADM Advisory Board & Executive Board members
DepartmentMember
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)Shannon Nix
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)Dave Boland
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)Aaron McCrorie
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)Jean-Frédéric Lafaille
François Payeur
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)Maria Mavroyannis
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)Vanessa Vermette
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)Dr. David Nanang
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)Jocelyn Beaudette
Canadian Heritage (PCH)Julie Fairweather
Jaime Burke, Champion, Ontario Region exc. NCR
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)Torrine Johnson
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)Hughes St-Pierre
Correctional Service Canada (CSC)Sylvain Mongrain
Courts Administration Services (CAS)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)Rina Lorello
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)Hilary Geller
Donald Walker
Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)Paulette Prentice
Finance Canada (FIN)Michelle Kovacevic
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)Donna Achimov
Philippe Blanchette
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC) and Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)Jocelyne Voisin
Catherine Allison
Laurie Hunter
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)Roger Ermuth
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)Jennifer MacIntyre
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)Julien Castonguay
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)Nipun Vats
Justice Canada (JUS)Bill Kroll
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
National Defence (DND)Isabelle Desmartis
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)Francis Brisson
Mathieu Bergeron, Champion, Québec Region
Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO) (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS))Mireille Laroche
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)Isabelle Tessier
Office of Public Service Accessibility (OPSA) (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS))Alfred MacLeod
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Parole Board of Canada (PBC)Harold Massey
Parks Canada (PC)Kerry Buckley
Privy Council Office (PCO)Tim Pettipas
Public Safety Canada (PS)Sebastien Aubertin-Giguère
Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)Vinh Du Nguyen
Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC)Jean-Francois Lymburner
Stephanie Kirkland
Cheryl Baraniecki, Champion, Prairies and NWT Region
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)Nadine Huggins
Service Canada (ServCan)Jana Keillor, Champion, BC and Yukon Region
Shared Services Canada (SSC)Rima Hurley
Marie-Josée Cayer
Statistics Canada (StatCan)Kathleen Mitchell
Transport Canada (TC)Ryan Pilgrim
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)Lindy McQuillan

The ADM and EX Advisory Board represents the ADM cadre, advises the Deputy Minister on the NMC’s plans and strategies, relays information and advocates for the NMC within their own departments/agencies and regions.

Executive Board
DepartmentName
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)Jean-Frédéric Lafaille
François Payeur
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)Marc Lemieux
Canadian Heritage (PCH)Julie Fairweather
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)Philippe Blanchette
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)Julien Castonguay
Justice Canada (JUS)Bill Kroll
Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC) – Prairies and NWT RegionCheryl Baraniecki
Transport Canada (TC)Ryan Pilgrim
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)Alfred MacLeod

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Managers’ Advisory Board (MAB)

The NMC Managers’ Advisory Board (MAB) consists of managers who lead their respective departmental/agency communities and managers’ networks.

MAB members

The role of the MAB is to share information on departmental/agency activities, recruit volunteers from within their departments/agencies to help with NMC initiatives and enable these managers to better brief their ADM Champions on current and proposed joint ventures and NMC activities. The NMC Executive Director chairs the MAB.

DepartmentMembers
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)Carl Dubeau
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)Martine Cantin
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)Sean Scott
Amanda Selvadurai
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)Christian David
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)Muhammad Ajmal (AJ) Mohamudbuccus
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)Jean-Simon Marquis
Gilles Thériault
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)Natalie Tremblay
Daniel Gray
Canadian Heritage (PCH)Jeannette Monk
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)Sue Butchart
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Lynn Frappier
Communications Security Establishment (CSE)Cynthia Papadopoulo
Yannick Sirois
Correctional Service Canada (CSC)Alain Fortier
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)Lyson Rivest
Rishav Ghosh
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)Hugo Desgens-Barbe
Isabelle Garand
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)Dawn McDonald
Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)David Schwindt
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)Jelena Gingras
Louise Lefebvre
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)Yannick Dallaire
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)Oksana McVicar
Health Canada (HC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)Vanessa Pearson
Diane Kaiser-Trottier
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)Alicia Seifert
Randa Mekhael
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)Sophia Abraham
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)Naman Sharma
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)Julie Bernier
Guy Gravelle
Melissa Dorion
Justice Canada (JUS)Denis Gratton
Lydia Laurin
Frederic Champagne
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)Ihtesham Rashid
National Defence (DND)Alexandra Dobson
Kimberly Sorfleet
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)Natasha Lestage
Cynthia Vandevenne
Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (OCHRO) (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS))Derek Jones
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL) Jean Duval
Monick Corriveau
Office of Public Service Accessibility (OPSA) (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS))Myriam Lamontagne
Parks Canada (PC)Yanika Gauthier
Privy Council Office (PCO)Lisa O’Neil
Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC)Martin Yelle
Valérie Chénard
Tracey Stack
Public Safety Canada (PS)Michael Charron
Chantal Girard
Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)Daniel Spracklin
Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC)Susan Drysdale
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)Stéphanie Houle
Robert Lenarcic
Transport Canada (TC)David Lao
Daniel Lachance
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)Michelle Bastien
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)Jaclyn Metcalfe

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Regional Advisory Board  (RAB)

The NMC Regional Advisory Board (RAB) members acts as the voice of managers from across the country and provides strategic advice and direction to the ADM Advisory Board via the NMC Executive Director and Regional Leads.

RAB members

Members of the RAB are the Chairs/Co-Chairs from the Steering Committees from each region/province and territory. The RAB is Co-Chaired by the Executive Director and on a rotational basis, a provincial Co-Chair elected/nominated by the Board.

RegionMembers
ChairCamille Beausoleil, NMC Executive Director
Co-chairMichel Robichaud, Public Services and Procurement Canada
AlbertaAnita Sharma, Canada Revenue Agency
Ada Yu, Public Services and Procurement Canada
British ColumbiaAaron Billesberger, Public Service Alliance of Canada
ManitobaChristine Lodge, Transport Canada
New BrunswickBrock Belliveau, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Michel Robichaud, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Newfoundland and LabradorChristopher Hendry, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Lesley Cowan, Canada Revenue Agency
Northwest Territories
Nova ScotiaMavis Suh-Che Mbende, National Research Council Canada
Charlene Mathieu, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
NunavutPierre Brouillette, Shared Services Canada
OntarioSusan Badame, Justice Canada
Prince Edward IslandCatherine MacInnis, Veterans Affairs Canada
Lauranne Mason, Veterans Affairs Canada
QuebecStéphanie Ricard, Canada Revenue Agency
SaskatchewanAnne Ballantyne, Prairies Economic Development Canada
YukonJean-Sebastien Blais, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

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Regional Connections

The regional connections is represented by NMC Regional Leads, Regional Champions, and Steering Committee co-chairs who represent their department/agencies in their regions. The Committees hold monthly/quarterly steering committee meetings. They provide a source of intelligence and feedback of information from the departments/agencies about manager issues and innovations.

Atlantic

Atlantic
New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island

Regional Champion
Daphnée Michaud, CPA
Director General, Public Service Pay Centre
daphnee.michaud@pwgsctpsgc.gc.ca


NMC Atlantic Regional Lead
Marc Hamilton
Marc.hamilton@csps-efpc.gc.ca


New Brunswick

Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Brock Belliveau
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Brock.Belliveau@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca


Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Michel Robichaud
Public Services and Procurement Canada
michel.robichaud@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador

Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Christopher Hendry
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Christopher.Hendry@dfo-mpo.gc.ca


Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Lesley Cowan
Agriculture Canada
Lesley.cowan2@agr.gc.ca

Nova Scotia

Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Mavis Suh-Che Mbende, MA
National Research Council Canada
mavis.suh@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca


Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Charlene Mathieu
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
charlene.mathieu@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Prince Edward Island

Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Catherine MacInnis
Veterans Affairs Canada
catherine.macinnis@vac-acc.gc.ca


Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Lauranne Mason
Veterans Affairs Canada
lauranne.mason@vac-acc.gc.ca

Quebec and Nunavut

Quebec and Nunavut

Regional Champion
Mathieu Bergeron
Natural Resources Canada
Mathieu.bergeron@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca


NMC Regional Lead, Quebec and Nunavut
Martine Daoust
martine.daoust@csps-efpc.gc.ca


National Capital

NCR
Ottawa and Gatineau

Deputy Minister Champion, National Managers’ Community
Arun Thangaraj
arun.thangaraj@tc.gc.ca


NMC Regional Lead, National Capital Region
Julie Wills
Julie.wills@csps-efpc.gc.ca

Ontario


Ontario – excluding National Capital Region

Regional Champion
Jaime Burke
Canadian Heritage
 jaime.burke@pch.gc.ca


NMC Regional Lead, Ontario Region
Meredith Richmond
meredith.richmond@csps-efpc.gc.ca


Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Susan Badame
Justice Canada
susan.badame@justice.gc.ca


Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Vacant

British Columbia and Yukon

British Columbia and Yukon

Regional Champion
Jana Keillor
Service Canada
jana.keillor@servicecanada.gc.ca


NMC Regional Lead
Jon Hoogerdyk
jon.hoogerdyk@csps-efpc.gc.ca


Co-Chair, Steering Committee, British Columbia
Aaron Billesberger
Joint Learning Program
billesa@psac-afpc.com


Representative, Yukon
Jean-Sebastien Blais
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
jean-sebastien.blais@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca

Prairies and Northern Territories

Prairies and Northwest Territories
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northwest Territories

Regional Champion
Cheryl Baraniecki
Public Services and Procurement Canada
cheryl.baraniecki@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca


NMC Regional Lead
Marie-Kristine Johnston
kristine.johnston@csps-efpc.gc.ca

Alberta

Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Edmonton
Ada Yu
Public Services and Procurement Canada
ada.yu@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca


Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Calgary
Anita Sharma
Canada Revenue Agency
Anita.Sharma@cra-arc.gc.ca

Saskatchewan

Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Anne Ballantyne
Prairies Economic Development Canada
anne.ballantyne@prairiescan.gc.ca

Manitoba

Co-Chair, Steering Committee
Christine Lodge
Transport Canada
Christine.Lodge@tc.gc.ca

Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories representative
Vacant

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