2021 - 2022
Conseil d'administration
Pamela Fraser - Présidente
Pamela travaille chez Kennedy Insurance Brokers depuis 2016. Elle pense que ses 4 années précédentes en tant que directrice financière et d'assurance vendant des produits d'assurance crédit et de rechange dans l'industrie automobile ont été une base idéale pour son travail en tant que conseillère en assurance vie.
Le souci du détail, une bonne écoute et une grande empathie sont des symboles de son appréciation par ses clients. Elle est efficacement soutenue par une équipe de professionnels qui l'aident à établir des relations à long terme avec sa clientèle grandissante et à fournir un excellent service client.
Pamela est mariée et a trois adorables filles et un fils. Loin des affaires, elle aime chasser, pêcher et passer du temps de qualité avec ses amis et sa famille.
Sylvain Bilodeau - Trésorier
Originaire de Welland en Ontario, Sylvain a débuté sa carrière à la Caisse à la succursale de Timmins en 1996. Il a continué à travailler à la succursale jusqu'en 2002. Il a déménagé à la Caisse Alliance à Verner, où il travaille actuellement en prêt personnel et en gestion de patrimoine.
Sylvain a quatre filles et quatre petits-enfants avec qui il adore passer du temps. Pendant son temps libre, il aime aussi jouer au hockey et faire de la motoneige pendant les mois d'hiver et passer du temps sur l'eau pendant l'été.
Sylvain s'est joint à la Chambre de commerce du Nipissing Ouest il y a 4 ans afin de réseauter et de s'impliquer davantage dans sa communauté. Il a été notre trésorier au cours des deux dernières années et a été un grand atout pour la Chambre.
Joanne Vallière -Ancienne président
Joanne et son mari Dan Vallière sont propriétaires du magasin Audio Video Plus Home Furnishings sur la rue King à Sturgeon Falls. Ils aiment participer à diverses initiatives communautaires et encouragent d'autres entreprises à faire de même.
Joanne s'implique auprès de la Chambre de commerce depuis près de 20 ans! Au cours de son mandat à la Chambre, elle a été présidente, vice-présidente et directrice. Joanne sait que Covid-19 a eu un impact sur les opérations de la Chambre, mais est convaincue que la Chambre continuera à faire de grandes choses pour soutenir ses membres et l'ensemble de la communauté !
Lisa Ouellette - Membre d'équipage
CEO de Pawfect Pet Grooming, certifiée depuis 2012 avec près de 10 ans d'expérience à son actif. Elle a également complété ses études supérieures en travail social et est très impliquée dans la communauté du Nipissing Ouest.
Avec son diplôme, elle a travaillé différents contrats dans différentes organisations telles que Options d'emploi, College Boreal, Horizon Women's Center et West Nipissing Community Living.
En tant que fervente partisane de la communauté, elle est très passionnée par l'autonomisation d'autres petites entreprises et fait partie d'un réseau qui s'engage à améliorer les entreprises pour réussir et aider la communauté à prospérer.
Jeremy Seguin - Board Member
Over the last 10 years, I've had the opportunity to work with various organizations that have enriched our community. I've worked at the executive level for the Verner Minor Hockey League, West Nipissing Ball Hockey League, the Chamber of Commerce, the NDP riding of Timiskaming-Cochrane and the Municipality West Nipissing.
As a member of the Chamber's executive, I want to ensure that we keep on working to represent our local partners and that we keep on hosting fun activities for the broader public.
Nicole Green - Board Member
Nicole has been a resident of West Nipissing all her life. Her childhood was spent on the shores of Deer Lake, where her parents reside to this day. She attended school in Sturgeon from kindergarten through high school.
Nicole has been with Pop’s Cannabis since they opened their doors in 2021. Prior to that Nicole worked at Tim Hortons for 15 years, working her way up to Assistant Manager. Through this experience Nicole has developed many great skills like team building, empathy, self-censorship, and the ability to try to see someone else’s perspective. She has also built many customer/attendee relationships from all walks of life. These have helped her get to know her community and the people in it as well as what is important to them.
Nicole is very passionate about cannabis and its many benefits. Her goals are to help change the stigma that overshadows cannabis, its consumers, and help educate people about the benefits of cannabis. Nicole is very excited to join the Chamber Board and getting involved with our community.
Nicole lives with her common-law husband and their daughter. During her time away from work she enjoys the benefits of cannabis, reading, camping and spending quality time with her friends and family.
Sonia Hotte - Board Member
Sonia has called West Nipissing home for over 25 years. Owner and operator of Sonia’s Patio (Est. 2022), she has a passion for great food, service and entertainment. Her objective is not only to serve tasty dishes, but to see West Nipissing’s entertainment sector expand. Driven, direct and people focussed, she embraces new challenges.
Prior to becoming a business owner, she was the director of the LBS/ACE Program and Assessment Centre for Collège Boréal from 2016 until 2021. In this role, she was a member of many different boards of directors and committees. Currently, she is on the Board of Directors for the Hugel Township Lakeside Property Owners' Association.
She also has 20 years experience as an intermediate and senior level teacher. Most of her teaching career was spent at ESC Franco-Cité. Sonia possesses a B.A, B.Ed and Master of Arts Education Degree (M.Ed) in Leadership, Evaluation, Curriculum and Policy Studies.
She is married and a mother to two wonderful children. She is also a stepmother to 3 great girls and a step grandmother to 3 adorable kids. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, being outdoors in her gardens, on the lake or sitting by a fire.
Jared St-Pierre - Board Member
Jared St-Pierre lived in West Nipissing all his life, providing excellent service as an employee of Luc Charles Electrical, where he started working in 2013, starting as an apprentice, before working his way up to Masters in November of 2021.
When not working, he enjoys fishing, campfires, and spending time with family and friends.
Pierre Gagnon - Board Member
Born in North Bay, he has been part of the community of West Nipissing since 2007 when his family moved to Sturgeon Falls and became owners of Glenrock Cottages and trailer park. He has owned and operated his own residential construction company called Better Built Homes since 2016 in the West Nipissing area.
He enjoys spending his time with his young daughter and reading books. His mindset and goals are to help create effective and transparent communities, working together towards a sustainable future for our children and future generations. He is very excited to be a part of the chamber and is very eager to learn as a first time member.
Warren Peters - Board Member
Originally from southern Ontario, Warren is a recent (2021) addition to the community. He relocated to the area to be the Plant Manager for DSI underground here in Sturgeon Falls.
Having traveled, lived and worked multi nationally, his experiences have supported his strong belief that businesses and communities can work together and make each other successful.
Outside of work, Warren enjoys all that the community has to offer and can usually be found fishing, snowmobiling or out for a walk or drive with his dog Zeus. He is eager to be a member of the chamber to make the community stronger and making the area as successful as possible.
Stéphane Gagnon - Board Member
Originally from West Nipissing, Stéphane has been part of the growing Gagnon generation. His grandfather Leo worked at the old mill, his father Roger was in residential construction and has followed in his footsteps. He has been part of the community since 2007 and a business owner since 2016.
Stéphane is a certified carpenter and heavy equipment operator. He owns Gagnon contracting and they are currently building new construction in the area. You can usually find Stéphane at the local hardware stores, fishing or four wheeling with friends.