Get to know our history and how our movement has been helping children for over a century! Get acquainted with the members of our Board of Directors and our agency’s team. Finally, track our yearly accomplishments thanks to our annual reports.
Our history in Greater Montreal
1903
🇺🇸 The movement starts in the United-States.
1913
🇨🇦 The movement begins in Canada.
1975
👬 The Greater Montreal agency is founded. Back then, the agency only provided matches for boys.
1980
👭 The Greater Montreal agency starts offering matches for girls through the Big Sister program. The same year, it becomes affiliated with United Way.
1982
🏙 Previously located in Downtown Montreal on Ste-Catherine Street, the head office moves to Berri Street in the Plateau-Mount-Royal, where it will remain for the next 33 years.
1985
🔟 On April 18th, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal celebrates their 10th anniversary with a Charity Diner at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. The large-scale event welcomes several high-profile personalities, including then-mayor Jean Drapeau, Guy Lafleur, Sylvie Bernier, Jean-Pierre Ferland and, finally, the Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre-Eliott Trudeau.
1989
🤜🤛 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal partners with the Prometheus Project and merges in 1992. The In-School mentoring program still exists today and matches close to 150 children every year, in over 25 partner schools.
1998
🏗 The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal Foundation is created to help finance the agency’s development.
2013
💯 The national Big Brothers Big Sisters movement celebrates 100 years in Canada. Over 33,000 children and teens have been helped since the inception of the movement.
2015
🚚 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal moves into new facilities in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve area. The fresh start allows the team to update and upgrade their services.
Currently
😃 Our agency employs approximately 15 people and offers services to over 1,600 youths every year.
Annual Report
2016 - 2017
Download our 2016 Annual Report
2015 - 2016
Download our 2015 Annual Report
Staff
Administrative Members
| Maxime Bergeron Laurencelle | Executive Director |
| Mélanie Blanchette | Program Director |
| Émilie Bourbeau | Funding and Event Coordinator |
| Melodie Milan | Research and Programs Innovation Coordinator |
| Sylvain Chaleteix | Marketing and Communications Manager |
| Nay Maalouf | Communications and Administrative Assistant |
| Lyne Charron | Administrative Assistant |
Mentoring Coordinators
| Angela Ripolo | Mentoring Coordinator |
| Crystal Alexander | Mentoring Coordinator |
| Étienne Grondin | Mentoring Coordinator |
| France Chaput | Mentoring Coordinator |
| Joseline Pierre | Mentoring Coordinator |
| Josy-Anne Dumont | Mentoring Coordinator |
| Laurent Lapalme | Mentoring Coordinator |
| Mathilde Van Branteghem | Mentoring Coordinator |
| Omar Mustafa | Mentoring Coordinator |
| Veronique Belanger | Mentoring Coordinator |
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Julie Gaudreault-Martel
BCF Business Law
VICE-PRESIDENT
Jean-Philippe Lejeune
Pratt & Whitney Canada
SECRETARY
Elie Daher
Seed2Growth
TREASURER
Matthew Kirby Smith
AON3D
ADMINISTRATOR
Adrian J. Ebsary
AON3D
ADMINISTRATOR
Andrée-Anne Gauthier
CN
ADMINISTRATOR
Caroline Leduc
Desjardins
ADMINISTRATOR
Janothan-Joseph Michael
Royal Bank of Canada
ADMINISTRATOR
Josée Desrosiers
Lowe’s Canada
ADMINISTRATOR
Marc-André Thibault
Keurig Canada
ADMINISTRATOR
Natalie Fortin
Deloitte
ADMINISTRATOR
Patrice Belmonte
Irdeto
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Maxime Bergeron Laurencelle
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Montreal
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