Governance Structure

The governance structure is intended to represent the diversity of institutions and sectors that constitute the RIISQ to carry out its activities of consultation, research, training, animation, dissemination and information sharing. It is flexible, functional and transparent to allow a fair and balanced distribution of roles and responsibilities between the 18 universities and the integration of different disciplines, as well as the integration of partners, practices and decision-making.

RIISQ General Assembly
Executive Committee

MemberPositionAffiliation
Philippe GachonDirectorUQAM
Mylène RivaRIISQ Co-Director, Health axisMcGill
Nathalie St-AmourRIISQ Co-Director, Society and Culture axisUQO
Karem ChokmaniRIISQ Co-Director, Nature and technology axisINRS
Thomas Buffin-BélangerRIISQ regional branches representativeUQAR
Gonzalo LizarraldeChair of the Scientific CommitteeUdeM
Elaine Deprés (non voting)CoordinatorRIISQ
Student committee representative (non vooting)RIISQ

Scientific Committee

MembresRoleInstitution
Gonzalo LizarraldeChair of the Scientific Committee of the RIISQUdeM
Philippe GachonRIISQ Director generalUQAM
Sophie DuchesneCodirector FRQ sectorINRS
Olivia Roy-MaloCodirector FRQ sectorMcGill
Mario GauthierCodirector FRQ sectorUQO
Lily LessardRegular memberUQAR
Marie-Christine TherrienRegular memberÉNAP
Maxime BoivinRegular memberUQAC
Valérie VermeulenStudent memberUQAM
Alain LétourneauRIISQ Branch (to be created)U. Sherbrooke
Valeria OsvaldoRIISQ Branch (to be created)UQAT
Bernard MarchandPrivate memberBAC
Richard TurcotteGovernment memberMELCCFP
Antoine VervilleMunicipal memberCMQ
Karine DauphinNGO memberROBVQ

BAC: Bureau d’assurance du Canada; CMQ: Communauté métropolitaine de Québec; ENAP: École nationale d’administration publique; MELCCFP: Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs; ROBVQ: Regroupement des organismes de bassins versants du Québec; UdeM : Université de Montréal.

Executive Board

MemberPositionAffiliation
Ménard, LucieChairwoman of the RIISQ Board of Directors and Vice-Rector of Research, Creation and DisseminationUQAM
Arruda, HoracioAssistant Deputy Minister – Public Health Prevention, Promotion, Planning and Protection MandatesMSSS
Bouazara, MohamedVice-President, Research, Creation and InnovationUQAC
Chaillou, GwénaëlleExecutive director – Réseau Québec Maritime (RQM)UQAR
Chokmani, KaremCo-director of the RIISQ
Professor, INRS-ETE
INRS–ETE
Gendron, NathalieDirector of the Research DepartmentIRNS
Deschamps, BernardPhD student in Sc. Environment, representative of RIISQ student membersUQAM
Desgagné, JoséeDirector, Disaster Risk Reduction SupportMSP
Durand, GuillaumeDirector of Flood ProtectionMAMH
El Zaïm, Adel
Vice-Rector – Research, Creativity and Internationalization
UQO
Francoeur, JeanSenior Director, Water Forecasting and MappingMELCCFP
Gaboury, JonathanInnovation AdvisorMEIE
Gachon, PhilippeRIISQ Executive Director
Professor, UQAM
UQAM
Lizarralde, GonzaloChair of the RIISQ Scientific Committee, Professor, UdeMUdeM
Lepage, SylvainExecutive DirectorFédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM)/Fonds d’assurance des municipalités du Québec
Öhrvall, KristinaAssociate Vice-Principal, Research DevelopmentMcGill
Riva, MylèneCo-Director of the RIISQ
Professor, McGill
McGill
St-Amour, NathalieCo-Director of the RIISQ
Professor, UQO
UQO
St-Cœur, JoanneDirector of Operational Forecast Services – Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) CentreECCC

ECCC: Environnement et Changement Climatique Canada; INRS-ETE: Institut national de la recherche scientifique – Eau Terre Environnement; FQM: Fédération québécoise des municipalités; MAMH: Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Habitation du Québec; MEIE: Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie du Québec; MELCCFP: Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs; MSSS: Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux; MSP: Ministère de la Sécurité Publique du Québec; RQM: Réseau Québec Maritime; UdeM : Université de Montréal; UQAC: Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; UQAM: Université du Québec à Montréal; UQAR: Université du Québec à Rimouski; UQO: Université du Québec en Ouatouais