Managing and evolving together
Members of the OMHM Board of Directors
The OMHM's Board of Directors (CA) exercises the powers conferred on it by the Act and its letters patent. The Board adopts bylaws and policies and deals with current business by resolution. Nine members sit on the board. Five are appointed by the Montreal urban agglomeration council, two by the Québec government and two are elected by tenants.
Christian Champagne
Chair
appointed by the Montreal urban agglomeration council
Danielle Fournier
VICE-Chair
appointed by the ministre des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation du Québec
Lise Guillemette
SECReTAry-TReasurer
appointed by the Montreal urban agglomeration council
Raymond Saulnier
Member
elected by tenants
Suzanne Payant
Member
elected by tenants
Sandrine Jannas
Member
appointed by the Montreal urban agglomeration council
M’Baye Diagne
Member
appointed by the Montreal urban agglomeration council
Marie-France Raynault
Member
appointed by the ministre des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation du Québec
Sylvie Crispo
Member
appointed by the Montreal urban agglomeration council
The board is assisted by several committees
The Executive Committee
To facilitate the day-to-day management of the OMHM's activities, the Board of Directors delegates certain powers to the Executive Director. The latter relies on the advice and support of its management team in managing operations and overseeing the organization's major challenges.
Danielle Cécile
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Vincent Brossard
DIRECTOR OF APPLICATIONS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAMS
Jacques Bernier
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Sylvie Simon
DIRECTOR, LOW-RENT HOUSING MANAGEMENT
Sophie Denis
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Isabelle Thérien
DIRECTOR OF ASSET MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Arianoush Moazzezi Moghaddam
DIRECTOR OF THE SECRETARIAT GENERAL
Rouzier Métellus
deputy executive director
Mathieu Vachon
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Advisory committees of tenants in low-rent housing and ENHARMONIE (CCR)
These two committees assess tenants’ needs and priorities and make recommendations to the board with regard to budget priorities, services offered, improvements to the living environment, etc.
The advisory committee of tenants in low-rent housing is made up of tenants’ representatives who take part in sectoral committees.
Each residence in the ENHARMONIE network appoints two representatives to sit on the ENHARMONIE advisory committee. Two board members also sit on this committee.
Members of the advisory committee of tenants in low-rent housing
| Raymond Saulnier | Tenants’ representative on OMHM board | |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Payant (secretary) | Tenants’ representative on OMHM board | |
| Manon Duclos | Seniors' representative, Territory West | Sector A |
| Richard Gagné (chair) | Representative of people living alone and families, Territory West | Sector A |
| Carole Guilbault | Seniors' representative, Territory West | Sector B |
| Gary Bendwell | Representative of people living alone and families, Territory West | Sector B |
| Ahmed Drissi | Seniors' representative, Territory West | Sector C |
| Abel Ben Mabrouk | Representative of people living alone and families, Territory West | Sector C |
| Tat Hoa Tran | Seniors' representative, Territory East | Sector D |
| José Trottier | Representative of people living alone and families, Territory East | Sector D |
| René Cordero | Seniors' representative, Territory East | Sector E |
| Mohammed Maazami | Representative of people living alone and families, Territory East | Sector E |
| Vacant | Seniors' representative, Territory East | Sector F |
| Robert Rodrigue | Representative of people living alone and families, Territory East | Sector F |
| Monique Bélisle | Seniors' representative, Territory East | Sector G |
| Tina-Lili Gagné (vice chair) | Representative of people living alone and families, Territory East | Sector G |
Supporting the advisory committees of tenants in low-rent housing
| Caroline Langevin | Director of community relations management | OMHM representative |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Ruffo | Consultant | |
| Robert Pilon | Representative of the Fédération des locataires d’habitations à loyer modique du Québec | FLHLMQ |
Members of the advisory committee of ENHARMONIE tenants
|
Denise Angrignon |
representative of Résidence Piero-Corti |
|---|---|
|
Monique Normandeau |
representative of Résidence Piero-Corti |
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Jocelyne Baudry |
representative of Résidence Côte-Saint-Paul |
|
Jeannette Thomas |
representative of Résidence Côte-Saint-Paul |
|
Estelle Laliberté |
representative of Résidence Lionel-Bourdon (Secretary) |
|
Suzanne Bisson |
representative of Résidence Lionel-Bourdon |
|
Johanes Demeester |
representative of Résidence Rosalie-Cadron |
|
Ginette Simoneau |
representative of Résidence Rosalie-Cadron |
|
Jean-Laurent Auger |
representative of Résidence Alfredo-Gagliardi |
|
Maryse Létourneau |
representative of Résidence Alfredo-Gagliardi |
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Vacant |
representative of Résidence Maywood |
|
André Giroux |
representative of Résidence Maywood |
|
Daniel Starnino |
representative of Résidence Des Sources |
|
Ginette Juteau |
representative of Résidence Des Sources |
|
Anne-Marie Sauvé |
representative of Résidence Saint-Eugène |
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Vacant |
representative of Résidence Saint-Eugène |
| André Mongeau | representative of Résidence Le Mile-End |
| Monique Rocheleau | representative of Résidence Le Mile-End |
| Lyne Marceau | representative of Résidence Jean-Placide-Desrosiers |
| Léo Saint-Germain | representative of Résidence Jean-Placide-Desrosiers |
| Raymond Saulnier | as tenants’ representative on the OMHM board |
| Suzanne Payant | as tenants’ representative on the OMHM board |
Tenant selection committee
The tenant selection committee assesses the eligibility of applications for low-rent housing and rent supplement programs, as well as applications for housing transfers in compliance with the By-law respecting the allocation of dwellings in low rental housing in accordance with the Act respecting the Société d’habitation du Québec. It comprises two representatives elected by tenants, two representatives of the socioeconomic groups and one OMHM representative.
The members are:
|
Rita Del Grande |
tenant elected at Tenants' General Elections |
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|---|---|---|
|
Guylaine Leboeuf |
tenant elected at Tenants' General Elections |
|
|
Johanne Doré |
representative of socioeconomic groups |
appointed by the OMHM board |
|
Danièle Fréchette |
representative of socioeconomic groups |
appointed by the OMHM board |
|
Isabelle Girard-Fortier |
Director of the Housing Applications and Reference Department |
Auditing committee
The auditing committee ensures correct management of the OMHM’s financial affairs and risk management. It is made up of the Secretary-Treasurer of the board and two individuals from outside the organization. The Executive Director and Director of Administration and Finance are invited to attend the meetings.
Retirement committees
Three retirement committees administer the pension plan assets of the different employee groups:
- the non-unionized employee retirement plan committee;
- the white collar employee retirement plan committee;
- the blue collar employee retirement plan committee.
Housing project development committee
This committee makes recommendations to the board on OMHM guidelines for developing housing, analyzes proposals for housing projects and monitors selected projects. It is made up of three board members (one member chairs the committee), the Executive Director, the Director of Asset Management and Development, and the Director of Asset Development.
The housing project development committee is made up of:
|
Danielle Fournier |
member of the OMHM board |
|---|---|
|
Danielle Cécile |
Executive Director |
|
Isabelle Thérien |
Director of Asset Management and Development |
|
Marcellin Hudon |
Director of Asset Development |
| Jacques Bernier | Director of Administration and Finance |
Tenants’ consultative and participative forums
In addition to the tenants’ advisory committees (CCR), the OMHM accompanies other tenants’ consultative and participative forums. These are:
- tenants’ associations (the OMHM has more than 100 of these representing more than 10,000 tenants in low-rent housing);
- three sectoral committees (which discuss the various challenges in different geographical sectors);
- the maintenance and janitorial services auditing committee;
- the committee on change of housing for bio-psycho-social reasons;
- the MOUV (for young people aged between 12 and 25).
To find out what these forums do, how they are made up and how they contribute to community life and OMHM governance, please refer to the page Active involvement of tenants.