{"id":1319,"date":"2023-10-24T12:22:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T16:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/conseil-dadministration\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T13:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T17:50:16","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/en\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1319\" class=\"elementor elementor-1319 elementor-1032\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a96174 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67a96174\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a792a82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a792a82\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Board of Directors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525c7271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"525c7271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A team that brings their <br><span class=\"weather\">expertise to work<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbbea46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbbea46\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3686d e-con-full e-flex 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https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruno-larouche-2-1-768x800.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bruno-larouche-2-1.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7c8cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e7c8cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380d521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"380d521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bruno Larouche<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ad6d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8ad6d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba4f5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ba4f5f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f94a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f94a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBruno Larouche spent most of his career in water management with Rio Tinto. Originally from Saguenay, he holds a bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degree in civil engineering from Universit\u00e9 Laval. He began his career at Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec in 1989 before joining Rio Tinto in 1991. Over the past few years, he has held the role of expert (consultant) and worked on certain international projects. He has assumed the role of spokesperson for the company on issues related to water management. He also coordinated the activities of Rio Tinto&#8217;s water resources group which is responsible for the management of the company&#8217;s water systems in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and British Columbia. Now retired from Rio Tinto, since 2022 he has worked for the engineering consulting firm G\u00e9nitique in Saguenay as an expert in water management.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d99e2d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d99e2d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5db067 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5db067\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be182e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1be182e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"513\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/samer-alghabra-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1299 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/samer-alghabra-3.jpg 513w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/samer-alghabra-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/samer-alghabra-3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/samer-alghabra-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 513px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 513\/513;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a39966 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a39966\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01246f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01246f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Samer Alghabra<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5fafe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5fafe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vice-President<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7076a3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7076a3a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb74ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfb74ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineer and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has 30 years of expertise in hydrology and quality assurance of hydroelectric data. He set up business processes and tools related to the areas of production and planning of hydroelectric production. He is currently responsible for certifying data and improving their quality at Hydro-Quebec.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d1ecf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6d1ecf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623d701 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"623d701\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a5312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12a5312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/robert-verge2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1300 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/robert-verge2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/robert-verge2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/robert-verge2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/robert-verge2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/robert-verge2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/robert-verge2-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf48d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"caf48d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb1cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcb1cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robert Verge<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d393474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d393474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Secretary Treasurer<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abefa4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4abefa4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6bb46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac6bb46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMr. Robert-H Verge, agronomist, administrator of Solution Mesonet inc. since its founding in 2013. He has 30 years of expertise in agricultural financing and tool development (FADQ) and 5 years in program administration and strategic planning (MAPAQ) as a manager. He has contributed to the creation of several companies (CRAAQ \/ Les Fleurons du Qu\u00e9bec \/ Les R\u00e9seaux Agriconseils \/ CEGA).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cae4d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cae4d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ac0e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88ac0e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921c788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"921c788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pierre-therrien2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1301 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pierre-therrien2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pierre-therrien2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pierre-therrien2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pierre-therrien2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pierre-therrien2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pierre-therrien2-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab43376 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab43376\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9cf28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b9cf28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pierre Therrien<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702b3b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"702b3b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Member<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f29cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52f29cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2641b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff2641b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMr. Therrien obtained a master&#8217;s degree in entomology from Laval University in 1983 and a doctorate in plant science from the University of British Columbia in 1986. He has worked for the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks since 1989 where his mandates concern the management of forest pests and the maintenance of the meteorological stations of the Directorate of Forest Protection.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b04f3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b04f3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1617695 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1617695\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a19ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06a19ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jean-paquin-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1302 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jean-paquin-01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jean-paquin-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jean-paquin-01-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jean-paquin-01-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jean-paquin-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.solutions-mesonet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jean-paquin-01-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1712ae0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1712ae0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0afcb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0afcb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jean Paquin<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dda04b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dda04b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Member<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279836d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"279836d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da3664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9da3664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJean Paquin is a water and energy management specialist at Rio Tinto. Originally from Abitibi, he holds a bachelor&#8217;s and a master&#8217;s degree in civil engineering from the University of Sherbrooke. He began his career at Dessau Inc. in 1999 before joining Rio Tinto in 2001. He plays the role of principal adviser and works on mandates concerning the evolution of hydrology, the production park and energy needs. 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