PERMANENT TEAM
FRANÇOIS GRISÉ
Founder
General and Creative Director
François Grisé is an actor, multidisciplinary artist and cultural and social entrepreneur. His practice encompasses the codes of theater, but also performance, installation, visual arts and dance. Since 2012, he has been the founder and director of Un et un font mille, a company he founded to showcase his hybrid multidisciplinary creations: works, events, tableaux vivants and social innovation activities.
His month-long immersion in a private seniors' residence led him to write and present a documentary play entitled Tout inclus, as well as a series of works on the theme of aging and old age.
As an extension of his artistic endeavors, he imagined the Mouvement HABITATS, a holistic movement for awareness-raising, reflection, social innovation and citizen action, with one question at its heart: How do we want to inhabit our old age?
CAROLINE RIOUX
Development and operational support
Caroline has extensive experience in consultation, development and planning. For more than 10 years, she was at the helm of non-profit organizations. Caroline is committed to her community, chairing boards of directors and supporting volunteer activities. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Law from UQAM and a DESS in Management from HEC Montréal. She has taken several governance training courses.
LUIS H. SEGOVIA
Project Manager, HABITATS Movement
A social worker for 16 years, Luis has an academic background in criminology, psycho-education, sexology and human resources.
He is the co-founder of Mécanisme pour Aînés et Usagers Vulnérables (MAUV), a Laval organization that accompanies seniors looking for a living environment and offers conferences to NPOs, RPAs and Enterprises. It has organized the Salon 50+ de Laval since its inception in 2018. He has organized the Salon Gériatrie sociale since 2022 and the Rencontres des Aînés laurentiens since 2023.
He has also coordinated St-Laurent's Gériatrie sociale team since 2021, and sits as a director on the Table régionale de Concertation des Aînés de Laval (TRCAL) and on the Board of Directors of the Comité des Organismes sociaux de Saint-Laurent (COSSL).
THÉOPHILE BÉGIN
Advisor and facilitator,
HABITATS Movement
With a master's degree in international relations and a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the Université de Montréal, Théophile has led major social innovation projects on aging and increasing longevity as part of his work for the organization Un et un font mille. Having also taken an interest in substance use issues as an employee of the Association pour la santé publique du Québec, he is now a social innovation (SI) advisor with the Réseau québécois en innovation sociale, combining his interest in social issues with the skills he has acquired throughout his academic and professional career to participate in the development of SI in Quebec and elsewhere.
MARIANNE LOCAS
Communications
Marianne has a long history in the cultural and communications field. With a bachelor's degree in Cultural and Media Production Strategies from UQÀM, she also pursued graduate studies in journalism and completed a certificate in feminist studies. In recent years, she has had the opportunity to work with various cultural organizations such as Quartier des spectacles and La Ruelle Films, with whom she has distinguished herself for her involvement in defending women's rights. Marianne joined the Un et un font mille team for the 2023 edition of the walk for the well-being of seniors, and has been working in communications ever since, while pursuing acting studies at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Québec, convinced that culture can be a driving force for social change.
LYDIE REVEZ
Accounting
Lydie Revez has over 25 years' experience in the management and administration of cultural organizations specializing in dance. After working for Tangente, Cas Public and Système D/Dominique Porte, she co-founded CAPAS. Under this banner, she assists various artists and organizations with their administrative, financial and logistical responsibilities, from preparing financial statements to writing and producing grant applications, coordinating artistic productions and bookkeeping. She supports both emerging and established companies, including Springboard Danse Montréal, the Margie Gillis Dance Foundation, Destins Croisés and Andrea Peña & Artists, among others.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PASCAL BEAUCHESNE
President
Advisor, innovation and transformation
ÉTIENNE CÔTÉ-VAILLANT
Secretary
Strategic Advisor at Dynamo
MARIE HOUDE
Treasurer
Cultural Manager
PAULINE FAIVRE
Administrator
Research Associate, PhD Candidate, Creativity and Innovation Center, Mosaic – HEC
ÉLISABETH RIVEST
Administrator
Citizen Experience Advisor, City of Montreal
HANNEKE RONKEN
Administrator
Cultural Innovation Strategist, Vasistas - digital culture
