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Meet our Staff

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

We are a small team, but we are highly motivated and committed to serving the community of CICR practitioners and fulfilling the institute's mandate and vision. When can we chat?

Daniel_cicr - Executive Director

Executive Director

Daniel Markus

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Services Director

CCRO Director

Monique Newton

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Programs and Marketing Manager

Amine Menhich

Practitioners & Trainers

Our trainers are seasoned practitioners (mediators, facilitators, coaches) who have found in CICR a unique approach and a meaningful community. They will share their experience and wisdom by modelling principles and techniques, facilitating a safe-brave space and enabling a powerful learning community.

 

Our exceptional trainers bring a wealth of expertise, passion, and dedication to help you reach your learning conflict resolution goals, and unleash your full potential.

Carole Soucis

Carole Soucis

Trainer & Practitioner

Carole is a highly experienced mediator and trainer with over 35 years of expertise in community, identity-based, intercultural, and organizational conflict resolution in Canada and internationally.

Esther van Gennip

Esther van Gennip

Trainer & Practitioner

Esther is a senior conflict resolution practitioner and Chartered Mediator with decades of experience addressing deep-rooted workplace, community, and intercultural conflict.

Henri Tremblay

Henri Tremblay

Trainer & Practitioner

Henri Tremblay is a highly skilled mediator, public speaker, and conflict resolution practitioner with a diverse background in various fields.

Lorna Lemay

Lorna Lemay

Trainer & Practitioner

Lorna is an experienced peacebuilder, facilitator, and mediator known for her ability to build trust, foster consensus, and empower individuals and organizations across community, government, and health sectors.

Nicole Charron

Nicole Charron

Trainer & Practitioner

Nicole's expertise extends to mediation, conflict coaching, and hard-to-serve group interventions to fostering peace building.

Patricia Brady

Patricia Brady

Trainer & Practitioner

As part of her comprehensive services, Patricia conducts workplace assessments, provides executive coaching, and facilitates mediations.

Kawtar El Alaoui

Kawtar El Alaoui

Trainer & Practitioner

Kawtar El Alaoui is a multi-award-winning leadership & transformation consultant, mediator, and senior facilitator whose work focuses on how individuals, organisations, and collectives navigate complexity, conflict, and change.

Marie-Michèle Dugas

Marie-Michèle Dugas

Trainer & Practitioner

Marie-Michèle is an accredited mediator and organizational consultant with nearly 20 years of experience strengthening workplace climate, leadership capacity, and conflict management.

Stéphanie Belliard

Stéphanie Belliard

Trainer & Practitioner

Stéphanie is an accredited mediator and conflict coach with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals, organizations, and communities in navigating intercultural and identity-based conflicts.

Stéphanie Lalande

Stéphanie Lalande

Trainer & Practitioner

Stéphanie Lalande is a skilled professional with extensive knowledge of poverty, social exclusion and women's rights issues

Tejumo Ogouma

Tejumo Ogouma

Trainer & Practitioner

Tejumo is a conflict management practitioner, facilitator, and coach with extensive intercultural experience supporting individuals and groups to navigate conflict.

Vern Neufeld Redekop

Vern Neufeld Redekop

Trainer - Former Director

A respected Peace and Conflict Studies scholar and practitioner. Former President and founder of CICR.

Iman Ibrahim

Iman Ibrahim

Trainer & Practitioner

Iman is a leadership and conflict resolution coach and author who integrates dialogue, coaching, and transformative approaches to support personal, relational, and organizational growth.

Jean Ogilvie

Jean Ogilvie

Trainer & Practitioner

Jean is a senior leadership development specialist and certified coach with over 30 years of experience designing transformative programs for leaders and organizations.

Manon Hardy

Manon Hardy

Trainer & Practitioner

Manon is a retired lawyer and manager who has held international positions as a political advisor, human rights investigator, and coordinator at the United Nations.

Rasha Kaba

Rasha Kaba

International Trainer

With a background in economics and a Master’s in International Development and Globalization from uOttawa, Rasha brings a unique perspective, combining analytical expertise with a profound commitment to social impact.

Souleiman Kassouha

Souleiman Kassouha

International Trainer

Souleiman has years of experience in the humanitarian field and has been designing psychosocial support programs for affected internally displaced Syrian families due to the war since 2011.

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