Universalia employees continue to serve the evaluation community and the international development community

We are proud to announce that Universalia's Karen Rodrigue-Gervais was re-appointed by the Board of the Société québécoise d'évaluation de programme (SQEP) to serve as its regional delegate on the National Council of the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) on November 12. Ms. Rodrigue-Gervais has held this position since 2011. In this capacity, she not only represents the interests of Quebec evaluators, but also serves as Chair of the CES Professional Development Committee, which provides educational opportunities to assist CES members and non-members in expanding their evaluation skills and knowledge. She is also actively engaged in developing policies for CES' international involvement.

Dr. Marie-Hélène Adrien has been recently appointed as a Board member of the Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale (CECI). Dr. Adrien will bring her organisational development skills set to the Board during this three-year appointment. In addition, Dr. Adrien is acting as an advisor to KANPE, a Montreal-based Foundation that started after the earthquake in Haiti and is funding community development projects in the most deprived regions of Haiti.

Dr. Charles Lusthaus has been appointed to the Board of the Institute for the Study of International Development of McGill University (ISID).