The Team

Originally from New Richmond in Gaspésie, Bertin Leblanc began his career in 1985 at the daily newspaper Le Soleil de Québec, contributed to the launch of Télévision Quatre-Saisons and subsequently spent most of his career abroad, for television channels such as Radio Canada/CBC, France 24, CNBC, and TV5Monde, sometimes in Brussels, Paris and Washington DC. He then joined the Quebec diplomatic service as First Advisor for Cultural Affairs at the General Delegation of Quebec in Paris. After that, he headed communications for Amnesty International before becoming Communications Advisor and Spokesperson for the Secretary General of La Francophonie, then Editor-in-Chief at Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Today, Director of Communications for the French NGO Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM), he is also the author of graphic novels for the publishing house La Boîte à Bulles and Director General of the FIJC.

Geneviève Bouffard is a self-employed worker in project management and event organization. Circus artist, geographer, her atypical profile is put at the service of companies and organizations to help them implement projects that promote the development of the territory.

Originally from Paspébiac in Gaspésie, Robert Nadeau has established during his years in various management positions at Radio and Television of Radio-Canada, his leadership qualities in management, strategic planning, production, and programming of multiplatform content, marketing communications and public relations.

In January 2020, he founded Coyote audio, a podcast creation and production agency, with a partner.

Passionate about the world of media and communications and driven by the desire to develop and propel the projects under his responsibility into the future, Robert Nadeau thrives on teamwork, creation, action, and the search for innovative solutions.

First director of ICI Radio-Canada Première, he helped lead public radio to reach new audience records and launch a new offering of podcast and digital audio content. Previously director of Quebec regional stations, he led the digital transformation and notably managed the relocation of the Rimouski and Matane stations and the launch of the Téléjournal Est du Québec. He is also associated with the creation of RDI - Le Réseau de l'information de Radio-Canada, first as Head of Information Communications and then Director of Programming.

Robert Nadeau sat on the board of directors of the International Commission of Public Francophone Television and chaired the Radio Programs Commission of Public Francophone Media.

He is a member of the Forces AVENIR jury, which aims to recognize student commitment.

Johanne Fournier has been a correspondent in Eastern Quebec for the daily newspaper Le Soleil for about ten years. At the same time, she collaborates with various media outlets as a journalist and press photographer, including the newspapers Pêche Impact, La Terre de chez nous and Graffici. She is also a journalist-trainer for the Centre québécois d'éducation aux médias et à l'information, for which she leads workshops entitled # 30 secondes avant d'y croire.

She is the president of the Est-du-Québec section of the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec and is a member of the Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec. Johanne Fournier entered the world of communications in 1986. In her early twenties, she co-founded the newspaper Le Riverain in Haute-Gaspésie, for which she was a journalist and editor. In the early 1990s, she completed two journalism internships abroad, in Martinique and Africa.

She then turned to radio, where she held positions as a host, researcher, producer, journalist and desk chief for several radio stations, including CHRC and Radio-Canada. She holds a bachelor's degree in communications with a specialization in journalism from Université Laval and a certificate in political science from Université du Québec à Montréal.

A proud child of Bill 101, Chu Anh learned French by listening to Passe-Partout while her parents fled the Vietnam War by boat. Her love of the language led her to become a journalist, after studying Media Arts and Technology at Cégep de Jonquière and Political Science and Economics at Concordia University. She worked for almost 20 years in several major newsrooms, including Radio-Canada, TVA, Argent and La Presse in Montreal, mainly as an economic reporter. She was also the anchor at TVA 22h on weekends. Outside of journalism, she worked for a few years as a communications advisor for two unions and a public relations agency. Her most rewarding experience remains an internship in international cooperation in Burkina Faso in her early twenties. Today, she is the mother of four children.

Passionate about culture, current events, Quebec and its regions, François Bujold has held the position of Director General of the MRC de Bonaventure since 2020. Having completed studies in the fields of regional development, communication (human relations) and music, he first worked to promote the emergence of entrepreneurial culture among young people. Subsequently, he worked as an economic, social and rural development agent, as well as a business advisor.

Since the age of 14, he has been involved in numerous boards of directors of cultural and social organizations. For 12 years, he was also a municipal councilor in the City of New Richmond, thus confirming his commitment to his region.

In his personal life, he continues his artistic development through singing, acting, and writing, seeking to enrich his skills and develop his creativity.