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James Di Sano, Chairperson

• Laval resident
• Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni and graduate of Laurier Senior High School (now Laval Senior Academy)
• Commissioner for the Â鶹´«Ã½ – Ward 8 (from 2018 to 2020)
• Commissioner for the Â鶹´«Ã½ – Ward 7 (from 2020 to 2024)
• Member of the Executive Committee of the Â鶹´«Ã½ (since 2018)
• Chairperson of the Â鶹´«Ã½ (elected in 2024)
• Board member of the National Congress of Italian Canadians (from 2018 to present)
• Board member of the National Congress of Italian Canadians – Quebec Region (from 2018 to present)
• Board member of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Foundation (from 2020 to present)
• Board member of the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Laval (from 2020 to 2022)
• Board member of the Casa d’Italia (from 2023 to present)
• Community leader
• Advocate for the next generation of leaders
• Financial advisor (personal and commercial banking)
• Political organizer
• Philanthropist
• Recipient of the Exceptional Citizen of Canada Award in 2017
• Recipient of the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers in 2019

Donna Anber, Vice-Chairperson
Electoral Division 1

• Resident of Sainte-Adèle
• Fluently bilingual in English and French
• Graduate of Â鶹´«Ã½ schools in Ward 1
• Mother of two children, graduates of LRHS
• Graduate in Special Care Counselling – Vanier College
• Certificate in Administration – UQAM
• From 1986 to 2001: Sectorial manager for SRSOR offering services to people and their families who are intellectually challenged and/or on the autism spectrum
• From 2001 to 2021; Sectorial manager for the CISSS des Laurentides offering services to people and their families who are intellectually challenged and/or on the autism spectrum
• Governing Board chairperson; Sainte-Adèle Elementary (from 2005 to 2016)
• Governing Board chairperson; Laurentian Regional High (from 2016 to 2020)
• 2021 to present day Retired
• 2022 to present-day independent contractor for the CISSS de Laval

Désirée Ramacieri, Electoral Division 2

Melissa Wall, Electoral Division 3

Heather Appleby, Electoral Division 4

• Resident of Lorraine for over 30 years
• Rosemère High School alumna
• Mother of two children (one with special needs) who are also Rosemère High School alumni
• DEC in Pure and Applied Sciences at Vanier College.
• Certificate in Quality Control at Concordia University
• Sales representative for 18 years for an importer of steel products
• Part-time employment as a crossing guard, accounts payable clerk, lunchtime supervisor at McCaig Elementary, and data entry clerk for the COVID vaccination campaign
• Volunteer for school activities and the school libraries

Bob Pellerin, Electoral Division 5

Barbara Barrasso, Alternate Vice-Chairperson

Electoral Division 6

Benny Catania, Electoral Division 7

Noémia Onofre de Lima, Electoral Division 8

• Resident of Laval
• Languages: French, English and Portuguese
• Graduate of Â鶹´«Ã½ – Secretarial and Commerce Sector
• Married, grandmother of six and mother of four whom all graduated from a Â鶹´«Ã½ school
• Businesswoman with experience in administration, management, payroll, tax filing, bookkeeping, and accounting, with knowledge of and compilation of financial statements
• Elections – Candidate in all levels of government – 2007, 2009, 2013, 2019 and 2021
• Governing Boards of the Portuguese Mission (1992-1996) and the Portuguese Association (2004-2008)
• Governing Board of the NDP Association of Laval-Les ÃŽles (2010-2015)
• Governing Board – Treasurer of Portuguese Mission Notre-Dame-de-Fatima (2019-2020 and 2023 to present)

Anick Brunet, Electoral Division 9

Tara Anderson, Elementary Parent Commissioner

• Resident of Saint-Jérôme
• Mother of two children who attend Â鶹´«Ã½ schools
• Sainte-Agathe Academy graduate
• John Abbott College graduate in Social Science
• B.A. Specialization in the Human Environment and Minor in Sociology – Concordia University
• B.A. Major in Political Science and Elective Marketing – Concordia University
• AEC Early Childhood Â鶹´«Ã½ – Champlain College-
• Governing Board Member at Laurentia Elementary School (from 2017 to present)
• Governing Board Member at LRHS (from 2024 to present)
• Laurentia Elementary PPO member (from 2018 to present)
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier Parents’ Committee (from 2017 to present)
• Director at English Parents’ Committee Association of Quebec (from 2017 to 2019)
• Preschool Educator

Chloée Alary, Secondary Parent Commissioner

Elena Ferrato, SEAC Parent Commissioner

• Resident of Vimont in Laval
• Mother of four children (one child with diagnosed inattentive ADD, anxiety and depression, and another with dyslexia)
• John F. Kennedy graduate
• International model and actress for over six years
• Sales and customer service experience within the music industry for more than five years
• Social media content manager Ecobee and Primal Contacts (from 2022 to 2024)
• Current Owner of a catering business (Olives & Pearl)
• English as a second language teacher to Japanese adult students (from 2018 to 2019)
• Governing Board Member at Terry Fox Elementary (from 2018 to present)
• Terry Fox Elementary PPO/HASA member (from 2019 to present)
• Â鶹´«Ã½ Parents’ Committee (from 2020 to 2023)
• PC Facebook Delegate (from 2020 to present)
• Former member of Terry Fox C.A.R.E.S. Support Group