Julie Belleau-Hibbard
Gilbert Brunette
Steve Carroll
Kirsten MacDonald

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Julie Belleau-Hibbard, Project Coordinator
Julie is the Project Co-ordinator for the RDSP project, she is fluently bilingual and can provide assistance in both languages. She has been with IL Canada since January 2011, and has experience in the Federal Government. After having her second child, decided to stay home and run her own daycare centre for a period of 13 years.  She also worked at an elementary school and has experience working with children with learning disabilities. 
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Gilbert Brunette, Director of Operations
Gilbert‘s key role is to provide support to the growing Francophone regional network, which now covers three provinces (Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick). In addition, he has primary responsibility for organizing the AGM and national board meetings, and he is especially skilled in assessing audio visual needs for IL Canada meetings, think tanks and forums. Gilbert is also the Volunteer Coordinator. Over the years he has also worked for the Federal Government, for businesses and in the non-profit sector.
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Steve Carroll, National Director
I am thrilled to be back working at IL Canada!   I worked at CAILC from 1996 to 1998 as Director of National Programs focusing primarily on pre-employment and employment programs. During this period, we launched a number of important initiatives including Navigating the Waters and Opening Doors. As well, we developed and hosted a well-received learning symposium (Bridging the Gap) attended by IL leaders, consumers, senior federal government representatives and other stakeholders from across Canada.  Any success we had on these activities was due, in my view, to the consultative, collaborative and inclusive approach we applied to all work and especially to relationships with our valued member centres. During my interim appointment, I am aiming to enhance a strong, involved and unified pan-Canadian membership and constructive, cooperative relationships with other groups and key stakeholders.
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Kirsten MacDonald, Executive Assistant
Kirsten provides support to the National Director as well as the Board of Directors. Her background includes extensive involvement in the non-profit sector with other work in the private (IT) and public (Health Care) system. Upon her arrival to Ottawa from the west in 2007, Kirsten was on staff with a grass-roots organization providing leadership and mentoring to young adults in the area of political awareness, and encouraging young people to be aware of how important their voices are to the political process. During this same time she was also employed in the office of a Cabinet Minister on Parliament Hill.
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