Members' meeting - AGM of Équiterre 2025

A former senior official of the Government of Quebec, Charles served for seven years as Assistant Deputy Minister with the Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs (now MELCC). There, he was primarily responsible for the fight against climate change. His career also took him to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Comité ministériel des affaires régionales et territoriales and the Comité ministériel de la région de Montréal. He was also President and CEO of the Société d'habitation du Québec.

During his career, he has served on various Canadian and international bodies, as well as on the boards of directors of a number of NPOs, including the Institut de recherche et de développement en agro-environnement (IRDA) and the Fonds d'action québécois en développement durable (FAQDD). For three years, he also chaired the board of directors of the Ouranos Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change. Charles is currently a member of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change, which was established by the Quebec government in 2021. He is also a volunteer member of the Board of Directors of Sentiers Québec-Charlevoix and of his municipality's Urban Planning Advisory Committee.

Etienne Ladouceur is an Associate Partner, Pension Administration with Normandin Beaudry. He has over 20 years' experience in various leadership positions in project management, strategy, organizational change and operations. Etienne has contributed to various environmental causes over the years. He is extremely concerned about climate change and speaks out against inaction in all the various forums. He is the father of two adult daughters, a proponent of buying local, and a passionate skier and urban cyclist.

• Skills Profiling
• Project Management
• Business Strategies
• Organizational Transformation
• Budgeting and Operations

A graduate in Journalism, and holding a master's degree in Environmental Management, Colleen Thorpe has 25 years of experience in environmental advocacy and social change. She has excellent knowledge of sustainable food systems, circular economy and corporate social responsibility. During her career, she has led numerous programs aimed at influencing decision-makers and mobilizing citizens towards an ecological transition.

Colleen joined Équiterre in 2018, first as Senior Project Manager, then Program Director, before becoming General Manager in 2019. Previously, Colleen worked as a journalist for several television channels covering events in Quebec. She is also fluent in German, having worked and studied in Berlin for several years.

Colleen is a trustee of the UPA-Fondaction Agricultural Land Trust and sits on the board of directors of the Maison du développement durable. She was also a board member of the Centre des services partagés du Québec, the Système alimentaire montréalais and the Espace de concertation sur les pratiques d’approvisionnement responsable.

Daniel is an experienced and passionate advocate for social and environmental change. With more than 15 years of experience working with non-profit organizations, international agencies, and social enterprises, Daniel has developed numerous creative, inclusive, and human-centered solutions to address systemic and structural challenges.

Appointed Executive Director of Équiterre by the Board of Directors in December 2025, Daniel had first joined the organization in January 2025 as Deputy Executive Director as part of a structured leadership transition. He now leads Équiterre with a focus on strengthening its impact, agility, and relevance in an increasingly complex social and environmental context.

Before joining Équiterre, Daniel was Executive Director of SRC Initiative, an international NGO supporting communities in preventing plastic waste from entering the environment. He has worked internationally with the United Nations and Innovations for Poverty Action, and locally as Executive Director of The Depot Community Food Centre, and as a consultant for community organizations and social enterprises across Quebec.

Daniel holds an MBA with a focus on social entrepreneurship from HEC Paris and IESE Business School in Barcelona.