{"id":2149,"date":"2024-07-19T22:02:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T22:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afscanada.org\/lequipe-afs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:17:24","slug":"the-afs-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afscanada.org\/en\/the-afs-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The AFS Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2nr5167-18132291d5d18b5a46c0a47956cc2cf0\">\n.avia-section.av-2nr5167-18132291d5d18b5a46c0a47956cc2cf0 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-2nr5167-18132291d5d18b5a46c0a47956cc2cf0 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-parallax av-section-color-overlay-active av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-75 av-height-75  av-section-with-video-bg container_wrap 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itemprop=\"name\" >Roua Saadi<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Communications Director<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-fxq71h-d5b8cc7ad2835aded73a635fb7db2a8b av_one_third  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou8m2nd-fac392be3ef239942346c32218f7643e\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou8m2nd-fac392be3ef239942346c32218f7643e .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou8m2nd-fac392be3ef239942346c32218f7643e  avia-builder-el-18  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Assya El Jeddaoui<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Communications assistant<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-djjp85-bf5474947486235539265bbb97aa360f av_one_third  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou8m93t-de96ef2bfeddb2e8e39cbd89efe95e9d\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou8m93t-de96ef2bfeddb2e8e39cbd89efe95e9d .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou8m93t-de96ef2bfeddb2e8e39cbd89efe95e9d  avia-builder-el-20  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Annie-Claude Houle<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Financial 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team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-b8n38l-c3268f4652b32cfecb8c904886cbf4d7 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou8mm3u-be9b1bbafccc02b741af0e2b005daac1\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou8mm3u-be9b1bbafccc02b741af0e2b005daac1 .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou8mm3u-be9b1bbafccc02b741af0e2b005daac1  avia-builder-el-24  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Rola Matar<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Volunteer Network Director<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-4pul45-e17a2c0531eaa96318f6d6bc9287ca01 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou93pce-751bfb37476c74e07a50b8499ec4384f\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou93pce-751bfb37476c74e07a50b8499ec4384f .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou93pce-751bfb37476c74e07a50b8499ec4384f  avia-builder-el-26  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Eve Blass Houde<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Volunteer Coordinator - Quebec<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5y4t39-2528e49811416be8997ef842b70da0ff av_one_third  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou93ano-92a9a99a486546d7cc47b5605f2dc1c3\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou93ano-92a9a99a486546d7cc47b5605f2dc1c3 .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou93ano-92a9a99a486546d7cc47b5605f2dc1c3  avia-builder-el-28  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Alayna Appino-Tabone <\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Volunteer Coordinator - English Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7apcmd-c4a8b1dae7e59a5b982d70665294e6e1 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou8n0q8-2c9738a69a41c0a387559f1cc346da26\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou8n0q8-2c9738a69a41c0a387559f1cc346da26 .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou8n0q8-2c9738a69a41c0a387559f1cc346da26  avia-builder-el-30  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Ren\u00e9e Massicotte<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Senior Program Director<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2cfiyd-1b356282fd7a4171dbd07d7c88f9041c av_one_third  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou8nv3q-b6359dddaefb0e090e63c57a9171710e\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou8nv3q-b6359dddaefb0e090e63c57a9171710e .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou8nv3q-b6359dddaefb0e090e63c57a9171710e  avia-builder-el-32  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Julia Cassandra<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Program manager<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2ugj5h-4675c9ea6f9cb0e38cb4bc7c49730e45 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third 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type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou8mtet-469568f0d8707cfafbde4dbef593ba0a\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou8mtet-469568f0d8707cfafbde4dbef593ba0a .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou8mtet-469568f0d8707cfafbde4dbef593ba0a  avia-builder-el-36  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Marie Romain<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Sending Programs Coordinator<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7hn9j9-20f8ab61fb54e3e44e3787e4d3528501 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou92qme-d85b5c82a7a4c4892a4a2b3a63c89d1b\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou92qme-d85b5c82a7a4c4892a4a2b3a63c89d1b .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou92qme-d85b5c82a7a4c4892a4a2b3a63c89d1b  avia-builder-el-38  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Rachel Cobb<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>English Canada Program Coordinator<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-m6vdh-57e7d3c74d8faa0d6d158274c7a0b7be av_one_third  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mp5wm1n1-94d2edad10d1f91c5170025ae4e92c5e\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mp5wm1n1-94d2edad10d1f91c5170025ae4e92c5e .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mp5wm1n1-94d2edad10d1f91c5170025ae4e92c5e  avia-builder-el-40  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Anne-Aurelle<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Programs Assistant<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-76o8ut-f0ba6deacffdcc18c99298f90060247a av_one_third  avia-builder-el-41  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mp5wlgbl-0aae4a0254aa6be0801e3e873648c041\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mp5wlgbl-0aae4a0254aa6be0801e3e873648c041 .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mp5wlgbl-0aae4a0254aa6be0801e3e873648c041  avia-builder-el-42  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Hosting Programs Coordinator<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5gmnwl-55183c649492f812f9e0d2e6c4a8a863 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-43  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou8naww-f1517707afedff7666d2b90aa707ae24\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou8naww-f1517707afedff7666d2b90aa707ae24 .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou8naww-f1517707afedff7666d2b90aa707ae24  avia-builder-el-44  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Vanessa Valderrama <\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Intercultural learning Director<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-4hddgl-ede52b2f6245d541c7fbd2a50d7ee124 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-45  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mou8nofh-481fecf10fd4bd78b95b79f9e46ef6de\">\n.avia-team-member.av-mou8nofh-481fecf10fd4bd78b95b79f9e46ef6de .team-img-container img{\nborder-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='avia-team-member av-mou8nofh-481fecf10fd4bd78b95b79f9e46ef6de  avia-builder-el-46  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Daniela Bea<\/h3><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Intercultural learning coordinator<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >AFS Canada<\/span><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-27o245-ca68ce443a0bcc5ca98d8de2a41f4bbf av_one_third  avia-builder-el-47  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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av-1ks9d85-22e8b0f229c8c3179c4463f3e5ffe584 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-53  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Discover the world through the eyes of an international student<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5iaw45-7dddd7073c1b8f48b06262e14db084c6\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5iaw45-7dddd7073c1b8f48b06262e14db084c6{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5iaw45-7dddd7073c1b8f48b06262e14db084c6 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-54  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1hzi6it-a48a5c8dd96b84c02f8fe31f5443a1be\">\n#top 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Mateo has been with us for two months and he\u2019s already made a real place for himself. We\u2019re teaching him about life in Quebec and he\u2019s teaching him about life in Italy. It\u2019s like traveling without leaving home.\u201d <strong><em>\u2014 Annie Petit, host sister in Quebec<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1fouklx-26e83dc96bb0bd4f40a7163a0ebb0e76\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1fouklx-26e83dc96bb0bd4f40a7163a0ebb0e76{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1fouklx-26e83dc96bb0bd4f40a7163a0ebb0e76 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-56  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1dt7ikl-6647ba2f9a6374865f87ab4de9a38902\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1dt7ikl-6647ba2f9a6374865f87ab4de9a38902 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1dt7ikl-6647ba2f9a6374865f87ab4de9a38902 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u201cWhile our primary goal is to enable young people to have a rich intercultural experience, we realize day by day how much their presence allows us, as foster parents, to know the world more personally.\u201d<strong><em>\u2014 Nathalie, foster mother in Quebec<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1cuvg45-5318be9b97c123a6d73cfb77bab21575\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1cuvg45-5318be9b97c123a6d73cfb77bab21575{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1cuvg45-5318be9b97c123a6d73cfb77bab21575 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-58  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-1bnr8hh-6cd15c17ecfe103235d49a3ab9637dcf-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-59  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modern-centered  avia-builder-el-64  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >To train global citizens by providing them with the tools to become creators of change<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1upfqgl-9443f4e5df15ea40f5d4cb54ea78b9fe\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1upfqgl-9443f4e5df15ea40f5d4cb54ea78b9fe{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1upfqgl-9443f4e5df15ea40f5d4cb54ea78b9fe hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-65  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1tc6z0l-2b1b35fd1bc2177af691662edb8bb58a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1tc6z0l-2b1b35fd1bc2177af691662edb8bb58a 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>Asia<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1210\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/afscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-1210x423.png\" class=\"aviaccordion-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li class='aviaccordion-slide av-4ake0l-22acb267840c5f1c084ffe0d7552d4ad__4 aviaccordion-slide-5' data-av-left='66.666666666667'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a class='aviaccordion-slide-link noHover' href=\"#\"  ><div class='aviaccordion-preview av-accordion-text-center'><div class=\"aviaccordion-preview-title-pos\"><div class=\"aviaccordion-preview-title-wrap\"><div class=\"aviaccordion-preview-title\"><h3 class='aviaccordion-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Europe<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1210\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/afscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-1210x423.png\" class=\"aviaccordion-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/li><li class='aviaccordion-slide 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