Akira has been passionate about communities and the environment ever since understanding the intersections between social justice, diet and the environment. They worked previously for a zero waste non for profit and also spent some time being the sustainability executive for their Concordia Student Union allowing them to develop a diverse background in communications, design, education and community organizing. In her downtime you can find her Duolingo-ing one of her many spoken languages, reading a book on social justice or baking a vegan delicacy! She values making education -of any sort- clear and accessible to all and hopes to develop and understand more methods on how to do so through her work and community organizing.
Alejandra Pérez
Behind-the-scenes and on-the-scenes, Alejandra plans, organizes and animates in the collective gardens. She sees food as our medicine and gardening as a way to share knowledge and build and transform community. While she loves languages and bike maintenance, her ideal Friday night involves cooking with friends, making music or reading.
Bérénice works in food supply so that all of our programs benefit from delicious local produce. Her great passion in life is eating, which has forced her to learn to cook. When she is neither cooking nor eating, which is rare, she loves music and reading.
Our director of development, Bonnie Soutar, has retired. We are working hard to find an adequate replacement for the role. Therefore, in order to support any questions and requests directed at development, we ask that you, temporarily, redirect all inquiries to info@depotmtl.org
Caitlin works with the Food Skills team to make sure programs are running smoothly, and coordinates the twice-weekly Community Meal Program. In her spare time she hikes, swims, gardens, and reads, all the while dreaming of databases. Every time she wishes her life was more exciting, a piece of kitchen equipment falls apart.
Mother of two, Carole-Anne holds a degree in Agronomy from McGill University. She chose urban agriculture as a way of improving people’s quality of life through the creation of edible spaces in cities. In her free time, she enjoys mountain treks and, surprise, gardening!
Dahlia coordinates our after-school cooking workshops, sharing her passion for all things food. In her spare time, Dahlia loves nothing more than to lose herself in a good book, however, she is content just to garden, knit or spoil her cats. And also share a meal with friends.
Daniel is interested in innovative solutions to social problems and believes meaningful collaboration is the key to success. Prior to coming to The Depot, he worked as a consultant for social economy projects in Montreal and abroad. He loves to travel, but maybe a bit less these days since it involves an absurd amount of luggage for his growing family.
Our Good Food Market Coordinator Dimitri has moved on to the next step in their path and we wish him well! The Depot will be hiring a new coordinator come spring. In the meantime please refer all market questions to Anna Lyon.
Daniel Roy
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Food Sourcing and Distribution Manager
Food Sourcing and Distribution Manager
Daniel is currently on leave, and is being replaced by Nico Braesch.
James Barrington
James is the community chef with The Depot’s community meal program. He oversees the production of over 400 meals a week made by volunteers. James came to The Depot after a decade of work in the industry, from hotels to catering, and has experience in a wide array of different types of cuisine. His passion is food made with anything you grew yourself.
Jen guides The Depot on all things nutrition and supports the Food Skills team’s extensive programming across NDG. She is passionate about the importance of access to healthy whole foods and the role they play in promoting overall health and wellness in our community. In her free time, Jen loves to enjoy the outdoors with her family.
Julie manages the Depot’s volunteer program. Experienced in community development and public policy, she is passionate about building better, more equitable communities and strengthening our collective social programs. When she isn’t buried under volunteer schedules, Julie enjoys sharing cromulent meals with her family and quoting Simpsons episodes.
With a decade of experience growing urban agriculture and food security initiatives, Kim contributes planning, operational and evaluation support to the Depot’s programs. She is passionate about food’s capacity to connect us to each other and the environment, and how it reflects culture and politics. In a parallel life Kim is a painter with a passion for music, cooking, gardening, biking and travel adventures.
Marguerite Kinfack
Marguerite has had several careers in rural development, international cooperation, capacity development and training. She gets a kick out of community development. Now, at The Depot, she carries out functions in administration, finance and human resource management.
Marie collects eclectic passions, like the poly histors of old, and is thrilled about new experiences. While offering administrative assistance at The Depot, they help ensure that the organization runs smoothly with meticulous detail work and creative solutions to unexpected problems. In their free time, they repaint and reinvent toys, support their favorite causes, and grow enriching relationships with people and cats,
Natalie is a registered dietitian that not only sees food as a means of building health, but also as an incredibly powerful community builder! In her downtime – if she’s not baking up a storm – she’s pulling out her ukulele or curling to a good ol’ rom-com.
Believing that our society needs a revolution, Nicolas does his part by furthering the Depot’s mission and strengthening local distribution networks within our communities. When not selling fruits and vegetables, he takes care of his family, drinks apple juice and daydreams about being a pop singer.
Simone helps with streamlining and improving administrative processes at the Depot, with a specific focus on how to better use digital tools. In her spare time, she likes reading good books and eating delicious food!
Susan collaborates directly with Depot participants, volunteers and staff – building community, animating programs, sharing resources, making referrals and giving individual support around food insecurity and other issues. When not visiting her home planet, she hangs out in the woods dancing with the flower fairies and tree elves.
Summer Youth
This year, Adelaida Loreto Urdaneta, Alexis Monarque, Barbara Saldana, Leah Friedman, Rashid Hamza, Rokiya Ékoué, Wendy Dong and Xin Yue Liu are working in distribution, preparing meals in our kitchen, staffing our Good Food Markets, working in the gardens, supporting the administrative team, and more! Each summer, our youth hires are an essential part of our team, contributing their strengths to our programs while building up their experience and transferable job skills.
This year, Adelaida Loreto Urdaneta, Alexis Monarque, Barbara Saldana, Leah Friedman, Rashid Hamza, Rokiya Ékoué, Wendy Dong and Xin Yue Liu are working in distribution, preparing meals in our kitchen, staffing our Good Food Markets, working in the gardens, supporting the administrative team, and more! Each summer, our youth hires are an essential part of our team, contributing their strengths to our programs while building up their experience and transferable job skills.
Food Skills Facilitators
Our Food Skills Facilitators are a committed group of chefs, nutritionists, teachers, and students who have in common their passion for cooking and sharing healthy food with our community members. You’ll find them running the show in all our Community Kitchen and Boîte à Lunch workshops!
Our Food Skills Facilitators are a committed group of chefs, nutritionists, teachers, and students who have in common their passion for cooking and sharing healthy food with our community members. You’ll find them running the show in all our Community Kitchen and Boîte à Lunch workshops!
Ça Pousse! Facilitators
Our Ça Pousse! team works hard to build new gardens and offer workshops and garden sessions to students, seniors, and the Montreal community at large. Through our Ça Pousse! projects we improve the urban ecosystem, promote health and wellness, and use the power of growing food to connect people to their environment and each other.
Our Ça Pousse! team works hard to build new gardens and offer workshops and garden sessions to students, seniors, and the Montreal community at large. Through our Ça Pousse! projects we improve the urban ecosystem, promote health and wellness, and use the power of growing food to connect people to their environment and each other.
