Who we are

Bruno Gauthier is a neuropsychologist with a master's degree and a doctorate in neuropsychology from the Université du Québec à Montréal. He has practiced as a clinical neuropsychologist and research associate for more than 10 years in private practice and in the public health network, at the Montreal Children's Hospital and the Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies.

A professor since 2014 in the Department of Psychology at the University of Montreal, he established the Laboratory for Studies in Child and Adolescent Neuropsychology (LÉNEA) to help fill the need for clinical tools to effectively assess and intervene with TALAN.

He has been fully involved in the field of neuropsychology and neurodevelopmental disorders for many years, both in research and in clinical and teaching activities. He has authored and co-authored several papers and presented at various professional and scientific conferences. He established the TALAN Foundation to continue to contribute to the development of clinical neuropsychology and to give concrete expression to his commitment to student life.

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Corinne D'Amours has a degree in elementary and preschool teaching from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and has been working in the field for 20 years. She is also the mother of two children.

Her various experiences in the field with children from different backgrounds and with different problems have led her to question the direct and indirect impact she can have on the development of children and their learning. She is constantly seeking to diversify her teaching and intervention methods with students with learning disabilities.

Corinne became involved with the TALAN Foundation to help bridge the gap between research and the school community, and because she believes that research will shed new light on effective teaching methods and will certainly make life easier for people living with TALAN, their parents and the school community around them.

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A graduate of Laval University in public communications, Line's career path has given her the opportunity to work with non-profit organizations, where she has acquired expertise in philanthropic management. She has worked in communications and financial development for various charities and foundations for 25 years.

Now Executive Director of the PalliAmi Foundation, she draws on her extensive experience with NPOs and does not hesitate to use her expertise to find innovative solutions to meet the constant evolutionary needs of organizations.

Expressive, creative and very versatile, she takes human relations to heart. As the mother of a young child with TALAN, she understands the concerns and challenges faced by parents of children with disabilities and her involvement with the TALAN Foundation is further enhanced by her personal and professional motivations.

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Alexandra holds a BAC in Business Administration and a DESS from HEC Montreal, and is a CPA with the Ordre des CPA du Québec. With nearly 10 years of combined experience in accounting firms and technology start-ups, Alexandra masters the various functions of a company and knows how to navigate in constantly changing environments. She has developed her skills in governance and risk management as well as solidified her knowledge of accounting processes and internal controls. As Treasurer, Alexandra wishes to use her professional expertise to support the Foundation in its mission and participate in its outreach. She wishes to contribute to a cause that touches her and thus have an impact on society and especially on people living with ALS.

Dr. Verreault holds a master's degree and a doctorate in psychology and is a psychologist and university lecturer. She has been a member of the team of clinicians associated with research at the Attention Deficit Disorders Clinic at Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies for over ten years.

Dr. Verreault is the author of research papers, scientific publications and book chapters on ADHD. She is the co-author of an intervention program aimed at improving the adaptation of young people with ADHD aged 6 to 12 and their families (Collection Multi-Propulsions) published by Éditions Chenelière Éducation.

Since the beginning of her career as a psychologist in 2003, she has always had at heart the development of best practices with youth and their families. She has a wealth of experience in assessment and intervention with children and adolescents, their families and their various living environments (school, social). Over the years, Dr. Verreault has developed a clinical expertise in various problems, such as attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety, relational, behavioral and depressive disorders. Her involvement in the Foundation is in line with her conviction that together we can make a difference in the daily lives of people with ADHD.

With a professional master's degree in speech-language pathology, a DESS in management of health and social services organizations from the University of Montreal's School of Public Health and a DESS in organizational development from Laval University, Cimon presents a profile of a rehabilitation professional and a professional manager.

After starting his professional practice at CHU Sainte-Justine with toddlers and their families, Cimon practiced school-based speech therapy with adolescents at École Vanguard. For almost 9 years, he has developed a diversified speech therapy practice in private practice in collaboration with a multidisciplinary clinic that he co-founded to offer direct services to the population for the well-being and inclusion of youth with special needs. 

Cimon seeks to implement ways to improve the social and professional inclusion of young and old with neurodevelopmental disorders. Its involvement in the TALAN Foundation becomes an additional means to innovate for the benefit of a more inclusive society.