Alain Spitzer
Executive Director Alain was born and raised in Montreal. After completing his education in 2000 (Trinity College, Ireland), he joined the staff at the Salvation Army booth Centre in downtown Montreal. He has spent the last 12 years working with Montreal’s less fortunate (the homeless, those suffering from mental illness & substance abuse) and been…
Lysanne Picard
Creative Art Program Cordinator Lysanne has been working in the St-James art room since 2011. She graduated with a BFA from Concordia University in 2009 and in 2013 she completed a graduate degree focusing on drawing and relational art practices. She has been teaching and facilitating community art workshops for several organisations and institutions (Innovation Youth, Galerie Stewart Hall, EMSB) since 2009. Lysanne is passionate about…
Lisa Zimanyi
Intervention Worker & Volunteer Coordinator Intervention worker Lisa was born and raised in Montreal. After studying anthropology at McGill, she volunteered abroad in a garbage slum and opted to pursue her studies in social work at the Université de Montréal. A volunteer at Dans La Rue, homelessness is a cause close to her heart. She…
Antonella Pagano
Antonella Pagano has been a volunteer at St James since 2007, and a staff member since 2010. Antonella‘s relationship with art started at the tender age of eight when her mother enrolled her at the Académie des Beaux Arts at the request of her elementary school teacher. As an entrepreneur, her affinity for aesthetics continued as she coordinated the art department of Tye-Sil, the largest greeting…
Amanda Dore
Amanda is an intervention worker at St-James. Amanda worked for 5 years as one of the lead animators at a day centre for adults with developmental disabilities. It was during that time that she realized her passion for helping others and she began her studies in Special Care Counselling at Vanier College. Amanda did her final…
Matt Kerr
Community Worker
Board of Directors
Sarah Berry (Chair) Carolyn Cronk (Treasurer) Shawn Parker (Secretary) Jocelyn Dube (Administrator) James Falconer (Administrator) Tolulope Ilesanmi (Administrator) Amy Vincent (Administrator) Erin Hogg (Administrator) Joe Donohue (Administrator) Kenny Proute (Administrator) Richard Tock (Administrator)