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Category Archives: Meet our Staff

Odette McCarthy | Executive Director

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omccarthy[at]equitas.org (514) 954-0382, poste 234 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Odette (she/her) joined the Equitas team in June 2020 as Executive Director. She has over 25 years of experience in international cooperation as a gender equality advisor and [...]

Hudson Michel | Program Officer, Haiti

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hmichel[at]equitas.org (514) 954-0382 666 Sherbrooke W - Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Hudson joined the Equitas team in March 2020 as a Program Officer, Haiti. He has more than 15 years of experience in the development field, particularly in institutional strengthening, advisory support [...]

Ariane Lagacé | Communications and Community Senior Officer

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alagace[at]equitas.org 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Ariane (she) joined the Equitas team in March 2020 as a Communications and Development Coordinator, was appointed Communications and Community Officer in 2022 and as a Senior Officer in 2024. Previously Membership [...]

Claire-Anse Saint-Éloi | Program Officer

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Claire-Anse Saint-Éloi | Program Officer 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7       Claire-Anse joined the Equitas team in March 2020 as Program Officer. She holds a D.E.S.S. in Public Relations and Communications Management from McGill University and a B.A. in International Studies from Université de Montréal. Concerned with questions […]

Libertad Benito Torres | Senior Gender Advisor

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lbtorres[at]equitas.org (514) 954-0382, poste 202 666 Sherbrooke Ouest - Suite 1100 Montréal, Québec, H3A 1E7 Equitas reconnaît notre bureau est situé en territoire Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) non-cédé. Libertad joined the Equitas team in March 2020 as a Gender Advisor, then became Senior Gender Advisor in 2023. Before joining the team, Libertad previously worked for the Center [...]

Amanda Siino| Program Officer, Canada

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Amanda Siino | Program Officer, Canada (514) 954-0382, ext. 243 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7     Amanda (she/her) joined the Equitas team in December 2019 as a Program Officer, Canada. She supports building inclusive communities in Canada through the coordination and realization of the youth-centered Speaking Rights Program. Before joining […]

Annie Pettigrew | Senior Human Rights Education Advisor

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apettigrew[at]equitas.org 666 Sherbrooke West - Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Annie has been an education specialist with Equitas since 2006. Since joining Equitas, she has been involved in Canadian programs for children and youth, including Play It fair and Speaking Rights, and the [...]

Micheli Werner | Education Specialist

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Micheli Werner |Education Specialist (514) 954-0382, ext. 257 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7     Micheli joined Equitas’ education department in January 2018 as the education specialist assigned to the Strengthening Human Rights Education Globally project being implemented in Tanzania. As of September 2019, Micheli has been supporting the implementation […]

Andrea Velghe | Human Rights Education Advisor

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avelghe[at]equitas.org 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Andrea (she/her) joined the Equitas team in December 2019 as an Education Specialist for the Kenya project on women’s empowerment. Prior to joining Equitas, she has taught internationally in Hong Kong, Switzerland, [...]

Ināra Klaiše| Program Officer, IHRTP

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Ināra Klaiše | Program Officer, IHRTP (514) 954-0382, ext. 225 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7     Ināra joined Equitas in November 2019 as Program Officer for Equitas’ International Human Rights Training Program. Previously, she worked as an independent consultant on various research projects relating to issues in international migration […]