Halah Al-Ubaidi , immigrated to Canada in 1998 , speaks English , French and Arabic, has as a bachelor's degree in Chemical engineering, a Master’s degree in environmental engineering from Baghdad university and a Master’s degree in Urban planning from McGill University. Halah's interest in community development started in 1995 through her work with a non for profit organizations in Jordan.

Halah started working with the Council as a community organizer in 2005, she became the Director of the Council in 2010, leading the organization with a very competitive and dedicated team of Board and Staff and in collaboration with a strong and a multilevel network of organizations, active residents and involved partners.

- Outreach and mobilization of residents at Sherbrook forest and Benny farm
- Funding
- Membership
- Tax Clinic

Julie Cormier works at the NDG Community Council as a community worker since May 2017. She is in charge of the Tax Clinics as well as the information and referral kiosks and the  outreach with the residents of Benny Farm. She also does administrative and financial tasks in the office.

 

Julie graduated College in Arts in 2002 and in Social Science in 2005. After a break to take care of her family, she went back to school and is currently finishing her bachelor degree in administration.

- Sectors: Benny Farm and Fielding -Walkley
- Arts & Culture Table (Coordination)

Community organizer for Benny Farm and Fielding Walkley, chair of the Arts & Culture Table. 

Sharon Sweeney has worked for the NDG Community council since 2013. She is the community Organizer for the neighbourhood in which she lives - Benny Farm. Sharon was able to create an Art Hive within the Sherbrooke Forest housing complex and prior to COVID hosts an annual art exhibit highlighting the residents of the area. 

Sharon started out as a partner of the Council but has been full-time staff since September 2013. Sharon has been part of many components of the Council’s work from outreach and mobilizing to creating a long-term audit on the heat islands around Fielding-Walkley.

Through her role at the Arts & Culture Table, she has supported artists and is currently creating a comprehensive calendar. 

Sharon studied Community Recreational Leadership Training at Dawson College and is currently enrolled at Concordia University completing her Bachelor of Arts Major in Urban Studies.

Coordinatrice de la Coalition pour la sécurité alimentaire
Liaison en matière de recherche avec le Collège Dawson

Rachel travaille au Conseil Communautaire de NDG en tant qu'Organisatrice Communautaire depuis 2019. Elle coordonne la Coalition pour la sécurité alimentaire, et agit également à titre de Liaison en matière de Recherche entre le Conseil Communautaire et le Pôle de Recherche sur la Justice Alimentaire et la Durabilité du Collège Dawson. 

Rachel est doctorante à l'université Concordia, où elle étudie l'Anthropologie. Elle termine actuellement un travail de terrain avec Transition NDG, en se concentrant particulièrement sur la résilience personnelle et de quartier.

• Community Mobilizer: mobilization of NDG residents
• Coordination of Table 0-5
• Agente de Milieu for Senior HLMs

Emily Villeneuve is a community worker for the NDG Community council where she mobilizes residents of the Westhaven and Saint-Raymond Sectors of NDG. She is also the Volunteer coordinator managing the second language conversation groups & the Bénévolat NDG Volunteer Facebook page.

Emily started out as an intern for the council providing the tenants information service during her studies in Social Services at Dawson College. She was hired in the spring of 2017, where she started knocking on residents doors, promoting activities and services in the neighborhood. By the fall, the Resident Community Dinners started where all are welcome to join in to share a meal and meet their neighbors!

• Coordination de Tech-Savvy 
• Coordination de Community Connectors 
• Agente de milieu au HLM Saint-Raymond pour aînés
• Outreach 
• Coordination de la page Instagram 

-Table de concertation jeunesse NDG
- Plan stratégique communautaire de NDG

Marie-Charles Boivin est responsable du plan stratégique de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Elle aide à la création et la réalisation du processus qui permettra à la communauté de NDG de se rapprocher de la réalisation de ses rêves. Marie-Charles travaille également pour la Table de concertation jeunesse NDG comme coordonnatrice.

Marie-Charles a un baccalauréat en anthropologie de l’Université de Montréal et une maîtrise en Études Urbaines du Centre Urbanisation, culture et société de l’INRS. Elle a aussi participé à la formation Leadership rassembleur offerte par Dynamo en 2018.

“It is easy to share my impressions of the NDG Community Council after eight and a half years of work as a volunteer here. What stands out first is the quality of the interpersonal relationships both among the Council staff themselves and with the public. The Council responds to the needs of clients in a remarkable way. Highlights of this response include housing, community resources, the tax clinic, etc.
It is important to also thank the other community organisations of NDG for the cooperation they give to both the Council and the general public. It seems to me that since the start of my volunteering I have acquired the knowledge and ability to manage the multiple requests that we receive. Thank you, NDG Community Council”

- Website development & support 
- Newsletter support
- Social Media support

With NDG Community Council since 2013.
BAC in Computer Science.
20 years of experience from "software development" till "web development & online marketing".
You can contact me in English, French, Russian. I learn Spanish now.

NDG Resident - since 2008.
Woman Entrepreneur with head office in NDG - since 2010.
Volunteer, Founder & Vice-President of non-profit Montreal Business Women's Club (NDG Community Council organizational member)- since 2014.

I am proud to be a part of the NDG Community

- Strategic Plan
Reza Moafi has a Ph.D. degree in Cultural Management and planning from SRBIAU, Iran. From 2008 to 2020 he has been the cultural consultant to the Tehran city council and municipality working on many research projects such as social impact assessment. Reza started working with the council as a community organizer in 2022 where he mobilizes residents of the Westhaven sector of NDG. He is also a team member of NDG's strategic plan for 2022-2026.