Board and Committees
The Golf Québec Board of Directors is composed of ten (10) members. To contact the members of our Board of Directors, please write to: golfquebec@golfquebec.org.
Organization Chart (PDF - March 2025)
2024 Board of Directors
 François Gagnon
President
Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Parcours du Cerf
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François Gagnon holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a specialization in finance, an MBA, a law degree, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980. After a few years in banking, he joined the Québec Ministry of Finance, where he served as Assistant Deputy Minister. He then moved to Mouvement Desjardins, where he held the positions of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and President of Fiducie Desjardins before retiring.
A member of Parcours du Cerf, he joined the Golf Québec Board of Directors between 2013 and 2015, where he served as Secretary-Treasurer and sat on the Rules Committee. He then took a short break before rejoining the board in 2020, and had held the position of Vice-President since 2022.
As part of his volunteer involvement, in 2023 he sat on the Governance and Ethics Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, of which he was Chairman, and the Finance and Audit Committee. He has been a national-level referee for some fifteen years. He was a member of Golf Canada's Board of Governors and Rules Committee from 2014 to 2016. He was also a member of the Country Club of Montréal for twenty years, where he sat on various committees and was president in 2012 and 2013.
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Gisèle Carpentier
Vice-President
Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Golf Le Mirage |
Ms. Carpentier holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in human resources management and finance, and was an independent student in business law before completing certification in hospital management. She has held management positions in human resources in a number of healthcare establishments.
She joined the Fédération's Board of Directors in 2020. She has chaired the Human Resources Committee since 2021, is a member of the Volunteer Involvement Committee and contributes to handicap services.
As a member of Golf Le Mirage, she was involved in the ladies' committee and served as Captain for three years. She has set up various activities to promote participation and the development of golf among women, in addition to volunteering at numerous Golf Québec tournaments and activities. Over the past ten years, she has also sat on the Board of Directors of the Caisse du réseau de la santé as a member of the Audit Committee, the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee and as a director.
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Ève Gaudet
Secretary Appointed by the ACGQ Montcalm |
With a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations from Laval University and currently in the process of completing her MBA, Ève Gaudet is the manager and co-owner of the Montcalm Golf Club. She has been secretary of the club since 2016 and is responsible for sales and event management.
A member of the Golf Québec Board of Directors from 2012 to 2016, she served as Provincial Vice-President from 2014 to 2016. She then took a break before returning to the Board in 2019 and has served as Secretary since 2020. She is Chair of the Governance and Ethics Committee and contributes to the Table de concertation de l'industrie du golf du Québec as well as the committee responsible for reviewing the business model of our industry.
Her volunteer commitment also led her to the owners and operators of Québec golf courses, where she was a member of the ATGQ board of directors for three years before becoming President. Following a merger with the Association des directeurs généraux des clubs de golf du Québec, the ATGQ became the ACGQ. She has been the Vice-President for the past five years. She was also a Director of the Montcalm Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2014 to 2016.
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 Michel Dell’Aniello
Treasurer
Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Vallée du Richelieu |
A tax expert by profession, Michel Dell'Aniello is retired from The Seagram Company where he was Vice-President.
A member of the Golf Québec Board of Directors since 2019, he shares his expertise in finance, negotiation, and administration with us. He has served as Treasurer since 2020 and, as such, oversees the Finance and Audit Committee. He is also a national level referee who is still very active in presenting our provincial competitions.
His volunteer work has also led him to become involved with the Club de golf de la Vallée du Richelieu where he has served as Captain, Chairman of the Membership Committee, was a member of the Grounds Committee and the Nominating Committee as well as a member of the Board of Directors for nine years, including three years as Treasurer and three years as Vice-President. He was a director of the Vallée-du-Richelieu Foundation and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Indian Spring Country Club in Florida.
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 Marie-Pier Poulin-Breton
Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
La Tempête |
A member of the La Tempête golf club in the Québec City area, Ms. Poulin-Breton is the director and founder of FlexiGolf, a company whose mission is to make as many golf courses as possible accessible to golfers of all abilities. With a bachelor's degree in marketing and a master's in political science, she brings to Golf Québec's Board of Directors skills in communications, marketing, management, creation and planning of campaigns. Her volunteer experience led her to preside over a the faculty student association of the UQAM School of Management (ESG-UQAM).
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 Jean-Guy Gourdeau Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Royal Montreal
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Jean-Guy Gourdeau holds a bachelor's degree from McGill University, is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®), and is now retired. He has held senior management positions, including President of Solstice Financial Group Inc. He has over 40 years' leadership experience in governance, finance, and strategic management.
He has some thirty years' experience as a volunteer, notably with the Montréal General Hospital, where he was CEO of the Foundation for 9 years, the Montréal Holocaust Museum, the YMCA of Québec, the Foundation of Greater Montréal, the CHU Ste-Justine Foundation, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
His passion for golf dates back to his youth, when he won the Provincial Juvenile Boys' Championship at the age of 15 and the Islesmere Club Championship twice. An accomplished golfer, he now plays regularly at the Royal Montreal Golf Club and Balmoral Golf Club, as well as at the Quail Ridge Golf Club in Boynton Beach, Florida, where he spends several months each year. |
 Éric Lallier Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Country Club of Montréal
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With a law degree from Université de Montréal, Éric Lallier has been a member of the Québec Bar since 2012. He has several years' experience in the legal sector, as a lawyer specializing in labor and employment law. He has also assisted various boards of directors in managing complex situations.
His volunteer commitment has led him to contribute to various campaigns in support of Centraide, Moisson Rive-Sud, and the Fondation En Cœur, which is present throughout Québec and offers services and support to children with heart disease and their parents.
A golfer since childhood, he was inspired by Golf Québec's development mission and wants to share his passion with the next generation by introducing young people to our sport. He is a member of the Country Club of Montréal. |
 Serge Lafontaine
Appointed by the Regional Association Council
Royal Ottawa
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With a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Serge Lafontaine has been working in the digital services and solutions industry for over 25 years. He shares with us his expertise in high-tech project management, sales and marketing. Regional delegate for the Ottawa Valley (OVGA) since October 2023, he was mandated by the members of the Regional Association Council to represent them on the Golf Québec Board of Directors. A member of the Royal
Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau, he is currently Director of Junior Development
for the OVGA. Having completed the Community Coach training offered by the PGA
of Canada, he is also the manager of the Ottawa junior development team. Within
his home club, he has served as junior governor as well as a member of the
tournament and handicap committee, marketing and communications committee, and finance
committee. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Joan of Arc Academy,
Ottawa's only private bilingual school for girls.
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 Nadia Di Menna
Appointed by the NGCOA – Québec Branch
Le Versant |
President of the National Golf Course Owners Association - Québec Chapter (NGCOA), Nadia Di Menna has been involved in the golf industry for over 35 years. She is the General Manager of Le Versant located in Terrebonne, which, with its 72 holes, is the largest golf complex in Canada.
A member of Golf Québec's Board of Directors since 2023, she is a member of the Marketing and Communications Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee.
Over the years, her volunteer involvement has led her to work on a special Golf Canada committee for the implementation of a promotional campaign targeting new golfers. She is also a member of the Table de concertation de l'industrie du golf du Québec.
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Sylvain Gaudet
Appointed by the PGA of Canada - Québec Zone
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After graduating in dental technology from CÉGEP Édouard-Montpetit, he went on to hone his management skills at HEC Montréal. But his entrepreneurial streak was stronger, and he decided to take over the management of the family business instead. Now co-owner of the Montcalm Golf Club, he has been a PGA professional and head of all services to golfers since 1989, which brings him into contact with thousands of golfers every year. A member of the board of directors of the PGA of Québec since 2018, he is participating in the rebirth of the association. He is now the third president of a successful relaunch. A lifelong skiing enthusiast, he is constantly improving his technique and teaching skills. As a Level 3 Instructor with the Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance, he trains a new generation of monitors at the Val St-Côme resort.
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2024 Committees
The President and Executive Director are automatically members of all statutory and Board committees. Here is the composition of the 2024 committees.
Statutory Committees golfquebec@golfquebec.org
- Finance and Audit: Michel Dell’Aniello (Golf Québec Treasurer and Committee Chairman), Nadia Di Menna, François Gagnon.
- Governance and Ethics: Eve Gaudet (Golf Québec Secretary and Committee Chair), Marie-Pier Poulin-Breton, Louise Patry, Guylaine Sirois, François Gagnon, Jean-Pierre Beaulieu.
- Human Resources: Gisèle Carpentier (Golf Québec Vice-President and Committee Chair), David Tremblay, François Gagnon.
Board Committees golfquebec@golfquebec.org
- Strategic Planning: David Tremblay (Committee Chairman), Marie-Pier Poulin-Breton, Serge Lafontaine, François Gagnon.
- Volunteer Involvement: Denis Loiselle (Committee Chairman), Gisèle Carpentier, Dany Tremblay, François Gagnon, Guylaine Sirois.
Ad Hoc Committee golfquebec@golfquebec.org
- Nominating for the 2025 elections: Louise Patry (Committee Chair), Sonia Houde, Denis Loiselle, Mario Bouchard (ACGQ), Anne Rogerson (PGA of Canada - Québec Zone).
Operational Committees (under the Executive Director)
- Marketing and Communications:
communications@golquebec.org - Rules: schainey@golfquebec.org
- Course Rating:
evaluations@golfquebec.org - Handicap: handicap@golfquebec.org
Independant Committees golfquebec@golfquebec.org