Team

About Us

Our Team

Our team is passionate, dynamic, and complementary.

But Accès Microcrédit Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine is much more than that! AMCGÎM is also a network of volunteers involved in and dedicated to the development of entrepreneurship throughout Gaspésie and Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Don’t hesitate to contact us. We will be happy to answer your questions and help you develop your project. In fact, AMCGÎM offers a multitude of services, such as:

But Accès Microcrédit Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine is much more than that! AMCGÎM is also a network of volunteers involved in and dedicated to the development of entrepreneurship throughout Gaspésie and Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Don’t hesitate to contact us. We will be happy to answer your questions and help you develop your project. In fact, AMCGÎM offers a multitude of services, such as:

  • Follow-up and local support (free);
  • Support and information for business start-ups (free);
  • Access credit of up to $20,000.

   Yan Tremblay

Executive Director – Analyst
info@amcgim.org

Audrey Morand

Development Officer 
audreymorand@amcgim.org

Léonard Arsenault

Development agent
leonardarsenault@amcgim.org

Our board of directors

Our board of directors, composed of volunteer administrators, has a wealth of rich and varied experiences. In fact, they actively contribute to making our organization a player at the heart of socio-economic development issues in Gaspésie and Îles-de-la-Madeleine. We would like to thank them for their involvement and expertise in the business sector of our beautiful region.

Marina Desaulniers

Ex-Entrepreneur, Boulangerie du Coin
President

Sophie Desormeaux

Account Director, Desjardins
Secretary-Treasurer

Danielle Perreault

Entrepreneur, Danielle Perreault Prothèses capillaires et mammaires
Administrator

Mélanie Langlois

Entrepreneur, Libraire Liber
Administrator

Éric Guénette

Teacher Accounting ang Management, CEGEP de la Gaspésie et des Îles
Vice President

Myriam Binette

Entrepreneur, Owner, Fleuriste Binette & Filles
Administrator

Audrey Keating

Commissioner Development and Partnerships, La Vague
Administrator

Our investment committees

Investment committees are at the heart of community credit. In addition, these committees are a unique feature of AMCGÎM compared to other financial support organizations in the region. In fact, each promoter who applies for funding from the organization must present their project to the investment committee.

Each territory (MRC) has its own community investment committee. Composed of entrepreneurs, stakeholders in the socio-economic sector and individuals with a passion for entrepreneurship, the role of these committees is at the very heart of Accès Microcrédit Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine’s activities and the financing it offers. In fact, these are the people who analyze the loan applications submitted to us. With their experience, expertise and knowledge of the community, these people are in the best position to understand the realities and issues related to starting a business in their community.

MRC Avignon-Bonaventure
  • Marie-Ève Maltais (Entrepreneur, owner RH2O)
  • Jennifer Hayes (Entrepreneur, co-owner Fermes PineCrest)
  • Louis-Franck Valade (Entrepreneur, co-owner Le Naufrageur)
  • Corinne Pedneault (Co-General Manager, CIRADD)
  • Sabrina Leblanc (Accounting, Co-owner Leblanc Groupe Comptable)
MRC Rocher-Percé
  • Olivier Poulin (Entrepreneur, owner 132 Prod)
  • Andrée Bernier (Entrepreneur, owner Mercerie Lemercier)
  • Stéphane Clavet (Entrepreneur, Sport Élite Sport Excellence) 
  • Kim Duffy (Finance Director, Ville de Chandler)
  • Jean-Simon Audet (Entrepreneur, owner Mich Café)
MRC Haute-Gaspésie
  • Ghislain Lévesque (retired entrepreneur)
  • Carl Pelletier (entrepreneur, co-owner Couleur Chocolat)
  • Frederick Deroy (former entrepreneur)
  • Marie-Andrée St-Pierre (entrepreneur, co-owner Marie 4 poches)
  • Olivier Bergeron (entrepreneur, Jardins des Gourmands, COOP du CAP)
MRC Côte-de-Gaspé
  • Sara Chrétien (economic Development Advisor, Ministry of Economy)
  • Sophie Bourdages (development Officer, SADC de Gaspé)
  • Simon Poirier (entrepreneur, owner restaurant Brise-Bise)
  • Julie Plourde (entrepreneur)
  • Marie-Christine Côté (notary, co-owner de Simard, Côté, Monette notaires Inc.)
Magdalen Islands
  • Rachelle Clark (socio-economic development officer , CAMI)
  • Jessica Goodwin (Entrepreneur, co-owner Goodwin Fiberglass)
  • Jean-Michel Leblanc (administrator, Caisse Desjardins des Ramées)
  • Line Bouffard (Entrepreneur, project manager)