I am an Ashoka fellow, social innovator, a system mover and a Doctoral researcher at Utrecht University.  I have more than 17 years of experience in the global  sustainability and fashion field, working in particular with a lens of Just transition, circular practices, social impact and gender equality. With a systems-thinking mindset, I have worked in several countries including (The Netherlands, Spain, Bolivia,India, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Mali and Thailand) connecting producers and consumers, governments and academic institutions to co-create a more sustainable and just industry.  Currently I'm pursuing a  Doctoral research on Circular Economy and social Impacts,  to find evidence of social impact in the apparel value chain and how can companies and policymakers in the sector can reduce the asymmetry between social and environmental impacts toward a  Just and transformative transition of improved working conditions and well-being for all workers and greater circularity practices in the sector.

 I have   co-authored three book chapters around social impact, Justice  and Circular Economy in the sector and have published three peer reviewed scientific articles and three white papers on the subject too.  I founded and directed   FEM International and ETHIK Eco design hub two pioneer international initiatives established in Montreal, that over more than 13 years contributed to building a more sustainable fashion culture. 

Highlights of my  previous work include:

-MUTREC: I was the instigator to create along with several educational institutions, Canada’s first multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder initiative to find concrete solutions to the textile waste problem in Quebec.

-ETHIKA 2018: Canadian first market study of the Canadian Sustainable Fashion Ecosystem. 

-SFD: the Sustainable Fashion Day and Modethik. Two initiatives  with the Montréal Fashion week, that over ten years contributed to building a sustainable Industry in Quebec.

-ETHIK Eco design hub: First  Incubator of ethical fashion businesses in Canada (2009-2018).

-Another Fashion of Engagement/ Un Autre MODE d’agir: a bilingual ( English/French) primary and secondary educational toolkit to stimulate eco-citizenship skills in youth through the lens of the global apparel industry and its impacts.

Awards:
-Ashoka Globalizer Fabric of Change (2017)

-Mention of Honor for her engagement to contribute to gender and environment. Quebec Network of Women and Environment (2014)

-Equiterre’s list of 12 Women committed to the environment (2013)

-Ashoka Fellow(2011)

-Commitment to Sustainability; -Coup Coeur Latin-American Chamber of Commerce in Quebec (2009)