Our Team

Niamh Devaney

Executive Director
margolegault@literacyquebec.org

Niamh Devaney

Community Development,
​Communications, and Outreach Coordinator
ndevaney@literacyquebec.org​

Peter Morgan

Communications Specialist
communications@literacyquebec.org

Laura Thompson

Operations Manager
​​laurathompson@literacyquebec.org

Kelly Castiel

Project Manager
Partnerships and Community Granting
kellycastiel@literacyquebec.org

Jaimie Cudmore - Podcast Co-Host
jaimiecudmore@literacyquebec.org

​Chris Shee - Podcast Co-Host
chrisshee@literacyquebec.org

Our Board of Directors

Joy Fyckes - President
Joy has 28 years experience as executive director in the not for profit/charity field. She has been the Executive Director of RECLAIM since 2004.
Education: BA specialization in ECE, Quebec teaching diploma, Certificate in management, Certificate in legal practices.  
Past board experience: treasurer of the AECEQ for 15 years, treasurer of LVQ from 2005-2011. Joy is currently a member of the steering committee of the Anglo family council.

Wendy Seys - Vice President
Wendy has been a practitioner in the field of adult literacy for over 25 years both provincially and nationally. She is the Executive Director of the Yamaska Literacy Council, a community-based literacy provider in the Eastern Townships and has served on the board of Literacy Quebec. She has an MA in Educational Studies from Concordia University

Michèle Gagnon - Secretary 
Michèle has a background in community development and program coordination in the not-for-profit sector. She is the Executive Director of the Western Quebec Literacy Council.

Eric Aubry - Treasurer
Eric is a Chartered Professional Accountant with experience in the fields of auditing, taxation and financial reporting. He is currently the Financial Controller for a family investment office based in Montreal, Quebec.

Sia Spanoudakis - Director of Human Resources and Policy
Sia is Senior Manager, Customer Service and Partner Support in Investment Operations, at the National Bank of Canada.  She recently joined National Bank in April 2018.  Prior to this, she was at Manulife Financial, where she was responsible for Client Services in the Group Benefits & Retirement sector.  Sia joined Manulife through the Standard Life acquisition, where she was AVP, Customer Contact Center, in Customer Experience.  She was responsible for developing a consolidated national contact center embedded with longer term strategic vision while promoting a customer centric vision within the organization. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Concordia University, and has also pursued courses in Pension Trust Services and CEBS.​