Who We Are

About Us

Connexions links the English-speaking community of the Outaouais to health and social services by:

  • Fostering community links with public and community health and social services organizations.
  • Providing information and referrals to community members.
  • Actively supporting research and awareness on the needs of the community.
  • Developing and delivering health promotion programs and activities.
  • Promoting access through partnerships and representation.

Our Mission

Connexions Resource Centre promotes the health, social wellbeing and vitality of the English-speaking community through empowerment, participation and collaboration within the Outaouais.​

Our Vision

A strong, inclusive, healthy English-speaking community; recognized, interconnected, and contributing to the vitality of the Outaouais.

Our Values

Compassion: We serve with kindness and care.
Integrity: We hold ourselves and each other to high ethical standards.
Accountability: We are responsible to each other, our community, and those who support us.
Collaboration: We work with our community and partners to fulfill our mission.
Resourcefulness: We adapt, innovate, and strive for excellence.
Inclusion: We create spaces of belonging where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Awards

Special Partnership Award for 2015

Awarded by the Centres jeunesse de l’Outaouais (CJO). Connexions was recognized for its key role in informing CJO about the needs of anglophones, supporting the translation of resources for parents and guiding CJO to obtain funding to improve services for English-speaking clients.

10-Year CHSSN-NPI Recognition Award

Awarded by the Community Health and Social Sevices Community (CHSSN). Marks Connexions’ 10-year milestone in the NPI program.

Board of Directors

John Mynott

President

Eldon Keon

Vice-President

Kevin Drysdale

Secretary

Adriana Saenz

Treasurer

Monica McGuire

Director

Sean Scott

Director

Our Staff

Danielle Lanyi, Executive Director

Cary O’Brien, Senior Advisor to the Executive Director

Andréanne Philion, Executive Assistant

Shelley Heaphy, Community Programs Coordinator (Pontiac)

Ève Jutras, Community Programs Coordinator (MRC des Collines)

Michelle Smulders, Community Programs Coordinator

Krish Sundaram, Facilitator

Lise Amin, Community Programs Coordinator

Marquis Bureau, Community Programs Coordinator

Céline Côté, Community Programs Coordinator

Diane Wheatley, Community Programs Coordinator