Our team

Partners for success

Thanks to their complimentary expertise, our team of professionals can provide you with proper and effective support at any stage of your business’ growth.

Sherbrooke Innopole

Sylvain Durocher

M. Sc., MBA

Executive Director

819 821-5577 ext. 122

Sylvain Durocher

M. Sc., MBA

Executive Director

819 821-5577 ext. 122

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Line Breault

Administrative Services Agent

819 821-5577 ext. 105

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Line Breault

Administrative Services Agent

819 821-5577 ext. 105

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Line is discreet by nature. She tackles mountains of numbers and prepares month ends with resolve, in a superb work environment.

Passions: hiking, horticulture, travelling, and family

Entreprendre Sherbrooke

Martine Courtemanche

Head of Industrial and Technological Development | Life Sciences and Micro-nanotechnologies

819 239-6850
819 563-1144 ext. 504

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Martine Courtemanche

Head of Industrial and Technological Development | Life Sciences and Micro-nanotechnologies

819 239-6850
819 563-1144 ext. 504

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With her numerous combinations of expertise: Science & business, pharmaceuticals & medical technologies, start-ups & expansions, marketing & financing… Martine is a detective on the search for contacts, and for creative and pragmatic solutions.

Passions: reading detective novels, cooking appetizers and desserts, discovering new regions

Josiane Guay

Digital Communications Advisor

819 563-1144 ext. 203

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Josiane Guay

Digital Communications Advisor

819 563-1144 ext. 203

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Josiane is a multidisciplinary acrobat, always juggling social networks, the web, writing, graphic design, logistics…, and the unexpected, with creativity, efficiency, and effectiveness.

Passions: travelling, reading, discovering, cooking… and eating well and slo-w-ly

Julie Lachapelle

Executive Assistant

819 563-1144 ext. 107

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Julie Lachapelle

Executive Assistant

819 563-1144 ext. 107

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Julie is the team’s most senior member; she knows all of the organization’s greatest secrets. She is the “specialist” when it comes to complicated puzzles to solve, like agenda management, and meeting organization.

Passions: family, volleyball, golf, walking, patio-BBQ-pool (to relax of course!)

Jean-Marie LeVasseur

CD, B. Sc., MBA

Senior Industrial Development Advisor

819 563-1144 ext. 505

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Jean-Marie LeVasseur

CD, B. Sc., MBA

Senior Industrial Development Advisor

819 563-1144 ext. 505

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Jean-Marie is a long-distance runner with an adventurous spirit. Curious about nature, he is passionate about emerging technologies and their impact on the sustainability of organizations. He can often be found in his workshop repairing just about anything in his fight against obsolescence…

Passions: his grandchildren, piloting, coaching teenagers, curling, and hiking

Christine Poulin

Strategic Communications Consultant

819 563-1144 ext. 204

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Christine Poulin

Strategic Communications Consultant

819 563-1144 ext. 204

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Christine is a communications artist. With poetry and flair, she sculpts ambitious projects from A to Z– from events to videos, including their design and marketing… all at the same time.

Passions: music, photography, movies, cooking, family!

Service du développement économique – Ville de Sherbrooke

Jérémy Laplante-Chapdelaine

M. Sc.

Special Projects Manager

819 475-0952

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Jérémy Laplante-Chapdelaine

M. Sc.

Special Projects Manager

819 475-0952

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Jérémy is a team player who likes to analyze the game. His understanding of complex issues and his innovative strategies allow him to think outside the box when developing new initiatives. His competitive side pushes entrepreneurs to surpass themselves. 

Passions: soccer, football, cycling, video games, board games, travel 

Anne-Marie Côté

Students and Graduates Retention and Attraction

819 678-6448

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Anne-Marie Côté

Students and Graduates Retention and Attraction

819 678-6448

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Anne-Marie is a very wise person. She informs, supports, and advises students from all disciplines on their way to exciting careers in Sherbrooke, by providing them with tools to success. Nothing pertaining to employability and education escapes her; she is also a master of acronyms.

Passions: music, cheesy old stuff, acronyms, and her son

Myriam Gagnon-Couture

M. Sc., CHRP

Talent Attraction and Retention

581 997-9976

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Myriam Gagnon-Couture

M. Sc., CHRP

Talent Attraction and Retention

581 997-9976

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Myriam tackles labour issues as a seasoned rock climber would climb a wall. She brims with creativity when it’s time to search for innovative solutions to a talent shortage. A globetrotter, she goes all around the world to find the best candidates.

Passions: travelling, cooking and winemaking, climbing

Benjamin Gauthier

B. Env.

Professional Agent in Circular Economy and Eco-responsible Practices

819 674-6541

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Benjamin Gauthier

B. Env.

Professional Agent in Circular Economy and Eco-responsible Practices

819 674-6541

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Benjamin is at the service of the environment, nothing matters more to him than to bring change to the current system, one industrial symbiosis at a time! One person’s waste can become another’s raw material.

Passions: video games, board games, evenings around a campfire, and exploring new places

Gabriel Leclerc

Eng., MEnv

Professional Agent in Circular Economy and Eco-responsible Practices

819 349-8112

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Gabriel Leclerc

Eng., MEnv

Professional Agent in Circular Economy and Eco-responsible Practices

819 349-8112

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Gabriel is a dreamer who knows how to chart his course and get down to business. Approachable, he listens to and is interested in his environment and community. His understanding of social and climate issues leads him to seek concrete solutions to today’s problems for the world of tomorrow.

Passions: mountains, music, people, utility bike

Nathalie Prince

B.B.A., Ec. D.

Industrial and Technological Development Advisor

819 823-8000

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Nathalie Prince

B.B.A., Ec. D.

Industrial and Technological Development Advisor

819 823-8000

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Nathalie has been working for Sherbrooke manufacturing companies for more than 20 years. She welcomes new businesses and helps them with their implementation efforts, in addition to supporting local companies with their projects to grow, relocate, innovate, etc.

Passions: the outdoors (hiking, skiing, sailing…), travelling, having good times with family and friends

Marleen Purcell

Industrial Real Estate Technician

819 678-6501

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Marleen Purcell

Industrial Real Estate Technician

819 678-6501

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In sprint or marathon mode, Marlene will contribute to the success of your site location plans. From an existing space to a new building, she will provide support all along the way and make each step of your journey easier.

Passions: running, mountain hiking, kayaking, travelling, singing, reading, and… rabbits

Sherbrooke Innopole’s mandate ends on March 31, 2024. We invite you to contact Entreprendre Sherbrooke or the Service du développement économique of the Ville de Sherbrooke for further services.
Thank you to all Sherbrooke industrial and technological businesses, as well as to all our partners for the trust granted since 2009!