Team

In office

Christine O'Doherty, Lawyer

Christine O'Doherty, Lawyer

Executive Director

514-731-2855, extension 1

Christine O’Doherty has been CIAJ’s Executive Director since 2017. A bilingual lawyer experienced in professional, labour and commercial law, she has contributed to developing and implementing effective government relations and public affairs strategies for a number of major organizations. Ms. O’Doherty has taught at the Faculté de pharmacie de l’Université de Montréal for 14 years, where she was responsible for the implementation of the soft skills curriculum for graduate and undergraduate students. In her spare time she writes fiction.


 

Lise Bujold, CAE

Lise Bujold, CAE

Assistant Director

514-378-4765

Lise Bujold has enjoyed a long career in association management. She excelled in various management roles, including events, communications and continuing education. She has also supported CEOs as their right-hand person and contributed to the development of strategic and operational plans within Canadian associations. A Certified Association Executive (CAE), Lise is fluently bilingual. She is appreciated for being agile and multidisciplinary. Meaningful friendships, her dogs and the cultural scene contribute to her happiness.

Pauline Crigny

Pauline Crigny

Communications Assistant

Pauline is a French recent graduate who works for CIAJ from France. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Economic and Social Administration, specialized in Human Resources from the IAE School of Management (Nancy, France) and a Master's degree in European and International Studies, specialized in International Public Relations (communication) from the Centre Européen Universitaire (Nancy, France). In her free time, Pauline enjoys listening to music, cooking, watching TV series and reading. In the future, she would like to move to Canada.

Marion Essig

Marion Essig

Communication Manager

514-891-0812

Marion has a dual background in communication and project management. At CIAJ, she contributes to strategic planning and the creation of diverse content while optimizing communication tools. She holds a Master's degree in Strategic and Digital Communication Management. Outside of work, she is involved in theatrical and improvisational projects, and enjoys spending quality time with friends.

Vicki Gondek, CMP

Vicki Gondek, CMP

Project Manager of Judicial Programs

514-731-2855, extension 6

Vicki is a project manager of all the judicial programs at CIAJ since 2014. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Concordia University, an Event Planning Certificate from LaSalle College and as of May 2017, she became a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP). When Vicki isn’t planning CIAJ events throughout Canada, she likes to cook and spend time in the great outdoors biking around Montreal. 

Mary Plagakis

Mary Plagakis

Project Manager of Multidisciplinary Programs

514-731-2855, extension 4

Mary is the project manager of CIAJ's multidisciplinary programs. As such, she makes sure that everything runs smoothly, and everyone is well taken care of.  She holds a Bachelors in Sociology and a Bachelors in Child Studies from Concordia University.  She enjoys solving puzzles, getting caught up on reading her pile of books. One of the things on her to do list is travel to Australia and New Zealand.


 

Interns

David Lazzam

David Lazzam

Articling Student

David recently graduated from the University of Ottawa Common Law program, having previously obtained a master’s degree in Political Studies from Queen’s University. While in law school, he conducted legal research pertaining to law reform for groups such as the Ottawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, and served as the Canadian Bureau Chief of the international legal news site JURIST. In his spare time, David enjoys finding new music, listening to podcasts, and watching his soccer team lose.