Board and Committees
The Golf Québec Board of Directors is composed of ten (10) members, assisted by the Past President, Denis Loiselle, who has an advisory capacity only and does not count in the quorum.
To contact the members of our Board of Directors: golfquebec@golfquebec.org.
2023 Organization chart (PDF)
2023 Board of Directors
![]() Louise Patry
President Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Beaconsfield |
Louise Patry is a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg and has practiced labour and employment law for 40 years. A member of the Beaconsfield Golf Club since 2000, she has served twice as a member of the Board of Directors, including as the first female president for the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
She joined the Golf Québec Board of Directors in 2017. She served as Secretary from 2017 to 2019 and as Vice-President in 2020 and 2021 before accepting the Presidency of the Federation in 2022. Since 2018, she has served on various provincial committees, including the Governance, and Ethics Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, the Finance and Audit Committee, and the Human Resources Committee.
At the national level, she represents Golf Québec as a member of the Golf Canada Provincial Council and is a member of the Governance Committee. She has served on the Human Resources Committee, the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, and the Nominating Committee.
In addition to her volunteer involvement in the golf industry, she has served on various committees and boards of directors for almost 30 years, including the Women's Y of Montréal, the Women's Y Foundation of Montréal, and the National Arts Centre Foundation.
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![]() François Gagnon Vice-President Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Parcours du Cerf |
François Gagnon holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with specialization in finance, an MBA, and a law degree (admitted to the Bar in 1980). After a few years in banking (Scotia and BMO), he joined the Québec Ministry of Finance, where he was Assistant Deputy Minister from 1988 to 1995. He then moved to Desjardins Group, where he held the positions of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and President of Desjardins Trust, before retiring in 2014. A member of Parcours du Cerf, he joined the Golf Québec Board of Directors between 2013 and 2015, where he served as Secretary-Treasurer and sat on the Rules Committee. He then took a short break before rejoining the Board in 2020, and has held the Vice-Chairmanship position since 2022. As part of his volunteer involvement, he currently sits on various provincial committees, including the Governance and Ethics Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, which he chairs, and the Finance and Audit Committee. He has also been a national-level referee for some fifteen years. He was a member of Golf Canada's Board of Governors and Rules Committee from 2014 to 2016. He was also President of the Country Club of Montréal, where he was a member, in 2012 and 2013.
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![]() Ève Gaudet
Secretary Appointed by the ACGQ Montcalm |
With a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations from Laval University and currently in the process of completing her MBA, Ève Gaudet is the manager and co-owner of the Montcalm Golf Club. She has been secretary of the club since 2016 and is responsible for sales and event management.
A member of the Golf Québec Board of Directors from 2012 to 2016, she served as Provincial Vice-President from 2014 to 2016. She then took a break before returning to the Board in 2019 and has served as Secretary since 2020. She is Chair of the Governance and Ethics Committee and contributes to the Table de concertation de l'industrie du golf du Québec as well as the committee responsible for reviewing the business model of our industry.
Her volunteer commitment also led her to the owners and operators of Québec golf courses, where she was a member of the ATGQ board of directors for three years before becoming President. Following a merger with the Association des directeurs généraux des clubs de golf du Québec, the ATGQ became the ACGQ. She has been the Vice-President for the past five years. She was also a Director of the Montcalm Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2014 to 2016.
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![]() Michel Dell’Aniello
Treasurer
Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Vallée du Richelieu |
A tax expert by profession, Michel Dell'Aniello is retired from The Seagram Company where he was Vice-President.
A member of the Golf Québec Board of Directors since 2019, he shares his expertise in finance, negotiation, and administration with us. He has served as Treasurer since 2020 and, as such, oversees the Finance and Audit Committee. He is also a national level referee who is still very active in presenting our provincial competitions.
His volunteer work has also led him to become involved with the Club de golf de la Vallée du Richelieu where he has served as Captain, Chairman of the Membership Committee, was a member of the Grounds Committee and the Nominating Committee as well as a member of the Board of Directors for nine years, including three years as Treasurer and three years as Vice-President. He was a director of the Vallée-du-Richelieu Foundation and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Indian Spring Country Club in Florida.
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![]() Gisèle Carpentier
Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Golf Le Mirage |
Gisèle Carpentier holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an option in Human Resources Management and Finance. She then studied Business Law before completing a certification in Hospital Management. Her academic training led her to hold management positions in human resources in many health care institutions, including Rivières des Prairies Hospital, the Agence de santé et des services sociaux de Montréal, Santa Cabrini Hospital, the Institut Philippe Pinel de Montréal, the Centre hospitalier régionale de Lanaudière, the Montréal Heart Institute, and the Centre hospitalier St-Sauveur de Val d'Or.
Retired since 2014, she is now involved in one of her passions: golf. She joined the Federation's Board of Directors in 2020. Since 2021, she has been in charge of the Human Resources Committee as well as contributing to the handicap services.
As a member of Golf Le Mirage, she was involved in the Ladies' Committee and served as Captain for three years. She has implemented various activities to develop women's golf participation in addition to volunteering at numerous tournaments and participating in Golf Québec activities. Over the past ten years, she has also sat on the Board of Directors of the Caisse du réseau de la santé as a member of the Audit Committee, the Ethics Committee and as a director.
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![]() Sonia Houde
Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Le Blainvillier |
Sonia Houde holds a diploma in Hospitality Management from the ITHQ and started her own business. She was the founding president of Showbouffe Marketing, a Québec-based company specialized in food promotion and event management.
Now retired, she has been involved with the Golf Québec Board of Directors since 2019, where she oversaw the Centennial Committee whose activities focused on celebrating the rich history of the Federation in 2020. Since 2021, she is a member of the Human Resources Committee.
A member at Le Blainvillier, she shared her extensive experience in the world of golf for many years as Director of the club's Junior Program and Elite Fundraising Program. She is now a member of the club's board of directors and is responsible for the food and beverage service. Her volunteer contributions also include serving as vice-president of a condominium association and on various boards of directors in the Greater Montréal food and marketing industry.
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![]() Olivier Daneau
Elected amongst members in good standing in a member club
Vallée du Richelieu |
Oliveau Daneau holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting profile, a DESS in professional accounting with an auditor profile, as well as an MBA. He was captain of the Carabins golf team from 2017 to 2019 and was named the University of Montréal's Athlete of the Year in golf in 2017. He currently works as a chartered professional accountant (CPA) in the mergers and acquisitions department of the firm Deloitte.
A director of Golf Québec since 2023, he immediately joined the Finance and Audit Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee, where he contributes his expertise. A member of the Continental Golf Club for many years before joining Club Laval-sur-le-Lac and, finally, Club de golf de la Vallée du Richelieu, we had the opportunity to see him play in provincial competitions for some 15 years, during which time he won the Spring Open.
His volunteer involvement began early on, as a teenager, when he organized a fundraiser to equip his club with a cardiac defibrillator, in 2011, before deploying a fundraising campaign to support a Québec athlete whose professional career was taking off, in 2016. He has also been an advisor to the Board of Directors of Club Laval-sur-le-Lac in their long-term planning and is treasurer of the Board of Directors of Moisson Laurentides, a charitable organization, in the form of a food bank, which offers support and food security in the broad Laurentian region.
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VACANCY Appointed by the Regional Association Council | |
![]() Nadia Di Menna
Appointed by the NGCOA – Québec Branch
Le Versant |
President of the National Golf Course Owners Association - Québec Chapter (NGCOA), Nadia Di Menna has been involved in the golf industry for over 35 years. She is the General Manager of Le Versant located in Terrebonne, which, with its 72 holes, is the largest golf complex in Canada.
A member of Golf Québec's Board of Directors since 2023, she is a member of the Marketing and Communications Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee.
Over the years, her volunteer involvement has led her to work on a special Golf Canada committee for the implementation of a promotional campaign targeting new golfers. She is also a member of the Table de concertation de l'industrie du golf du Québec.
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![]() David Tremblay
Appointed by the PGA of Canada - Québec Zone
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David Tremblay's academic background includes a diploma in Business Administration and Marketing from Saint. Lawrence College and a diploma in Business Management from Université Laval. He has spent his entire career in the golf industry and has been a PGA of Canada professional since 2004. At the age of 15, he began working at the Beloeil Golf Club, then at Cap-Rouge and Golf Alpin. After eleven years in 18-hole facilities, he spent 14 years working at two of the best 36-hole private facilities in Québec; Club Laval-sur-le-Lac and Golf Le Mirage, where he ended up as Head Professional and Manager of the Callaway Performance Center.
He is currently Regional Account Manager for Eastern Canada at Golf Genius Software and is very proud to serve as President of the PGA of Québec. His goal is to support his colleagues across the province by providing them with the tools and knowledge they need to feel valued in their profession and to perform to the best of their abilities in the workplace.
He joined the Golf Québec Board of Directors in 2022. Since then, he has contributed to the development of the 2023-2026 strategic plan and is now a member of the Marketing and Communications Committee. His volunteer involvement has also led him to sit on the Québec golf industry Standing Committee.
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2023 Committees
Statutory Committees golfquebec@golfquebec.org
- Finance and Audit: Michel Dell’Anniello (Chairman), Louise Patry, François Gagnon, Olivier Daneau, Jean-Pierre Beaulieu.
- Governance and Ethics: Ève Gaudet (Chair), Louise Patry, François Gagnon, Jean-Pierre Beaulieu, Guylaine Sirois.
- Human Resources: Gisèle Carpentier (Chair), Louise Patry, Sonia Houde, Jean-Pierre Beaulieu.
Board Committees golfquebec@golfquebec.org
- Strategic Planning: François Gagnon (Chairman), Louise Patry, Nadia Di Menna, Olivier Daneau, Alain Dufresne, Jean-Pierre Beaulieu.
- Marketing and Communications: Nadia Di Menna, David Tremblay, François Roy, Louise Patry, Jean-Pierre Beaulieu.
communications@golquebec.org - Volunteer Committee: Gisèle Carpentier, Denis Loiselle, Alain Dufresne, Guylaine Sirois, Louise Patry, Jean-Pierre Beaulieu.
Ad Hoc Committee golfquebec@golfquebec.org
- Nominating: Robert Bissonnette (Chair), Louise Patry, Denis Loiselle, Mario Bouchard (ACGQ), Anne Rogerson (PGA of Canada - Québec Zone).
Operational Committees
- Sport Development: Patrice Clément, Sandrine Bigras, Maxime Desjardins, Fred Colgan, Daniel Langevin.
developpement@golfquebec.org - Rules: Nancy Layton (Chair), Jacques Sévigny, Mary Thomas, François Gagnon, Claire Beaubien, Mathilde Blais, Élyse Fleury, Jim Davidson, Daniel Legault, Maxime Desjardins, Diane Bruneau.
regles@golfquebec.org - Course Rating: group of volunteers led by the Course Rating and Handicap Coordinator.
evaluations@golfquebec.org - Handicap: group of volunteers led by the Course Rating and Handicap Coordinator.
handicap@golfquebec.org.
Independant Committees golfquebec@golfquebec.org