Hélène is a specialist in cooperative development working in multiple sectors of activity in Quebec. She has accompanied the start-up and growth of cooperatives since 2009 while working at the Coopérative de développement régional du Québec (CDRQ). In 2020, she became a strategic development consultant and helped her co-op clients find the organizational and financial means to continue their evolution and achieve their goals. She is currently the Executive Director of Alo Richelieu coop de solidarité, which brings together businesses and municipalities in the tourism sector.