The Board of Directors of Action Réfugiés Montréal is pleased to announce that Carolina Manganelli has been named Executive Director effective May 3, 2021.
Ms. Manganelli holds a BA in Sociology, with Distinction, as well as a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) and a Juris Doctor (JD) from McGill University. She pursued graduate studies and obtained a Master’s of Law (LLM) in Human Rights Law, with Merit, from the University College London. She is a member of the Barreau du Québec since 2005.
Fluent in four languages, Ms. Manganelli has extensive experience in private law firms, running her own law practice, in the federal civil service, and with not-for-profit organizations. Her work with refugeed people includes 2 years in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina facilitating the return and protection of displaced persons, and deciding asylum claims as a Member of the Immigration and Refugee Board –
Refugee Protection Division. In 2016 she was appointed a Member of the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal, where she works in collaboration with judges to hear and decide complaints brought under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.
Carolina was the Interim Executive Director of Dress for Success Montreal, a not-for-profit which empowers women to achieve economic independence. Thanks to her impressive academic background, varied work experience, and grassroots-level intervention, the Board is confident that Carolina will energetically lead Action Réfugiés’ programs as well as its advocacy efforts.
“I am looking forward to leading the team at Action Réfugiés Montréal’’, said Ms. Manganelli, “as it represents an opportunity to continue the advocacy efforts and grassroots accompaniment to refugeed people for which the organization is well-known.’’
Ms. Manganelli succeeds Paul Clarke, the current Executive Director, who is retiring after eight years as the leader of Action Réfugiés.
About Action Réfugiés
Action Réfugiés Montréal is a strong voice for refugeed people in Montréal and beyond. We seek justice for asylum-seekers and refugeed people. We promote partnerships among refugeed people, faith communities and society for mutual empowerment. Through our programs, we provide hope and assistance while raising awareness of the rights of refugeed people. Formed in 1994, Action Réfugiés Montréal receives core funding from the Anglican Diocese of Montreal and the Presbyterian Church in Canada. There are seven employees.
For more information, go to actionr.org.
