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With Lili-Anna PEREŠA  from Centraide (Bilingual presentation)

Lili-Anna Pereša has served as President and Executive Director of Centraide of Greater Montreal since January 2013. An electrical engineer by training, she holds a graduate degree in management and a Master’s degree in political science, with specialization in international cooperation and humanitarian aid.

Lili-Anna has always stayed true to her personal calling of making a contribution to society. She had her first experience as a volunteer aid worker at the age of 25 when she accepted an assignment from World University Service of Canada to teach science in Malawi.

At Centraide of Greater Montreal, she heads an organization that supports a network of almost 370 agencies and projects that in turn help nearly half a million vulnerable people in Greater Montreal every year. Centraide depends on the commitment of more than 80,000 volunteers.

Before joining Centraide, her career took her from Burkina Faso for Oxfam-Québec to the Bosnian armed conflict for CARE Austria. She also headed several non-profit organizations, including the Montreal YWCA, Amnesty International-France, and the One Drop Foundation founded by Guy Laliberté.

Lili-Anna parlera de l’engagement sous toutes ses formes, de ses impacts et de ses enjeux, ainsi que de l’importance du réseautage entre les femmes, un des aspects les plus stimulants de sa carrière.