Antoinette Brind'Amour (She, they)

Bilingual Communications Specialist

Antoinette Brind’Amour is a communications strategist/director with several decades of experience working in both official languages for national not-for-profit organizations. More recently, she has perfected further her skills as a translator and language analyst in the English/French language pairing. Prior to joining CCDI, Antoinette was involved with organisations such as Colorectal Cancer Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society, and the Tamarack Institute. 

Antoinette is fascinated by the ongoing developments in digital communications of the last decade, particularly in the areas of social media, big data, and more recently AI. She endeavours to leverage powerful digital drivers to benefit organizations with missions that touch the quality of life of Canadians, who uphold DEIA principles. At the personal level, Antoinette is interested in comparable social ethics and follows American politics, together with global democratic health since 2016. She believes there is an urgent need to game out ethical AI generative use.

She obtained the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) for her graduate studies, specializing in Hegel’s Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences, with a focus on the articulation of Wirklichkeit in her research.

Academic highlights include:

• First year master’s program in German Philosophy from the University of Ottawa
• Specialized bachelor’s degree in German philosophy from the University of Ottawa
• Honourable mention from UNESCO for an undergraduate research paper
• Collegial Certificate in Graphic Design
• Personal Chef graduate.