With an MBA and some twenty years of experience as a business and project manager, Joanne Beaudin is known as a developer and visionary. She invested her energy and passion in promoting innovative initiatives in the agrifood, tourism and social economy development sectors long before these sectors were fully recognized as future economic drivers for the region. Joanne also sits on a number of committees, including the “Rural Pact” Committee, Industry Committee and Coaticook MRC Strategic Planning Steering Committee.

Her seven years of experience as owner of a small agrifood processing business gave Joanne first-hand knowledge of business development tools and how to manage financial and human resources.