Our Team

Brendalee Piironen

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
bpiironen@waleshome.ca

819-826-3266, extension 247

Born and raised in the Eastern Townships of Québec, Brendalee has always had a passion for working with the elderly. From the ages of seventeen to nineteen, while studying at Champlain College Lennoxville, she worked as a caregiver at the Wales Home. She then studied Psychology at York University. While there, she worked for a private Jewish organization which supports developmentally challenged adults. After her studies, Brendalee returned to the Wales Home as Activity Coordinator. In 2006, she was promoted to Director of Resident Services and, in 2007, to Director of Operations/Acting CEO. In 2008, Brendalee obtained her Certificate in Long-Term Care Management through the Canadian Health Care Association and her Administrator’s Certificate for “not-for-profit long-term care” from the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors; Brendalee was the first person from the province of Québec to be certified through this program. In 2011, Brendalee was appointed Executive Director of the Wales Home. She is the first woman to occupy this position as well as the youngest Executive Director of the Wales Home since its inception in 1921.

Audrey Beauchesne

DIRECTOR OF NURSING

abeauchesne@waleshome.ca 

819-826-3266, extension 224

Audrey has more than twelve years of experience in the health and social services network. Trained as a nurse, she acquired her expertise in various Centre intégré universitaire de la santé et des services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke establishments as well as at the Cree Board of Health, James Bay Social Services, and the Sherbrooke University Geriatrics Institute (IUGS), making her a results-oriented manager who balances the employees' and organization's needs. In her quest for constant improvement, she obtained a certificate in occupational health and safety from the University of Sherbrooke in 2014 followed by a certificate in leadership and management skills from the Leadership Institute in 2020. In 2023, she obtained a certificate in human capital leadership with organizational diagnostician Ms. Nathalie Aubin. Currently, she is pursuing her Masters in Public Administration at the National School of Public Administration. Audrey stands out due to her ability to mobilize a team, her communication skills, her great leadership, and her sense of work organization. She was recognized for establishing a measurement culture within the largest public CHSLD in the Estrie. Her contagious dynamism, authenticity, and desire to serve her organization sets her apart the most.

France Brousseau

FINANCIAL RESOURCES ADVISOR
fbrousseau@waleshome.ca

819-826-3266, extension 243

France was born in Gatineau and has been living in Richmond for twelve years. She studied at the Université de Sherbrooke and has since worked as a Chartered Professional Accountant. She is married with two children and started at the Wales Home due to her desire to work close to home and achieve a family-work balance. She loves the people she works with, and enjoys the Home’s respectful, professional environment and human approach.

Chantal Richer

DIRECTOR OF QUALITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
cricher@waleshome.ca

819-826-3266, extension 274

Chantal was born in Montréal and raised on the South Shore. She studied Occupational Therapy at the Université de Montréal, obtaining her degree in 1991. She practiced as an Occupational Therapist from 1991 to 2002, specializing in senior care, psychiatry, and rehabilitation. In 1995, she moved to the Eastern Townships and, in 2014, she earned her Master's Degree in Organizational Management and Development from the Université de Laval. After finishing her career as an Occupational Therapist, she worked as a clinical coordinator, chief of staff, and assistant director in the rehabilitation centre in Sherbrooke for the CIUSSS de l'Estrie CHUS.

Karine Dumont

UNIT MANAGER B
kdumont@waleshome.ca

819-826-3266, extension 288

Aysa-Renée Goyer

UNIT MANAGER A
argoyer@waleshome.ca

819-826-3266, extension 287

Aysa is from the Upper Laurentians region, where she obtained her nursing college degree. In 2015, she moved to Sherbrooke with her family, where she completed her health sciences bachelor's degree. Throughout her fifteen-year career, she worked in several different healthcare sector environments, including CHSLDs, CLSCs, hospitals, DPJ centres, and medical clinics. She gained a strong expertise in geriatric long-term care and healthcare evaluations and, in 2021, decided to transition her career into healthcare management by working as a Unit Manager at a CHSLD in Waterloo. Aysa is happy to have joined the Wales team as Norton 1 and 2's Unit Manager in May 2023. She is recognized for her leadership skills, innovative ideas, and management courage.

Patrick Nolan

TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER
pnolan@waleshome.ca

819-826-3266, extension 226

Patrick was born in Sherbrooke in 1969 and has a nineteen-year-old son and twenty-two-year-old daughter. Prior to 1992, his career consisted of various jobs, such as mowing lawns for the Caisse Desjardins, working as a bus boy in hotels and a cook/chef in restaurants and hotels. In 1992, he was hired as a cook at St. Joseph Pavilion (CIUSSS) in Sherbrooke, where he worked for four and a half years. Afterwards, he worked as a caregiver for eleven years before beginning a career in Maintenance. Patrick has always had an interest in construction, plumbing, electricity, and general repairs, making him an ideal candidate for the Maintenance Director position he has occupied since January 2016 at the Wales Home. Since then, he has additionally taken on the roles of Head of Housekeeping and Laundry. Patrick finds working at the Wales Home challenging in the best way possible, where camaraderie and team efforts are part of the daily routine.