Contact Us
NOTICE- COVID-19
Please note that, as a preventive measure and to avoid the spread of the virus, the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) team will be working in hybrid mode until January 24. Many employees will be working from home during this period. You can reach the OFFA team by email.
If you need to come to campus, we also invite you to get familiar with SFU'S return to campus plan.
Please note that OFFA's student lounge will be closed until further notice.
Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA)
Simon Fraser University
Cornerstone Building
198 – 8960 University High Street
Burnaby, BC V5A 4Y6
Tel: 778.782.6927
Fax: 778.782.6682
Reception: Office 198A
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am- 5 pm
Our team
OFFA - Administration
Gino LeBlanc
Director
e : baff_dir@sfu.ca
: 778.782.6981
: CSTN 198A
Overall administration of the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs
Fara Razafinarivo
Manager
e : offamgr@sfu.ca
: 778.782.3714
: CSTN 198A
Budget administration; general office and personnel management
Rémi Marien
Associate Director of Operations
e : offa_ops@sfu.ca
: 778.782.9359
: CSTN 198A
Planning, coordination, supervision and control of operations of OFFA; partnership development
Katrina Clément
Administrative assistant
e : baff_adm@sfu.ca
: 778.782.6927
: CSTN 198A
General support to office administration, budget administration and office management
OFFA - Communications
Anne Marie Gagné
Coordinator - Communications,
Marketing & Student Recruitment
e : baff_comm@sfu.ca
: 778.782.7645
: CSTN 198A
Coordination of OFFA communications, promotion and student recruitment for programs in French in both faculties (FASS and FoE)
Laurence Gagnon
Coordinator - Events & Communications
e : offacoor@sfu.ca
: CSTN 198
Event coordination; website updates for OFFA; support to the communications team
Caroline Ventezou
Coordinator - Recruitment & Student Life
e : frecruit@sfu.ca
: 778.782.7643
: CSTN 198C
Coordination of student recruitment and student life for programs in French in both faculties (FASS and FoE)
Meaghan Laycock
Associate – Student Recruitment and Student Life
e : offa_coop@sfu.ca
: 778.782.7643
: CSTN 198C
General support to student recruitment and student life for programs in French in both faculties (FASS and FoE)
OFFA – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
Rémi Léger
FCP Director,
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Political Science
e : rleger@sfu.ca
: 778.782.4250
: AQ 6056
Oversight and development of curricular aspects of the French Cohort Program in Public and International Affairs (FCP); liaises with faculty members and students as well as with OFFA and FASS administrations
Rachelle Hiebert
FCP Student Advisor & Administrator
e : fcpmgr@sfu.ca
: 778.782.6858
: CSTN 198C
Advising for registered and prospective students of the French Cohort Program in Public and International Affairs (FCP); provides information on courses, requirements, exchange program
OFFA – Faculty of Education (FoE)
Hélène Lalancette
Associate Director
e : educ_baff@sfu.ca
: 778.782.6866
: CSTN 198A
Coordination of the development and the delivery of programs in French at the FoE; liaises with faculty and community members
Program Assistant
DELF-DALF Exam Center Coordinator
e : educprog@sfu.ca
: 778.782.7646
: CSTN 198C
Inquiries and administrative support for the programs in French at the FoE; administration of DELF-DALF exam center; website updates for OFFA-FoE
Shauna Nero
Coordinator - Provincial network for teachers of French
e : prof_baff@sfu.ca
: 778.782.5157
: CSTN 198C
Coordination of the provincial network for teachers of French programs in BC (Core French, French Immersion and Francophone programs)