Originally from Québec, Christiane Bonneau has lived in Montréal for more than fifteen years. With degrees in anthropology and public administration, she has been gaining different experiences in coordination and program planning in the field of culture since 2004. Previously, she worked in international cooperation for four years, including an almost two-year stay in Bolivia. In 2009, she became part of the Culture Montréal team where one of her responsibilities is to coordinate the Diversity Committee. Any spare time she has is dedicated to studying creative writing at UQAM. She has always liked dance as well as music, cinema and photography—in that, she is like everyone else.