Director, Centre national de danse thérapie

Christian Sénéchal had his first experiences in the cultural field through directing actors, staging, directing, producing, and teaching. Principal investigator of his projects, he developed his management skills on the field. To perfect his competencies, he obtained a DESS in Management of Cultural Organizations from HEC Montréal, a Specialized Executive MBA in Cooperative Enterprises from l’ESG-UQAM and an EMBA from Paris-Dauphine University.

To complement his field experience, he always wished to keep in touch with university research. He was research auxiliary for the Alliance de recherche universités-communautés (ARUC) and for the Groupe de recherche sur les OBNL, communautaires ou culturels from HEC Montréal. In the community field, he was involved with various organizations, as the Association des victimes d’infections nosocomiales (ADVIN), of which he was general director.. Afterwards, he collaborated as a consultant for the establishment of the National Centre for Dance Therapy (NCDT), of which he was named director in October 2012.