Directors and Staff

Valiquette, Pierre M.  Pierre is a landscape architect and a town and country planning specialist with specific expertise in the design, operation and protection of parks and natural spaces. He has experience in process management (negotiation of partnerships, facilitation, project coordination) and organizational management (business owner, organizational management advisor). A keynote speaker, trainer and author of publications on the management of municipal, community and private green spaces, Pierre is a seasoned director with broad experience acquired at several not-for-profit organizations. He was a member of the MOEB board of directors and treasurer from 2001 to 2011, and currently acts as coordinator for the new Museum project.
Tel.: 514 974-1558  Email: valiquettepierrem@gmail.com

Delaney, Michael. Since completing studies in physics and communications in 1978, he has worked as a sound recordist and mixer in a number of recording studios in the Montreal area including: Studio Six, Studio Tempo, Son Québec, Studio Morin Heights, Son Soleil and Studio Victor.  He has also recorded in studios in the U.S. and in Europe.  He has recorded or produced over 20 gold and platinum records, and has won both a Félix and a Clio award for his work.
In 1992, he became a professor of sound recording at the Trebas Institute, and since 2001 he has been the president of the Porsche Club for the Rennsport region and director of their advanced driving school. He joined the Board of trustees of the Musée des ondes Emile Berliner in 2007 and is editor-in-chief of our newsletter, "His Master's Voice".
Tel: 514-214-7039   Email: michaeledelaney1@mac.com

Arsenault, Laurent. I am a civil engineer graduated from Laval University in 1978 and from Imperial College London in 1979. I completed my MBA from HEC Montreal in 1985. I have been a practicing consulting engineer specializing in forensics for 40 years. For 20 years I have been teaching at the ETS Montreal. I was a member of the Board of the Laval Symphony Orchestra for 2 years in the 1980s and I am a member of theShriners Hospital for Children- Canada Board of Governors since 2006. I have been an amateur musician for over 50 years. I joined the MOEB Board in January 2019 to actively support the evolution and development of the Museum in its magnificent work of conservation of Emile Berliner's precious technological and intellectual heritage.
Email: laurentarsenault@sympatico.ca

Drolet, Jacques. From 1997 to 2017, Jacques was project director in charge of medium and high voltage power systems. He was working with electric utilities across Canada. Prior to that, from 1988 to 1997, he was involved as a project engineer in the procurement of equipment, construction, commissioning, and start-up of electrical substations for similar projects, including a CIDA project to build two high-voltage substations in Cairo. From 1981 to 1988, he was engaged in overseeing electrotechnical and telecommunications projects, as well as conducting type and routine tests on electrical and electronic equipment for a consulting engineering firm. He started his career in 1978 with contracts for the Canadian Army at Marconi Canada. Now, for several years, he volunteers on various projects to ensure the smooth operation of the Museum. Jacques was responsible for the acquisition of a pioneering television collection at MOEB.
Tel: 514-791-4973, email: shadza@hotmail.com

Salaymeh, Mariam. Mariam is a Montrealer of Bulgarian and Palestinian descent, who grew up in Prague, Czech Republic, and has spent time in Tokyo. A graduate of McGill University, she is the Vice-President of the Board of Directors at CKUT 90.3 FM and a member of the Board of the Musée des ondes Emile Berliner. Passionate about audiovisual production, radio creation, languages, and community empowerment, Mariam oversees youth projects focused on equity, diversity, inclusion, climate action, and local economies, while also promoting Montreal's industrial heritage and audio archiving projects.
Phone: 514-772-2705, email: mariam.salaymeh@mail.mcgill.ca

Ghaouti, Lamia. Lamia is a singer-songwriter whose preferred style is Funk. Influenced by James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Maurice Ravel, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Robert Charlebois, she has a passion for vintage sound and its social impacts. With her project "Apothéose," she also takes on the role of stage director. Her expertise lies in songwriting, performance, and record production. A volunteer at MOEB for several years, she actively participates in the activities of the "Club des Vieilles Lampes" and the Acquisitions Committee. She contributed to organizing the 2024 benefit event. She is currently completing studies in accounting.
Tel: 514-781-4215, email: rnbeerecords@gmail.com