By: DJ Brown
VP, Chapter/Member Relations
Membership Council would like to take this opportunity to introduce all members to Marcel Fontaine - Region 6 Coordinator. Marcel joins BFMA from eastern Canada (North York, Ontario). As a Region Coordinator, Marcel provides direct communication and coordinates events for Region 6 members. Take some time to read Marcel's bio and get to know him better.
Position: Region 6 Coordinator
Education: Bachelor of Arts, York University (1996); Computer System Technology, Seneca Collage (2005)
How I Got Started: I was working in the IT department when my manager told me about the forms designer position opening up in the communications branch. She thought it would be perfect for me. They needed someone who had a good eye for detail, who could be creative when solving problems and who could learn new skills quickly. I went for the interview, got the job and haven’t looked back yet
Current Professional Duties: I am responsible for providing comprehensive forms analysis and design services for a diverse range of “intelligent” electronic and paper forms. This often includes helping people with all types of software and design problems.
BFMA’s Potential Growth: The sky's the limit. I’ve always considered myself lucky, but I also believe that you create your own luck with hard work and being able to change when you need to. I never go to a BFMA meeting without a pen and some paper. There has never been a meeting where I haven’t been able to walk away without a least one piece of useful information.
Most Fun Part of BFMA: Networking and moral support. Being the lone forms expert at work makes me a unique part of the organization but also means I’m alone. Knowing there are other people facing the same challenges as I do really puts my mind at ease.
Favorite Book(s): Anything by Douglas Coupland
Passionate About: My son Nathan, photography, staying healthy
Personal Statement: The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. To me, attitude is more important than education, money or appearance. It is more important than success, failures, giftedness, or skill. It is more important than what people think, say or do. It will make or break an organization, school, or home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act a certain way, and we cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is to play on the one string we have, our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. I read that a few years ago and was blown away. Whenever I face an obstacle, I try to remember that statement.
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