Member Profiles

John Boulay

John Boulay teaches courses in sports trauma at Concordia. He regularly trains therapists worldwide including Cirque du Soleil, junior-major hockey and NHL, CFL. He is the founding president of the Quebec Sports Medicine Council. He was the National and Olympic team therapist and chair of sports medicine and science committee for Judo Canada from 1985-2008.

He has been a Canadian Medical Team member on numerous multi-sport games including Olympic Games: Vancouver 2010, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000.

Director – Monique Moumblow
Director of Photography – Bryan Wilkat and Simran Dewan
Assistant Camera – Annie Hunting
Audio Recording – Steve Bates and Annie Hunting
Editor – Lorraine Oades
Post-production Sound – Drew Barnett
Original Music – David Szesztay
Executive Producer – Lorraine Oades
Producer – CUPFA


Mina Yazdanpanah

Mina Yazdanpanah teaches Digital Signal Processing (ELEC6601) at Concordia University. She received her PhD from the Electrical & Computer Engineering department at Concordia University in 2012. Her research specialty is Advanced Techniques for Optimizing Wireless Communication Networks. She received her MA Sc in Electrical Engineering from Concordia, with the specialty in Wireless Telecommunications. She also holds a BSc in Electronic Engineering from the Isfahan University of Technology, Iran.

Director – Monique Moumblow
Director of Photography – Bryan Wilkat and Simran Dewan
Assistant Camera – Annie Hunting
Audio Recording – Steve Bates and Annie Hunting
Editor – Monique Moumblow
Post-production Sound – Drew Barnett
Original Music – David Szesztay
Executive Producer – Lorraine Oades,
Producer – CUPFA


Philip Szporer

Philip Szporer is a Montréal-based writer, filmmaker and lecturer. Currently, Philip teaches in the Contemporary Dance department and the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability. He was recognized with a Distinguished Teaching Award from Concordia University’s Faculty of Fine Arts (2016). He is co-founder, with Marlene Millar, the media arts production company Mouvement Perpétuel. Together they’ve co-directed and produced award-winning documentaries, short dance films, and installation work, to great acclaim.

Director – Monique Moumblow
Director of Photography – Simran Dewan and Bryan Wilkat
Assistant Camera – Annie Hunting
Audio Recording – Steve Bates and Annie Hunting
Editor – Lorraine Oades
Original Music – David Szesztay
Executive Producer – Lorraine Oades
Producer – CUPFA