Mélanie Paquette

Ms. Paquette joined the teaching staff of the Chief Warrant Officer Robert Osside Profession of Arms Institute (Osside Institute) in 2004. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the Université de Montréal, a Master of Arts in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada, and a Graduate Diploma in Public Administration from the École nationale d’administration publique. The later allowed her to deepen her knowledge of management and governance in public organizations.

As part of the return of Royal Military College Saint-Jean to a university status, Mrs. Paquette co-chaired the governance committee, whose work led to the publication of a report presenting a new internal governance structure and recommendations for its implementation.

From 2018 to 2020, Ms. Paquette served as Associate Secretary General for Governance, and later as Acting Secretary General at Royal Military College Saint-Jean. In 2019, she received the Marian Olynyk Award, presented to a faculty member in recognition of their personal qualities and exceptional achievements.

In October 2021, she was appointed Training Evaluation and Standards Manager at the Osside Institute, then, from 2021 to 2023, she co-chaired the Review Committee for the Intermediate Leadership Programme. In June 2023, she received the Chief Warrant Officer Kevin-West Trophy in recognition of the excellence of her contributions.

Ms. Paquette has made significant contributions to the development of the programmes offered by the organization. In January 2025, she was appointed Academic Director of the Osside Institute.

• Mélanie Paquette, co-chair, Lcol René Poulin, co-chair, Nancy Caron, Annick Girard, Marc Imbeault, Denis Lavigne, Andréa Legros, Sophie Normandin and Danic Parenteau. Rapport du Comité consultatif sur la gouvernance, Royal Military College Saint-Jean, May 2018.
• Mélanie Paquette, « Réflexion sur l’éthique organisationnelle du MDN et des FAC », The Blue Knight Review, Special Editions on the Profession of Arms, October 2016.