EXECUTIVE COMMITEE
GrandChêne Section Internationale is run by APESEB (Association des Parents d’Elèves de la Section Britannique), a non-profit organisation made up of parent volunteers. Meet the Committee members for the 2024-25 school year.
President
president@grandchene.org
Yvonne Rémond Murphy has been a member of the association since 2011. Born in Ireland, her first international experience brought her to Germany, where she worked for two years in Köln. She moved to France in 2002, where she is currently working for the Conseil Départemental des Yvelines.
Vice President
vp@grandchene.org
Melissa Fuentes Toledo is a member of the Association since 2023. Born in Peru and also an Australian citizen, she is an Industrial Engineer and holds an MBA from the University of Melbourne. Mel has lived in ten different countries throughout her life, five of these with her husband and children. With experience in marketing, brand strategy and management consulting, she initially joined the Committee as Marketing Officer. Her three children attend Collège and École Pasteur in La Celle Saint-Cloud.
Treasurer
treasurer@grandchene.org
Dominique Duquennoy
Secretary
secretary@grandchene.org
Sébastien Desharnais joined the Association in 2022 when his daughter Missaki became a CE1 student of the Section. Sébastien is a dual French and Canadian citizen who lived in Texas for six years while studying for his MS and PhD, and has also worked in Germany and India. He currently works as an electrical engineer for an American company.
Lycée Programme Rep
lyceerep@grandchene.org
Lani Tatard, originally from Saigon, holds an economics degree from the US including postgraduate degrees from France and Germany. She worked as an international oil/gas management specialist in France, the US and Caribbean. A member since 2016 volunteering/giving back as Class Reps for College and Lycée. She joined the committee in 2022 as she believes “education is the cornerstone of liberty”. She has two children in GrandChêne and a third as an alumna.
Pasteur Collège Programme Rep
pasteurcollegerep@grandchene.org
Cécile Lefebvre Chirol is the parent representative for Collège Louis Pasteur and has been a member of the Section Internationale since 2019. Born and raised in France, she emigrated to the USA with her husband in her twenties, where she worked in pharmaceuticals and raised her children. After 16 years in New Jersey, in 2019, her family decided to move back to France and settled in La Celle Saint-Cloud. She has two sons in the Section at collège Pasteur and one daughter at lycée Corneille who is an alumni of the Section.
Noisy Primary Programme Rep
noisyprimaryrep@grandchene.org
Kaori Okabe joined the association in 2022 when her daughter Missaki became a CE1 student of the Section. She spent 16 years in Hiroshima, Japan including 10 years at the United Nations Institute, on capacity development programs in the Asia and Pacific region. She then moved to France in 2012 for her second Master’s degree at Sciences Po, Paris. As part of her Master’s program, she developed environmental education curricula based on indigenous peoples’ knowledge at UNESCO HQ.
Wednesday Programme Rep
primarywednesdayrep@grandchene.org
Suzanne Malderez was born in Paris and has a background in international economics, studying in Paris and London. She has been working in central banking for ten years, showing strong capabilities and interest to deal with European and international institutions. She returned to France and joined GrandChêne in September 2024, after three years in Frankfurt being seconded to the European Central Bank. She has three children, two of whom are respectively enrolled in the Integrated and Wednesday programme.
Noisy Collège Programme Rep
noisycollegerep@grandchene.org
Made Delplace is from Bali, Indonesia and her professional background is in hospitality and tourism. Before running her own business in Indonesia, she spent time studying and working in Singapore, Hong Kong and the USA, and she moved to France in 2013. During her free time, her hobbies are cooking and golf. Made has been a member of the association since 2020, with a son in collège at Noisy-le-Roi.
Pasteur Primary Programme Rep
primaryintegratedrep@grandchene.org
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Newsletter Officer
newsletterofficer@grandchene.org
Marie Blandine Ferrer, born and raised in France, lived in Qatar, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belgium and the UK before settling down in La Celle Saint Cloud. Her 3 children attended GrandChêne, the youngest still in primary integrated. An alumni from HEC Paris business school, Marie Blandine is in charge of GrandChêne newsletter.
Events Officer
eventsofficer@grandchene.org
Cécile Cottus