Maxim Jean-Louis has been appointed board chair of the Optical Regional Advanced Network of Ontario, the owner-operator of ORION. He replaces Dr Stan Shapson. Jean-Louis is the president and CEO of Contact North/Contact Nord, a position he has held since 1996. The organization is a network of distance education and training access centres reaching 90 communities in northern Ontario. Prior to joining Contact North, Jean-Louis held senior posts at Athabasca Univ between 1980 and 1995. He is a graduate of the Univ of Alberta….