Nataly Mejia

ABRITER PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Finding support and community were key tools for Nataly when, as an immigrant mother herself, she had to face many challenges with her children upon their integration to Quebec. This experience is what motivated Nataly to join the Options team, which she feels is a beautiful, God-given opportunity to give back to the community all the love and compassion she received and to help young families remain hopeful and confident to see their dreams and plans to reality.

Passionate about working with children as well as young parents who desire to grow in their role, Nataly uses her skills as an educator to encourage the mother-child bond, while also offering them a wealth of opportunities to grow.

Nataly is a trained member and facilitator of the Parenting Under Pressure program.

NATALY.MEJIA@JSLMONTREAL.ORG

Melodie Desjardins

Program Coordinator

When she was a child, Melodie-Joy experienced many moments of feeling hopeless and abandoned. The generosity and kindness from others shown to her and her family, as they walked through a very difficult time, encouraged her to do the same.

She is passionate in helping others try to see past their current circumstances and live to their full potential. Along with that passion, she desires to demonstrate the source of her hope: Jesus.

Melodie-Joy is a wife and mother of five young children. She loves Jesus and desires to let His light shine through her.

melodie.desjardins@jslmontreal.org

Ashleigh deClet

program coordinator

Ashleigh, who is originally from Colorado in the U.S., has felt called to serve women who are experiencing or have experienced an unintended pregnancy. As a birth mother, she knows there is so much that goes into making a decision when faced with making a choice and wants to be there to love, encourage, and support those along the way.  

Ashleigh is currently a program coordinator at Abriter to promote growth and development in all areas of life. She will work with women as they walk through and navigate the new roads ahead. 

Along with working at Abriter, Ashleigh is also on the board of directors for the startup of another organization, Aide Grossesse, to help women of all ages, and helps with Options in Pregnancy Development throughout Quebec.  

ashleigh.declet@JSLMONTREAL.ORG

Mele Abbey (Gisèle)

ABRITER PROGRAM Coordinator

Gisèle worked in Togo for eight years, providing support to pregnant women, a very fragile and vulnerable population there. She had the desire that God had sown in her heart to share with the women she met how much they were loved by God and encouraged them to keep their faith despite the challenges. She was also always involved in various prayer groups for the sick. Gisèle enjoys taking part in retreats and prayer groups. The Alpha course has helped her grow a lot. She is actively involved in her church, providing technical support. 

“When you receive Christ in your life, your life is transformed,” Gisèle believes. And it's through this belief that she decided to join the MYU team so she could share with the young people she meets that this transformation can be possible in their lives too.

mele.abbey@jslmontreal.org

Ana Yoozbashi

ABRITER PROGRAM Coordinator

Growing up in Iran, Ana witnessed her mother and grandmother support and nurture other women in their childbearing years. Whether through conception, pregnancy, birth, or parenting, the female models in her life have cared for the children and mothers in their community!

Ana is only following this same heart's desire to serve young women and children around her. Ana believes in leading by example. As she has herself followed in the footsteps of other women before her. The ultimate example she strives for in her life is Jesus!

anahita.yoozbashi@jslmontreal.org