Avril Benoît

Avril Benoît is Director of Communications for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders in Canada. She joined the medical humanitarian organization in 2006 after 20 years in radio, television and print journalism. In 2004-2005 she was a Canadian Journalism Fellow at the University of Toronto with a research interest in human rights, global governance and overseas development assistance. She is working toward an MBA in Community Economic Development and is member of MSF's international working group on transparency and accountability.