Our People
At Source Nutraceutical, the professionalism, teamwork and strength of our people are what make us successful at providing quality Compliance, Regulatory, GMP licensed warehousing and graphic design services to North America.
Management Team
Bernie Desgagnés – President and CEOThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
In 2004, Bernie Desgagnés founded Source Nutraceutical on the foundation of his extensive knowledge and experience in the regulatory affairs of foods, health products and pharmaceuticals.
In the lead up to Source Nutraceutical, Bernie worked in Executive Management for a major Canadian natural health product distributor, founded a distributorship for sports nutrition/supplements and served over 18 years with the Government of Manitoba, moving up the ranks to their regulatory sector.
Alex Shewtchenko, CA – Director of Finance
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Alex holds a Chartered Accountant designation as well as a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Manitoba. He articled with PricewaterhouseCoopers and has hands–on experience in a variety of industries and companies ranging in size from large public, to medium and small private companies. Alex specializes in operational and process improvement.
Nalini Kaul, Ph.D – Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs
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Nalini holds a Ph.D. in Cardiology and a Masters in Biochemistry, has held Post Doctoral Fellowships at the University of Manitoba, the Manitoba Health Research Council and the University of Southern California. She also has held two fellowships with the American Heart Association and has been a member of the University of Manitoba Ethics Board.
Nalini most recently served as consultant and lead investigator in a prominent clinical trial company in North America where she previously served as the Technical Director. In that role she identified and led the company into new areas of technology while gaining vast experience in human clinical trials of pharmaceuticals, natural health products, personal care and cosmetics. She has also served as Clinical Trials Investigator at the National Centre for Agri–Foods Research in Medicine at the St. Boniface Research Centre in Winnipeg. Prior to this she worked as a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Nalini has published many full length papers in peer reviewed scientific journals, has several book chapters to her credit and has presented at various national and international conferences.
Marcel Fisette – Creative Director
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One of the original Source Nutraceutical team members, Marcel has been in the graphic design field since 1995. He specializes in creating strategic and innovative product packaging, branding, illustrating, creating marketing materials and project management. His leadership skills, and vision for all Source Nutraceutical clients is a result of his experience and dedication to the field of graphic design.
Nathalie Little, Ph.D – Regulatory Affairs Manager
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Nathalie holds both a doctorate in molecular biology from Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France as well a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Master’s in Marine Biology from Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France.
She is proficient in Natural Health Product [NHP] regulations and has over 7 years of research and teaching experience. She has taught in Europe and Canada, including the Department of Plant Science at the University of Manitoba.
Neola Henry, M.Sc. – Technical Sales Manager
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An active member of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, Neola holds a post–graduate degree in Food Science from the University of Manitoba. Her experience in food research, analysis, regulatory policies and the development of models [HACCP] and Good Manufacturing Practice [GMP] provides strong leadership for the Source Nutraceutical regulatory team.