Our team
Magali Mertens de Wilmars
Magali Mertens de Wilmars - General Secretary
Magali was working as a project and communication manager when she had to deal with cancer in 2011. She realizes that when the disease goes away, she still leaves many questions, especially on the difficult management of side effects and the need to take back the reins of his life. Anxious to bring together her experience to act, she became a certified coach specializing in post-cancer cancer, disability manager,NLP Master practicionner (and in trainong for Practicionner in hypnosis). Its slogan "to make the experience of the disease a springboard, not a brake". She is also the founder of the website www.vieetcancer.be and author of coaching books for Editions Jouvence.
To find out more about all of her activities, please visit www.magalimertens.com
Matthieu Godin
Matthieu was always interested in education and the social work field. After graduation, he left for one year to work for an NGO in Bolivia. He subsequently worked in the field of training and development within a financial company. He is currently working as a risk manager. Very sensitive to the issue of cancer, a cancer carer himself, he decided to co-founded Travail et Cancer and share his strategic and organisational skills. Very creative, he likes to find “out of the box” solutions and he constantly takes up new challenges.
Colombine Visart de Bocarmé
Colombine was always sensitive to humanitarian causes. After her law studies, she embarks on a journey of taking care of abandoned children as well a sick or disabled persons in Benin and then in India (Calcutta). Upon her return, she works in a centre for drug addicts as well as in a centre protecting women. In parallel, she runs a project for the homeless people, with the support of local authorities. Very touched by disabilities and diseases, she decides to train for 4 years in different energetic techniques and short therapies to be able to support those in need, both physically and psychologically. She is currently providing support in different centres for disabled and autistic people. She also decided to get involved in the projects of Travail et Cancer that touch her deeply. She is ready to bring her skills and most importantly, her heart.
Stéphanie Simonis
Stéphanie is a journalist and philosopher by training. She has always been interested in human nature, in stories and people (what do they do, what animates them). Currently working in a big company in the energy field, she likes to devote her spare time to meaningful projects such as Travail et Cancer. On 15 February 2011, she had organised at her place a girls’ dinner, with Magali among the guests. Without any idea on what was about to happen, they laughed together on the first symptoms of Magali’s disease: swollen tongue and an emerging lisp. A few days later the diagnostic arrived. A few years later, they still laugh together …
