“We
always love to glorify GOD by
helping people ...”
Mr.& Mrs. Laurent
Jolicoeur are a happily married
and very dedicated couple residing
in the Greater Vancouver region
of beautiful British Columbia,
Canada.
Laurent Michel Jolicoeur was
born in 1946 in Ontario, Canada.
His father was a Canadian of
French descent and his mother
is from Hungary. Laurent was
raised to be an active Roman
Catholic by his grandparents.
He has continued to love helping
people from all walks of life,
and enjoyed volunteering in
Church activities and for other
community services.
Laurent has been very active
as one of the founders of the
Trinidad-Chinese Club, in British
Columbia. He served as the president
in its two startup years, 1997
and 1998, remaining on its executive
board for the Club's first five
years. Subsequently, Laurent
has worked as a Global Travel
Agent. Very evident was his
service from 1982 to 1985 as
president in B.C. Local 281of
the International Molders and
Allied Workers Union, serving
this special sector of the ironworkers
trade in the advancement of
their labor causes. He led the
movement to transform this international
union into a Canadian labor
union entity better suited to
serve the needs of the workers
in Canada.
It is through Saint Jude Catholic
Church, Vancouver, Canada, where
he met Thess. They got married
at Saint Augustine's Church,
also in Vancouver. They aim
to build settlement services
that could help immigrant people
find their new home in the beautiful
places of British Columbia.
Currently, the company has been
registered since January 28,
2008 as Niceheart International
Immigration Consultancy and
Associates LTD. in British Columbia
, Canada and NHI Skills Enhancement
in Manila, Philippines.
A Portrait of Thess Jolicoeur
To meet the heart of Niceheart
International you must meet
Thess Jolicoeur. Her last name
means "niceheart"
as translated from the French
version of it. Thus we point
to Thess's Canadian connections
and her very good heart.
Thess has been the dynamic energy
of the company since its conception
in 2002 and establishment in
2003. Along with her husband,
Laurent Jolicoeur, Thess has
kept well focused on the Niceheart
mission and vision for outstanding
client services.
Thess N. Jolicoeur was born
in 1964 in Camalig Albay, Philippines.
She has always loved and had
a passion for teaching and group
organizing. She has been in
her career for over 16 years
as a teacher in Math, Physics
& Values Education for Secondary
students and also taught Intermediate
and Beginner ESL for Adults
in Vancouver.
She acquired her Bachelor's
Degree in Education, Majoring
in Math in the year 1986 and
earned Masters Units with Internships
in Psychology and Mathematics.
Her enthusiasm has continued
throughout her migration journey
to Victoria and Vancouver, Canada.
During her wonderful starting
years in her new country, Thess
willingly contributed her skills
and volunteered as an ESL Teacher
and Peer Support Group Facilitator
for new Immigrants and Caregivers
and became one of the Board
Members of Canadian Richmond
Bayanihan Support Community
in Richmond, British Columbia.
She also studied Mathematics
skills & Physics in Vancouver
Community College.
In the meantime, she also acquired
many Professional Trainings,
Memberships & Certificates
in British Columbia, Canada
such as:
- Canadian Association of
Professional Consultants Inc.
- Canadian Federal Society
of Immigration Practitioners
- Canadian Professional Counsellors
Association
- BC Chamber of Commerce
- Whistler Chamber of Commerce
- Career Management Association
in BC
- ENET Eduational Society
- Pre-Paid Legal Association
- Lifelong Career Management
Program · BC Multicultural
Peer Support Group Facilitator
- Immigrant Services Society:
Assistant Administrative to
the Settlement Counselor
- Cross-Cultural Peer Support
Group Program for Immigrants
& Refugee Women
- Peer Educator Program for
Sexuality & Sexual Help
- 2 Certificates of Appreciation
as an ESL Volunteer Teacher
in Vancouver, Canada.
- Completed The National Occupational
Classification (NOC) Training
Richmond Fil Canadian "Bayanihan"
in BC
- United States of America:
Training for Health &
Education, specializing in
Classroom Management
Thess enjoyed many of her accomplishments
as a volunteer & member
of various communities in Canada
& Philippines such as:
ENET Society, Career Management
Association of BC(Member)·
Saint Augustine's Catholic Community
· Mennonite Society,
Vancouver, British Columbia
· Salisbury Society Vancouver,
British Columbia · BC
Multicultural Health Service
Society · Vancouver/Richmond
Health Board · Immigrant
Services Society of British
Columbia · Collingwood
Neighborhood House ·
Pacific Immigrant Resource Society
· Jesuit Volunteers Philippine
Association & Marian Youth
Organization · St. Joseph's
Parish Catholic Community, Mission
B.C.
One of her greatest fulfillments
in life is her unselfish support
for people who want to immigrate
to Canada and re-establish their
careers herein. This goal has
brought Thess to ongoing further
certifications in the official
and extended services she has
provided for her clients.
As a long-time tutor with her
BA in education and her Diploma
in Employment Counseling with
Canadian Certificate as a Job
Club Facilitator, Real Game,
Real Life Facilitator and Personality
Dimensions Trainer(Level 1)
which she obtained last June
23, 2006 at Cornerstone Education
in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Ms. Jolicoeur is currently expanding
her company's service offerings
to immigration applicants to
Canada and the newly settled
immigrants who require employment
placement and skills upgrading
services, among other tools
which Niceheart International
is equipped to offer.
Biography by:
Incrist E. Paras 10, November
2004; updated by Anthea Mason,
April 21, 2006 ; revised and
updated by Maria Luisa Sibbaluca,
September 7, 2006; edited by
Gail Owen, Cecilia Cabusas,
MA- Socio, Phils/Virginia,USA
and Cecilia Sabroso, MAED, Phils.
|
