Employees

Jennifer Podemski boasts an impressive career as a director, writer, producer, and actor. Hailing from Toronto but proudly calling Barrie, Ontario, her home, Jennifer’s artistic journey has [...]

Wayne Garnons-Williams, BA (Windsor), LLB (Queen’s), MPA (Dalhousie), LLM (Oklahoma) Wayne is the CEO of the not-for-profit registered charity, the National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of [...]

Matt Jamieson is a proud member of the Tuscarora Nation and a resident of Six Nations of the Grand River, Canada’s most populated First Nation. Matt is the founding Chief Executive Officer of the [...]

Desiree Norwegian is a member of Liidlii Kue First Nation, she is part of the Dene clan from Northwest Territories. Desiree graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration with a [...]

Missty Slater (Ioway) is a community organizer and policy and economic strategist with over 15 years of experience. She was appointed as the Chief of Staff for the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and [...]

Manitou Mkwa Singers (Spirit Bear Singers) hail from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. They are a family Hand drum group that sing pow-wow, and round dance songs. They are all from the [...]

Karen Restoule is Director of Indigenous Affairs and a Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and a strategic advisor on complex public and policy issues, working with CEOs and senior [...]

Christine John is a trusted advisor, speaker, and community builder with more than 20 years of experience in Indigenous relations, policy development, and corporate advisory. She is the Founder [...]

Travis Boissoneau is Blackbird Strategies’ Vice President. From Parliament Hill to Standing Rock, Travis has stood with First Nations to defend their rights and advance their interests for [...]

Heather J Barker studied Biochemistry & Nutritional Sciences at the University of Guelph and later a Masters degree in Toxicology. Her career began as a scientist developing new vaccines [...]