Employees

Chelsee Pettit is an Anishinaabe entrepreneur, retail innovator, and industry leader in Indigenous economic reclamation. A proud member of Aamjiwnaang First Nation, she is the Founder, CEO, and [...]

Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow is the Founder and CEO of Birch Bark Coffee Company, a First Nations-owned, organic, and Fairtrade coffee company rooted in social impact and Indigenous economic [...]

Dawn T Maracle, M. Ed. is the founder and Executive Director of the nationally registered not-for-profit HOPES (Healing Our Peoples through Education, Sports, and Social justice) Indigenous [...]

Matthew Foss is a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, with over 20 years of research and public policy experience and is an Executive Fellow with the University of Calgary School of Public [...]

Sarah Midanik is an Indigenous professional who is passionate about increasing capacity and social impact across Indigenous communities. Born and raised near the historic Métis community of St. [...]

Trisha Pitura is an Ojibwe entrepreneur and the Creative Director and Co-owner of MINI TIPI, a Canadian lifestyle brand she co-founded in 2016. Originally from Sudbury, Ontario, Trisha has used [...]

As a First Nations Ojibwe and French-Canadian entrepreneur, Jennifer Ménard-Shand always dreamed of leading a purpose-driven organization. Today, she lives that dream as the Founder & CEO of [...]

Marc Pepin is the Co-Founder of Technocrat AI, a proudly Canadian, Indigenous-owned, and CCIB-certified company that delivers responsible AI solutions tailored to sector-specific challenges. With [...]

Nahanni Fontaine is the NDP MLA for St. Johns and currently serves as the Minister of Families, Minister Responsible for Accessibility, and Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equity for [...]

Nukumi Marilyn Francis is an L’nu grandmother and mother from Wasoqopa’q. She was a lobster fisherwoman for 15 years under her inherent rights and also worked with the late Nora Bernard in [...]