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Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

* Uphold AECOM’s corporate Indigenous relations practice and manage the organization’s approach to fostering and strengthening relationships with Indigenous Peoples, communities, and businesses in Canada.* Responsible for coordinating and facilitating the full range of AECOM’s Indigenous community engagement and relationship management initiatives, including active and future projects. * Provide advice with respect to the regulatory, planning and management aspects of projects and in provide assistance in the continued development of business opportunities throughout Canada. * In concert with the fully integrated operational and project teams at AECOM, liaise with Indigenous communities and businesses as well as with external stakeholders, regulators, landowners, new and prospective clients, government and non-government agencies, and others with interest in AECOM projects.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Conducted a National Comparative Research Analysis on Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plans - Best Practices.• Developed a corporate Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan for Natural Resources Canada’s Access to Information and Privacy Secretariat, on time, under budget and surpassing client’s expectations.• Developed a holistic forward-looking result-based negotiation method between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples based on the proper planning and alignment of capacity, relationship, vision, and trust. • 100% Indigenous owned/controlled company in Indigenous reconciliation certified by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and registered within Canada’s Indigenous Business Directory (IBD).Service Offering: • Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan• Indigenous Community Engagement• Resource, Energy Project Consultation • Modern Treaty Negotiation• Strategic Planning• Evidence-Based Research• Project Management• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion• Business Partnership• Impact Benefit Agreement • Equity Sharing Agreement • Community Benefit Agreement

Pembroke Ontario

Project Description: Providing leadership support to the 16 elected Algonquin Negotiation Representatives (ANRs) with similar functions to a Board of Directors representing the 10 Algonquin communities in Ontario in their ongoing efforts to rebuild and revitalize the Algonquin Nation by negotiating and implementing a modern-day Treaty. Objectives and Outcomes:Developed and implemented various leadership, reconciliation, diversity, and inclusion related initiatives: * Project Consultation Improvement Action Plan; * Project Consultation Governance Structure Improvement; * Team Award of Excellence Initiative; * Peer-to-Peer Instant Recognition Initiative; * Years of Service Recognition Initiative; * Corporate Strategic Management Plan; * Corporate Communication Strategy; * Comprehensive Treaty Implementation Plan; * Employees Performance, Learning & Growth Framework; * Competitive Based Procurement Policy; * Management Directive on Service Contracts; * Financial Authorization & Accountability Matrix; * Health & Safety, Policy Manual; Employment Policy Manual (recruitment, retention & development); * Travel Policy; * Employees Participating in Events Health and Safety Protocol; * COVID-19 Return to the Workplace Policy; * Comprehensive Plan for Enhancing the Employees’ Work Experience; * Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training for Team; * Partnership Agreement with Indspire to leverage an additional $144,000 towards an Indigenous Scholarship Award; * Market-Based Salary Review Initiative; * Managed a large volume of project consultation inquiries and initiatives (i.e., hundreds annually) received from across the unceded AOO Settlement Area by the federal, provincial, and municipal governments and regional authorities, and the private sector; * Completed 4 business major project partnerships (mine, bridge, municipal village, nuclear facility) leveraging for the AOO over $2.5 million in capacity-building benefits.

Toronto, Canada Area

Project Description: Developing and implementing strategies, policies and networks including engagement, consultation and business development plans and budgets for the Board of Directors to effectively manage Hydro One's relationships with Indigenous leaders and communities, government departments and agencies and federal, provincial, and municipal leaders in Ontario.Objective and Outcome:• Co-led commercial partnership negotiations for the economic participation of Indigenous communities into large infrastructure projects including negotiating term sheets for equity sharing agreements.• Led Indigenous policy-based and rights-based consultation on over 125 capital investment projects.• Led the development of Corporate Indigenous Relations Strategy and Policy.• Developed an Indigenous Relations Projects Risk Assessment Guide.• Developed Corporate Indigenous Engagement Protocol.• Developed Corporate Indigenous Consultation Guide.• Developed Corporate Costing of Indigenous Engagement and Consultation Guide.• Developed two corporate certification submissions under the Corporate Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business Progressive Aboriginal Relations Program receiving for Hydro One Bronze Level certification in 2017 and Silver Level certification in 2020.• Developed Indigenous Relations Integration Plans with 11 different Lines of Business at Hydro One. • Developed and delivered tailored Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training Program for members of the Board of Directors, Executive Leadership Team (Directors and above) and managers. • Organized and delivered for the Executive Leadership Team two provincial-wide engagement sessions with all First Nations (88) and Metis Councils (29) Hydro One serves in Ontario and one regional First Nations (42) engagement session in Ontario.

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Senior Director Program Management and PerformanceEnsured performance and integrity and conducted strategic policy research responsive to the needs of the Aboriginal Business Development Program. Organized and delivered two regional learning round tables (Western and Eastern Canada) with industry, academia, provincial governments and Aboriginal representatives supporting participation of Aboriginal businesses in the green mining sector.Senior Director Major Projects and Investment FundsInvested over $22 million supporting 87 major Aboriginal resource and energy projects across Canada leveraging over $308 million from other debt and equity financing sources; and offered over $32 million creating and expanding 8 privately and arms-length Investment Funds. A/Director General, Aboriginal Business Development Program EX-03Managed the Branch activities including supporting the establishment and growth of Aboriginal Businesses, Major Resource and Energy Development, Aboriginal Financial Institutions, Major Resources and Energy Investment Fund and Loan Loss Reserve Initiatives. A/Regional Director General – Manitoba Region EX-03Acted as the senior executive in the Manitoba Region, responsible for implementing departmental programs and policies; for negotiating and implementing innovative program delivery initiatives; for administrating lands and trust and for managing the delivery of educational, housing, infrastructure, social development and economic development services to First Nations.Senior Director Policy Management and IntegrationProvided strategic policy leadership to senior executives on the Lands and Trust Services (LTS) sector-wide business line activities: lands, natural resources, environmental management, matrimonial real property, First Nations governance and accountability, Indian Act litigation. This included providing strategic policy leadership on the LTS Sector’s parliamentary and cabinet processes and agendas.

Gatineau Pq

Director EnvironmentProvided Federal expert advice and functional guidance to departmental sectors and regions and federal departments and agencies with respect to federal environmental legal obligations on Reserve Lands. Director Strategic Planning and Support Managed research projects and developed strategic policies and plans for the Implementation Branch’s operations in the Claims and Indian Government Sector that respond to issues from all areas of AANDC.Chief Federal Negotiator Finalized the negotiations of a tripartite comprehensive self-government agreement-in-principle with the Government of the NWT and the Inuvialuit/Gwich’in within the approved policy mandates and financial instructions. Special Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister Supported two Ministers (Minister Jane Stewart and Minister Robert Nault) as a Special Policy Advisor for Saskatchewan and Alberta, Land Claims, Self-Government, Treaties, the Indian Act and Litigation.Assistant Chief Federal NegotiatorSupported the Chief Federal Negotiator to negotiate the comprehensive self-government agreement with the Tlicho Nation in the NWT, a innovative legislative self-government arrangement model with the Mohawks of Khanawake, the mandate for the Cree Offshore Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, the framework agreement for the Innu Nation comprehensive land claim agreement, and the Sioux Valley comprehensive self-government agreement.Inrtergovernmental Affairs Specialist in AANDC NWT Regional OfficeDeveloped frameworks and strategies for an integrated implementation of departmental programs related to Treaty obligations in NWT.Senior Advisor in AANDC Quebec Regional OfficeProvided executive advises and support to the Regional Director General and the Associate Regional Director General in the AANDC Office in Quebec Region.

Victoria, Bc

Ordinary Seamen general engineering work in engine rooms on a ship HMCS Saskatchewan based in Esquamalt BC

Master'S Degree, Sociology

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Bachelor'S Degree, Social Sciences

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Master Sociology, Political Science And Government