ᐱᓕᕆᔨᕗᑦ

Debbie brings over two decades of experience in the profit and nonprofit sectors. She leads the Finance and Human Resources team to support Oceans North in executing its mission while working with the Executive to achieve strategic objectives. Over those twenty years, she has held both a CPA and CGA designation and has certification in risk management. You’ll find her motorcycling, boating and snowmobiling in her spare time. She is based in Ottawa, Ontario.

ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᓚᒥᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᑯᕆᔅ ᑕᐱᑭ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᓲᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓇᓱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᑦ ᓇᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᑯᖅᑕᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᓐᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ. ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᖅᑮᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᓴᕐᕙᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓄᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᓛᖦᓖᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᓱᕈᕐᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐃᒪᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᕗᕆᑦᑖᕝ ᓇᓐᓴᓐ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᐊᕙᐃᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓛᖦᓖᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᓪᓗᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᐊᓕᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᒍᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᕆᔭᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖓᓂ. ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᒋᐅᓪ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓯᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᐸᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᒡ, ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ.

ᓲᓵᓇᐅᑉ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᐱᐅᖅᓱᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᓗᒻᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒦᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᕝᕙᓂᔅᓴᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐆᒐᐃᑦ ᑲᑕᔅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑦᓛᓐᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔭᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓗᐊᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑭᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖏᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᐅᖅᓱᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᖑᓴᐃᖏᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᔪᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᐅᖅᓱᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑦᓛᓐᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᑦᑐᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ. ᐱᔭᕇᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ Ph.D. ᑕᐅᕼᐅᓯ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᒥᑦ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᐊᑦᓛᓐᑎᒃ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᒥᐅᑕᓂᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖁᓕᓂᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓕᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ−ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒪᕐᓂᑦ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᓚᐅᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓯᒋᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖓᓂ ᕼᐊᐹᒃᔅᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ.

ᖃᓪᓕᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ 15 ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᓰᓇ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᖅ ᐅᐸᓗᖓᐃᔭᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᒫᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᐊᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ. ᓱᓕ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᒫᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᓚᐅᕋᓂ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᒫᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᓰᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓛᒃᑰᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ−ᒪᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᐊ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᑐᒥ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄ ᑐᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ (Northern Public Affairs), ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᑎᒍ. ᓰᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ PHD−ᖁᑦᑎᒃᓂᖅᓴᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᐅᕐᑕ ᓱᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐋᑐᐋᒥ. ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑎᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒨᖓᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ. ᓰᓇ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᓪᑕᖦ, ᐋᓐᑎᐊᕆᔭ ᐅᐃᖓᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖏᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᕐᓂᖏᒃ.

ᑕᐅᕙᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᑎᑉᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ, ᕼᐃᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒻᓚᕆᐅᓂᑰᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦᒪᑭᑕᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ, ᐃᓛᒃᑰᖓᔪᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᖑᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᕼᐃᓗ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ. ᐅᖃᓪᓚᕆᐊᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᔫᕋᑉ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᑐᖃᓯᐅᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᕼᐃᓗ ᐊᓈᓇᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄ ᐃᓐᓇᕈᓵᖅᑑᖕᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᓂᒍᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ B.A. ᑳᑕᓐ ᔪᓂᕘᓯᑎᒥ.

ᖁᓕᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓇᕈᔾᔨᔨᐅᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ, ᒧᓪᓖ ᐱᓕᕆᐋᖃᓪᓗᐋᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᖃᔪᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᒫᓗᒃ ᑐᓄᕕᐊᖅᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔭᐅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒡᓗᓂ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐋᖑᔪᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᓕᒫᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖁᑎᐅᑉ. ᒫᓐᓇᕋᑖᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᒧᓪᓖ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔮᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒋᒍᑎᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐋᖅᑎᐅᓗᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐋᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑕᕝᕙᓂᓗ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᑎᔪᒥᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓄᖑᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖓ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐋᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᐋᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐋᖏᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖓᓂᕐᒥ: ᒧᓪᓖ ᒫᓐᓇᕋᑖᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᕐᓗᒍᑎᖃᖏᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᑮᓐᓇᐅᔭᒍᑎᖃᕋᓱᐋᖏᑦᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᑦᑎᐋᓗᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓇᓱᐊᕐᓗᒪᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐋᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᑭᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᑭᓲᒃᓴᕋᔭᓂ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᐊᑭᒋᓂᐋᖅᑕᖑᓂᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᕕᒋᓚᐅᕈᒃ – ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ.

Lauren is passionate about tackling significant societal challenges through social and environmental innovation. Previously, Lauren worked with the UK-based organization Challenge Works on social innovation grant programs across the international development, global health, and environment sectors. More recently, she has led programs targeting marine plastics across Sub-Saharan Africa. Lauren leverages her grant management expertise to oversee the life cycle of new and existing grants within Oceans North. Lauren earned her bachelor’s degree in International Development and Globalization at the University of Ottawa. After living in the UK for five years, she is now based in Ottawa, Ontario.

ᔮᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ. ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᖁᓕᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᑲᑕᒃᖢᓂ. ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᐅᓚᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᔮᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᓇᒪ’ᑭ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᑕᕝᕙᓂᓕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᓪᓚᓂ ᒥᒃᒫ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ. ᔮᓐ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᓘᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᕙᒃᖢᓂ, ᐃᓚᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᓂᒃ, ᑲᐃᑉ ᐳᕆᑕᓐᒥᒃ ᕼᐅᐊᔅᒪᓐ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ, ᐅᑯᓄᖓ C@P ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᑲᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒧᑦ. ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᑲᐃᑉ ᐳᕆᑕᓐ, ᑕᕝᕙᓂᓗ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ.

ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᑦ 15 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᓗᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᒃᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ, ᕗᕆᓐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᕋᓱᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᓯᕗᒧᐋᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᒪᕕᖕᒥ−ᑐᙵᕕᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᓯᓚᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ. ᓯᕗᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᕗᕆᓐᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᕘᑕᒥ, ᑕᐅᕙᓂᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᓚᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᒥᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᖃᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒪᔪᓂ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᑖᒥᑦ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᓇᔪᒐᕐᓂᑦ. ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᕕᖃᓕᑐᐊᕌᖓᒥ, ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᕈᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓐᓈᕈᖏᓐᓂ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᕆᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑰᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓯᖏᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔪᒪᓗᐊᙳᐋᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᕆᐅᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᕆᔭᓂ ᐃᓅᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕈᑎᓂ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᓕᕈᑎᒋᕙᖕᒪᒋ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᓕᕈᑎᒋᕙᖕᒪᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᕈᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᖁᓪᓗᒍ−ᔨᐅᓘᓕᕐᓗᓂ ᐳᔪᕐᓗᐋᕿᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ.

ᐳᕋᐃᓐ ᑎᕙᐃᓐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᒥᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᔪᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᒃᑲᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᓯᕐᔭᕐᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᑐᕇᐊᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᐃᑎᔪᓄᑦ−ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖓᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ. ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᒥᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᔪᒐᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᒫᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᐳᕋᐃᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᙱᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᖑᓂᒃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᑎᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒡᔪᐊᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒪᒧᐊᕆᐅᓪ ᐃᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂᑦ ᓂᐅᕗᓐᓛᓐᒥᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᑎᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᑦᓛᓐᑎᒃᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖓᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ. ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᕼᐊᓕᕚᒃᓯᒥ, ᓅᕙᔅᑰᓴᒥᑦ.

ᐱᓕᒪᒃᓴᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᓕᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒥᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓅᖓᔪᓂᑦ ᓄᖑᑎᑦᑎᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ. ᐊᔪᖏᓛᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᓱᕐᕗᕈᒃ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᕐᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᕈᒃᑎᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᔪᒐᐃᑦ (IPCA) ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᕕᖕᒥ ᐆᒪᔫᖃᑎᒋᖕᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ. ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓂᖃᒃᑎᑕᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐋᒥ, ᑯᐱᐊᒃ.

Matt Dykstra is a communications professional with more than a decade of experience working in journalism and media relations, as well as on political campaigns and provincial policies. Before joining Oceans North, Matt was a senior strategist and press secretary for former Alberta premier Rachel Notley. He also held senior roles in the Ministry of Environment and Parks and the Ministry Responsible for Climate Change in the government of Alberta, where he supported efforts to reduce emissions under the Climate Leadership Plan and to establish new parks in the province. Matt is based in Edmonton.

ᕼᐊᑐ ᒍᕌᓐᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᔾᔪᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᓴᕋᐃᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑐᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᐅᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᕼᐊᑐ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥᓪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᕼᐊᐅᓯ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᕼᐋᓕᕚᒃᔅ, ᓄᕙ ᓯᑰᓯᐊᒥ.

Lisa has spent her career working in the not-for-profit world, first in program development and then switching to human resources almost 15 years ago.  In her work, Lisa has been responsible for a full range of HR initiatives, with performance management, health and safety, recruitment and systems development focus areas. Lisa has been part of dynamic and diverse management teams during her career and has learned the value of true collaboration through those experiences. She believes creating respectful and reciprocal relationships is the cornerstone of effective HR support. Lisa loves to travel in her spare time, host family dinners at her Ottawa Valley home and daily walks with her dog Bailey.

Taylor Hamm is committed to ensuring seamless operations and providing exceptional support to the Oceans North team. She has a breadth of expertise and experience in administration, as well as a passion for efficiency and implementing systems that create a simpler and more productive work environment. Taylor works to streamline processes and help campaigners achieve their goals. She is currently based in Victoria, British Columbia.

With significant experience leading research projects and outreach activities, Amy brings a multidisciplinary approach to ocean conservation. After completing her B.Sc. at the University of Manitoba, Amy attained her master’s degree from Dalhousie University, exploring how climate change will influence protected marine ecosystems in Atlantic Canada. She is now scaling up her work to include protected areas in the high seas, with a particular emphasis on integrating climate change into international marine policy, North Atlantic protected areas, and fisheries management. She is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Aaron is a passionate birder, wildlife photographer and naturalist. Before joining Oceans North, he co-founded a research and consulting firm to support Indigenous and local communities in collaboratively building wildfire resilience and developing land relationship management plans. He also has experience facilitating the development of planning, monitoring, and evaluation tools for implementing community development and disaster response programs in South Africa, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, and Lebanon. Aaron has a master’s of Natural Resource Management from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, where he currently resides.

ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᑦᑕ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᕋᓛᖑᖃᑎᒋᒡᕕᐅᔪᒥᑦ, ᐊᒪᓐᑕ ᔪᐅᐃᓇᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᖃᓱᖑᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖁᑎᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖁᑎᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕈᑎᒥ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᖏᑦᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖁᑎᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 15 ᐊᕐᕌᖑᓂ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᐃᓗᑦᑎᖅᓯᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᑦᑕᐃᓕᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖓᓂ. ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᔪᖏᓛᑉ ᐃᓕᓴᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔭᕇᒃᓯᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ Ph.D. ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᐊᑐᓘ. ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᐊᑐᓘᒥ, ᐊᓐᑎᐅᕆᔪᒥ.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ−ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᔭᓂ ᓈᑉ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓲᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᐅᖅᓱᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᖕᒥᑦ, ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥᓪᓗ. ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᖁᓖᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᑰᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᕐᓂ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓂ, ᓄᓇᑖᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖏᓐᓂ. ᓘᒃᑖᖑᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅᑖᕐᓂᑰᔪᖅ ᑐᕋᓐᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓯᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ−ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ. ᐋᑐᐊ, ᐊᓐᑎᐅᕆᔫᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ.

ᒥᓕᔅᓴ ᑕᒪᐅᖓᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᑕᐅᕙᖔᕐᓗᓂ ᒦᒃᒫᑭ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐅᕙᙵᑦ ᑭᔅᐳᑯᐃᑦᒃᒥᑦ, ᐊᓈᓇᒋᔭᐅᖅᑰᔨᓗᓂ ᑲᓲᑎᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᑕᒪᐅᖓ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᒃᓂᒃᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᐋᓗᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐋᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕕᐋᕐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᓕᒫᒥᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᒥᓕᔅᓴ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᒃᓯᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓴᓂᕌᓂᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐋᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᑐᐄᓂᖃᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᓕᒫᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓇᕈᑎᖏᑕ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖏᓐᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑭᓱᙳᐋᓕᐅᒃᑲᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐋᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᒦᒃᒪᖅ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᑉ ᖄᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᓅᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ. ᒥᓕᔅᓴ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖃᓚᐅᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᐅᐄᑲᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐴᑦᓚᖅᓃᑲᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂᑦ, ᑕᐅᕙᓐᓇᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ 2020−ᒥ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᒋᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᑲᑎᐊ ᐊᓪᓚᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᔪᒐᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᔅᐳᑯᐃᑦᒃᒥᑦ, ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᓅᕕᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐱᕈᒃᓴᓪᓗᓂᓗ, ᒪᕐᕈᓕᐋᖑᖃᑎᖓᓗ.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐹᓪ ᓚᕗᓐ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᑐᐊᒥ, ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᐅᑉ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᖁᓖᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ. ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕆᔨᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐹᔅᓂᔭᒥ. ᐅᐃᓂᐸᒡᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᔭᓂ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᖢᓂ ᓯᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᐅᔾᔨᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓅᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᓯᕐᒥ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᓕᖕᒥ ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᔫᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᑐᖃᖓᓄᑦ ᑯᐃᓐᔅ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓯᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥ. ᑕᐅᕙᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᐃᓂᐸᒡ, ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥᑦ.

Michelle’s career has always focused majorly on numbers. With more than 25 years of experience in finance, she has worked in diverse organizations, but Oceans North and ocean conservation has become a perfect fit. She is working toward her CPA designation and is also a certified Veterinary Assistant. She is based in Thornhill, Ontario.

ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓚᕆᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᔮᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ, ᔮᓐ ᓄᒃᓴᓇ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ. ᐅᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᓯᕈᒃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᒃᓴᖁᑎᓂ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᒍᑎᖓᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ (ISR) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ. ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᓂ 14 ᐊᕐᕌᖑᓂ, ᔮᓐ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᑖᕈᑎᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᒍᑎᓂ ᐅᑯᓇᖓᑦ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᒍᑎᖓᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ (ISR). ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᖓᓲᔪᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᖑᓂ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᑕᖓ ᑭᖑᕝᕕᐅᑎᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᓗᓂ. ᔮᓐ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᒥᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᑯᖅᑕᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᕐᔪᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᒥ ᐃᓄᕕᒃ−ᑐᒃᑐᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᕐᔪᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᕈᑎ ᕿᒻᒥᖅ ᑕᓯᕐᓂ, ᐊᓯᒋᒐᓗᐊᕐᒥᑎᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ. ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓛᔅᑲᒥ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᑉᐱᐊᑦ ᖃᑯᖅᑕᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖁᔨᔪᑎᓂ. ᔮᓐ ᐱᓯᒪᒃᓯᕐᒥᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᒥᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᒥᖑᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ. ᔮᓐ ᑐᒃᑐᔭᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓕᐊᖓᓗ ᕿᑐᖓᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕕᖃᕋᓱᐊᓱᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᓕᒫᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᖅᐸᒡᓗᓂ, ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᐸᒡᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓂᒃᑕᕆᐊᖅᐸᒡᓗᓂ. ᐱᓗᐊᖑᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᒥᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᔪᒃ (ᕿᒧᒃᓯᕈᑎ ᕿᒻᒥᖅ ᑕᓯᕐᒥ) ᓇᔪᒐᕐᒥ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖃᑎᒋᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᓂ.

Amy’s professional career has straddled the worlds of politics, industrial and climate policy development, federal-provincial relations, and protected-area creation, with a focus on parks co-managed by Indigenous peoples. Amy was most recently the Campaign Policy Director and Director of Policy and Legislative Services for Rachel Notley and the Alberta New Democratic Party. Before this, she was the Executive Director of Parks Operations at the Government of Alberta. Amy is based in Edmonton and grew up wearing an Oilers toque on the city’s Northside.

ᐋᓕᒃᔅ ᐆᒃᑐᕙᒃ ᓯᕗᒃᑲᖅᑕᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᓂᕆᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᕿᙳᐊᓂᑦ. ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᖅᑎᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᑦ, ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑯᓚᐃᓕᕇᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑎᓲᓂᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ-ᓯᑯᖓᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᒍᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᒍᓯᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐋᓕᒃᔅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᒫᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᒃᑲᕐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑯᑭᑦᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᖓᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑕᕆᐅᒥᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᓂᒥᑦ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᓕᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒐᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᓱᕋᒃᓯᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᓕᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᐋᓕᒃᔅ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒐᔾᔫᓂᖓᓄᑦ; ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᖃᖅᓯᕋᕐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᕐᓃᑦᑐᓂ ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᒧᑦ ᕿᓚᒃᓱᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᑐᒃᑑᑉ ᓂᐅᖓᑕ ᓴᐅᓂᖓ ᑭᖑᕖᑎᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓱᕋᒃᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᖁᑦᑐᓐᓇᐅᑎᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ.

ᓯᑦ ᐸᐃᓐ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔮᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᒃᓴᓂ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᒻᒥ. ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔮᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᖓᓯᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓱᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᕿᓂᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᖅᑲᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖁᑎ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᑕᐅᕙᙶᕐᓂᑯᓪᓚᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᔅᑐᕆᓕᐊᒻᒥᑦ, ᓯᑦ ᓅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕘᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᕋᑖᖅᑎᓗᒋᑦ 1990-ᖏᑦ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᖁᕕᐃᒋᔭᖃᓂᖓ ᐃᒪᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᓇᕕᖁᑎᒥᒃ, ᐱᔭᒃᓴᐅᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖃᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒡᒍᐊᓂ ᓛᐸᑐᐊᑉ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇᕋᑖᖅ ᐃᖃᓚᐃᔭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐅᔭᕋᒡᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᓯᔪᖃᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐅᐸᓗᖓᐃᖅᓯᒪᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕈᑎᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᐊᖅᓯᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᓯᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖃᒃᐳᖅ ᓇᐃᓐᒥ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦᒥ.

ᔨᐊᒪ ᕇᓇᕐ ᐳᐃᔨᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᑦᑐᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ. ᐱᕆᓕᕆᐊᖏᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓗᔾᔨᔪᑦ ᐊᖅᑭᒃᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᓐᑎᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖃᓕᕐᓂᖏᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᐃᔨᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓚᐅᕋᓂ ᐃᒫᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᑦᒪ ᔨᐊᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐳᐃᔨᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖅᑭᐅᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᖕᓂᖅ ᐊᑲᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᖅᑭᓯᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᔨᐊᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᒧᒥᐊᕆᐊᕆᔭ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᓄᕙᓐᓛᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓛᐸᑐᐊᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᔪᑦ ᐳᐃᔨᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑯᓇᖓ Bangor ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᐊᓂᑦ. ᓄᓇᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑐᖃᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦᑎ ᐃᖓᓚᒥ. ᒫᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᖅ Hᐊᓚᕙᔅᒃ−ᒥ, ᓅᕙᑰᓴ.

Benoit’s role as field technician draws from years of project management, technical training, and Arctic logistics. He is a Red Seal heavy-duty equipment technician with years as manager for Toromont CAT and works with Oceans North to partner with communities and scientists in finding science-based solutions to mitigate changes in the Arctic’s waters. Ben supports Arctic science projects across Ocean North’s Circumpolar coverage, including the Eclipse Sound project, where he first wet his feet with the hydrophone mission in 2014. He enjoys hiking, skiing, and camping with his family and is based in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

ᐱᓕᕆᓕᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑮᑦ ᔅᓕᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᓕᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒪᓂᖃᕐᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᑮᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᖁᓕᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ, ᑭᒡᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᕋᐅᔭᐃᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓇᓂ ᓱᓕ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᓯᕗᒃᑲᖅᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᒥᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐆᒪᓂᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᐊᓗᖓᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᐅ ᑮᓐᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓇᓱᐊᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᐊᓕᒃᑲᓂ ᓴᐃᒪᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓂᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂᑦ ᕗᐊᓯᖕᑕᓐ ᑕᐃᑲᓂᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖓ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᕕᓕᐲᓐᓯᒥᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒪᖁᑏᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᐳᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ. ᕼᐊᓕᕚᒃᔅᒥᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᖅ.

ᐊᓕᒃᔅ ᑎᓱᕐ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᑎᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖃᒃᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ. ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᓕᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᓗᓂ ᐱᔪᒥᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᕕᓕᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓄᖃᑎᒋᓂᒃ ᑕᑎᖃᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ, ᐊᓕᒃᔅ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᒃᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓯᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ. ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒪᑯᓇᓂ The Walrus (ᐊᐃᕖᑦ), Nautilus (ᓇᐅᑎᓗᔅ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Canadian Encyclopedia (ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔪᑎᓕᕆᓯᒪᔪᓂ), ᐊᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᓘᔭᖏᓐᓂᓗ. ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓐᓂᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓂᖅᐸᖑᓗᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᑕᐅᔪᑎᒥ ᐃᒪᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ Dalhousie University (ᑕᓪᕼᐅᓯ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂᑦ), ᑕᐃᑲᖓᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕕᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓘᖃᑎᒌᒡᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒋᑦ. ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐅᓕᐸᒃᔅᒥ, ᓄᕙ ᓯᑰᓴᒥ.

ᑕᐅᑐᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᒥ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᓛᓐᑎᒃ ᐃᒪᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᑳᓖᓐ ᑑᓘ ᐱᓕᕆᓲᖅ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖅᑎᐊᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᑲᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ. ᑳᓖᓐ ᓂᕈᐊᕆᔭᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒥᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᓯᕐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓃᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᓯᓚᖅᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓃᑦ. ᖁᑦᑎᓛᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᒥ ᐊᓚᑦᑎᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᐅᕼᐊᐅᓯ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂ. ᑳᓖᓐ ᕼᐊᓕᕚᒃᓯᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᖅ.

ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐃᖅᑲᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᒪᓕᓴ ᑑᓄ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᖅ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓗ. ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᖕᓂᒃ GIS ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᖓᒍᑦ GIS-ᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᔾᔪᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᐊᓗᒃᒥ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ, ᑕᕝᕙᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᐅᕙᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᒡ, ᒫᓂᑑᐸ.

With a marine biology and international development background, Sara brings an interdisciplinary approach to her role in supporting Oceans North’s conservation projects. Sara previously worked as an environmental consultant, collaborating with Indigenous and coastal communities, government, academia, and industry groups. She holds a master’s degree in marine management from Dalhousie University, where her research explored the value-chain dynamics of seal marketing in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut. Sara is also a passionate scuba diver and provides field support to Oceans North’s campaigns. She is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᑦ ᐳᐃᔨᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᑯᕆᔅᑎᓐ ᐅᐊᔅᑕᓪ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᖕᒪᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑑᒑᓕᖕᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᓪᓗᖅᑕᐅᓂ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᕐᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᒥ, ᐃᓚᒋᖃᖅᖢᓂᒡᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖁᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᖃᔭᖅᑐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᖕᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ 2001-ᒥᑦ 2005-ᒧᑦ ᖁᙱᐊᕆᐊᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᑯᖅᑕᓂ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓯᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖅᑲᐅᒪᕙᖕᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᑑᒑᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᓘᒃᑖᖑᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᒡ, ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ.

ᓰᓐ ᔭᖕ ᐱᐅᒃᓴᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᑐᕆᐋᒃᓴᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᕈᑎᒥᓂᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐋᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᔭᕐᓂᖏᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᐋᓱᖑᖕᒪᑦ. ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔮᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓄᑦ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐋᓕᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᒪᒍ ᓄᖑᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᑕᐅᓕᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒋᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒍᓯᖓᒍ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᐊᑐᕈᒥᓇᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐋᖅᑕᖓᒍᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᔪᖏᓛᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᕌᓐᑐ ᒥᑐᕈᓪᐸᓕᑕᓐ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓕᓚᐅᑎᓐᓇᒍ ᐃᒫᓗᒃ ᑐᓄᕕᐊᖅᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔮᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ The Walrus (ᐊᐃᕕᕐᓂᑦ), ᓰᐱᓰᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Xtra Magazine (ᐊᒃᓱᐋᓗᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐋᖓᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ). ᑕᐅᕙᓂᒥᐅᑕᑐᖃᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐳᕆᓐᔅ ᐃᐊᑦᐅᐊᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖓᓂᑦ, ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥᑦ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᔪᒥᑦ.

ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕈᑎᒋᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᒃᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᓂᑯᓕ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᓱᖑᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᒍᑎᓂ ᐋᔨᖃᑎᒋᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕈᑎᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᑉ. ᐱᔭᐅᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐱᔪᒪᔭᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᕐᓗᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᕐᓂ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕋᑖᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᓂᑯᓕ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᖅᑯᐊᓂ ᐋᐳᓕᑲᐅᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᐊᑖᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓪᓗᐊᑕᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᕈᒃᑎᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᐊᓯᕈᒃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᑕᐃᓕᒪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ. ᓂᑯᓕ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᔪᖏᓛᑉ ᐃᓕᓴᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᒌᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᖓᑦ ᓚᓐᑕᓐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᓇᓱᐊᕈᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᑲᓪᒍᕆᒥᐅᑕᓚᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᐅᓪᕘᑕ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᖃᒃᑐᖅ ᕼᐊᓕᐹᒃᓯᒥ, ᓄᕙ ᓯᑯᓴᒥ.