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NAN Staff Directory

 

To submit a request for a member of the NAN Executive to attend your event, workshop or conference please contact nan%23on%23ca|scheduling. Only requests submitted to the scheduling staff will receive a formal reply.

 

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Harvey Yesno, Grand Chief
For matters requiring the attention of Grand Chief Yesno please contact Jackie Shewaybick at (807) 625-4951 or nan%23on%23ca|jshewaybick 

Goyce Kakegamic, Deputy Grand Chief
Telephone: (807) 625-4909
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|dgckakegamic

Alvin Fiddler, Deputy Grand Chief
Telephone: (807) 625-4904
Email: nan%23on%23ca|dgcfiddler

Les Louttit, Deputy Grand Chief
Telephone: (807) 625-4903
Email: nan%23on%23ca|llouttit


OFFICE OF THE GRAND CHIEF

Kathy Cheechoo, Chief Administrative Officer
Telephone: (807) 625-4920
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|kcheechoo 

Jackie Shewaybick, Executive Assistant
Telephone: (807) 625-4951
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|jshewaybick

Francine McKenzie-Bouchard, Special Assistant to the Executive Director
Telephone: (807) 625-4945
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|fmckenzie

Vacant, Director of Special Projects (Broadband)
Telephone:
E-mail:

Gail Dick, Protocol Coodinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4956
Email: nan%23on%23ca|gdick

Charlene Yerxa, Administrative Assistant (Executive)/Part-Time Travel Assistant
Telephone: (807) 625-4914
Email: nan%23on%23ca|cyerxa

 

COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Amy Harris, Director of Communications
Telephone: (807) 625-4906
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|aharris

Michael Heintzman, Communications Coordinator

Telephone: (807) 625-4965
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|mheintzman

Angela Crozier, Systems Administrator
Telephone: (807) 625-4954
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|acrozier

Stirling McIntosh, IT Technician
Telephone: (807) 625-4962
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|smcintosh
 

FINANCE

Jeff Nelson, Finance Director
Telephone: (807) 623-5136 ext. #4
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|jnelson

Paulette Desmoulin, Senior Finance Officer
Telephone: (807) 623-5136 ext. #1
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|pdesmoul

Jeff Forneri, Senior Finance Officer
Telephone: (807) 623-5136 ext.#3
Email: nan%23on%23ca|jforneri

Rachel Mamakwa, Finance Officer
Telephone: (807) 623-5136 ext. #2
Email: nan%23on%23ca|rmamakwa

Pam Fayrick, Payroll Officer
Telephone: (807) 623-5136 ext. #0
Email: nan%23on%23ca|pfayrick

ADMINISTRATION

Ian Beardy, A/Human Resources Director
Telephone: (807) 625-4941
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|ibeardy

Rod Geddes, Human Resources Assistant
Telephone: (807) 625-4948
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|rgeddes

Jennifer Thompson, Travel Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4915
Email: nan%23on%23ca|jthompson

Elizabeth Achneepineskum, Administrative Assistant (Reception)
Telephone: (807) 625-4923
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|eachneep

Pauline Greene, Receptionist
Telephone: (807) 625-4900
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|pgreene

Reception
Telephone: (807) 625-4900
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|nan

LANDS AND RESOURCES

Terry Wilson, Lands and Resources Policy Analyst
Telephone: (807) 625-4935
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|twilson

HEALTH POLICY & PLANNING

Jason Beardy, Director of Health Policy &Planning and Special Projects
Telephone: (807) 625-4970
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|jbeardy

Wendy Caruk, Executive Assistant
Telephone: (807) 625-4933
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|wcaruk

David Pierce, Health Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4913
Email: nan%23on%23ca|dpierce

Tobey Meyer, AWHS Policy Analyst
Telephone: (807) 625-4916
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|tmeyer

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Angela Carter, Special Projects Director
Telephone: (807) 625-4918
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|acarter

Vacant, Community Development Coordinator
Telephone: 
E-mail:

Brook Mainville, Special Projects Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4926
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|bmainville

Alarice Petawanikweb, Administrative Assistant (Special Projects)
Telephone: (807) 625-4927
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|apetawanikweb

Michael Morrison, Resolution Health Support Worker
Telephone: (807) 625-4961
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|mmorrison

Maggie Chisel, Resolution Health Support Worker
Telephone: (807) 625-4911
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|mchisel

Toinette Kakepetum, Advocacy & Public Information Program Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4971
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|tkakepetum

Donna Simon,  Youth Initiatives Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4932
Email: nan%23on%23ca|dsimon

PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION

Wendy Trylinski, Manager
Telephone: (807) 625-4931
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|wtrylins

Gwen Medicine, HIV / AIDS Program Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4940
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|gmedicin

Kathy Adcock, Aboriginal Responsible Gambling Strategy Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4930
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|kadcock

Tricia Atlookan, Early Childhood Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4901
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|tatlookan

Joseph LeBlanc, Community Project Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4981
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|jleblanc

Judy Kay, Community Outreach Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4939
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|jkay

SOCIAL SERVICES

Lawrence Baxter, Director
Telephone: (807) 625-4963
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|lbaxter

Bobby Narcisse, Director
Telephone: (807) 625-4963
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|bnarcisse 

WOMEN

Christine Simard-Chicago, Director of Women's Development
Telephone: (807) 625-4953
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|csimard

EDUCATION

Dobi-Dawn Frenette, Director of Education Secretariat
Telephone: (807) 625-4969
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|dfrenett

Kathy Beardy, Manager (Education Initiatives)
Telephone: (807) 625-4902
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|kabeardy

Valerie Nabigon, Executive Assistant (Education)
Telephone: (807) 625-4942
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|vnabigon

Vacant, Education Coordinator/Advisor
Telephone: 
E-mail:

LAND, RIGHTS, AND TREATY RESEARCH

Luke Hunter, Research Director
Telephone: (705) 360-5502 ext. 4
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|lhunter

Joe Wheesk, Research Assistant
Telephone: (807) 625-4946
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|jwheesk

GOVERNANCE SECRETARIAT

Ben Cheechoo, Governance Secretariat Director
Telephone: (807) 625-4936
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|bencheechoo

Melinda Sault-Coates, Administrative Assistant (Governance Secretariat)
Telephone: (807) 625-4929
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|msault

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Kirstine Baccar, Policy Advisor - Economic and Resource Development
Telephone: (807) 625-4917
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|kbaccar

Lydia Big George, Economic and Resource Development Manager
Telephone: (807) 625-4922
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|lbiggeorge

Jason Smallboy, Economic and Resource Development Coordinator
Telephone: (807) 625-4968
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|jsmallboy

Jessica McLaughlin , Economic and Resource Development Unit Assistant
Telephone: (807) 625-4947
E-mail: nan%23on%23ca|jmclaughlin