Education: Master’s program in executive leadership, University of Guelph (2015)
Biggest business achievement: Promoting the ongoing inclusion and embedding of Indigenous knowledge into the organizational fabric of Algonquin College.
Biggest obstacle overcome: Indigenous work has only recently become attractive to mainstream stakeholders. Finding an organization willing to explore this has not been an easy task.
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Biggest influences: My parents. They pushed me when I needed to be pushed. They pulled me when I needed to be pulled. They led by example and taught me the value of having a good mind.
Most important lessons I’ve learned in business: My first executive leader told me to always remember three things: be friendly, be firm and be fair.
First job: Pumping gas at a full-service gas station.
Advice I’d give the younger me: Never forget about those who have paved the way for you; never forget about those who will come afterward.
Favourite pastime: Laughing.
I’m currently reading: And Grandma Said… by Tom Porter
Favourite movie: The Return of the Living Dead
Favourite song: All My Loving by the Beatles
