Governmental Contacts on Aboriginal Affairs
British Columbia (p. 3 – 11)
Independent Officers of the Legislature:- Office of the Representative for Children and Youth, British Columbia (ORCY)
- Office of the Ombudsman
Ministries & Agencies (as of June 23, 2008) / -Small Business, Technology and Economic Development (MSBTED)
-Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (MARR) / -Tourism, Culture and the Arts (MTCA)
-Children and Family Development (MCFD) / -Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (MEMPR)
-Community Development (MCD) / -Forests and Range (MFR)
-Education (MEduc) and
Ministry Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy / -Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI)
-Advanced Education and Labour Market Development (AVED) / -Agriculture and Lands (MAL)
- Crown Land Administration
- Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB)
- First Nations Engagement Office (FNEO)
-Healthy Living and Sport (HLS) and
Ministry Responsible for Seniors’ and Women’s Issues
-Regional Health Authorities / -Environment (MOE)
-Labour and Citizens’ Services (LCS) / -Environmental Assessment Office (EAO)
-Housing and Social Development (HSD)
-Attorney General (MAG)and
Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism
-Public Safety and Solicitor General (PSSG) / -Crown Agencies
Canada (p. 12 – 15)
-Health Canada / -Indian and Northern Affairs Canada- Aboriginal Business Canada
- Office of the Federal interlocutor
- Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
-Canadian Heritage / -Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation
- BC Aboriginal Housing Centre
-Service Canada
Aboriginal Organizations(p. 16-25)
-First Nations Summit (FNS)16
-Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)17
-BCAssembly of First Nations (BCAFN)17
-BC First Nations Leadership Council18
-Four Host First Nations Secretariat18
-New Relationship Trust (NRT)18
-Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC)19-20
-United Native Nations (UNN)20
-BCElders Communication Centre Society (BCECCS)20
-Aboriginal Sport/Recreation Association of BC (ASRA)20
-2008Cowichan North American Indigenous Games Society (NAIG)20
-First Peoples' Cultural Foundation21
- First Peoples' Heritage Language and Culture Council
-First Nations Child and Family Service Agency Directors Forum21
-Caring for First Nations Children Society (CFNCS)21
-BCAssociation of Aboriginal Friendship Centres – Provincial Office (BCAAFC)22
-Native Courtworker and Counseling Association of BC – Provincial Office (NCCA)22
-Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents (FAFP)23
-BCAboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS)23
-First Nations Health Council (FNHC)24-25
-First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)25-26
- First Nations Schools Association
- Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association
-BCAboriginal Child Care Society (BCACCS)26
-Pacific Association of First Nations’ Women (PAFNW)26
-Vancouver Island Aboriginal Transition Team (VIATT)26-27
Other Organizations of Interest
-First Nations Child and Family Caring Society (Ottawa, ON)27
-Many Hands One Dream (Ottawa, ON)27
People Search through the B.C. Government Directory Online/ A Guide to Aboriginal Organizations and Services in British Columbia – 2007 / 2008 Edition available at:
2009/10 Edition – updating in progress; planned release date: May 2009.
/ BC Stats – Aboriginal Peoples of British Columbia
– Statistical Profiles, etc.
Independent Officers of the Legislature
Office of the Representative for Children and Youth
Victoria4th Floor, 1019 Wharf Street, Victoria
V8W 2Y9 / Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Representative for Children and Youth
/ 250-356-6710/356-0837
1-800-476-3933
Email: firstname.lastname
@rcybc.ca / John Greschner, AssociateDeputy Representative, Reviews and Investigations / 250-953-4678
Jeremy Berland, Associate Deputy Representative, Monitoring, Research, Evaluation & Audit / 250-387-1792
Melanie Mark, Child and Youth Advocate / 250-387-0084
Maria Coley, Child and Youth Advocate / 250-387-1825
Prince George
1475 10th Avenue, Prince George, V2L 2L / Andrew Robinson, AssociateDeputy Representative, Advocacy, Aboriginal and Community Relations / 250-561-4621/561-4624
1-800-476-3933
Doreen Johnson, Advisor, Aboriginal Advocacy and Community Relations / 250-250-561-4622
Preston Guno, Child and Youth Advocate / 250-250-561-4623
Nola Currie, Child and Youth Advocate / 250-561-4623
RCY Burnaby/
Vancouver
M12 - 4277 Kingsway
Burnaby, V5H 3Z2 / Wilma Clarke, A/Director, Advocacy, Aboriginal and Community Relations / 604-775-3215/775-3221
Melanie Mark, Child and Youth Advocate / 604-775-3227
Fred Milowsky, Child and Youth Advocate / 604-775-3202
Office of the Ombudsman
Kim Carter, Ombudsman / 250-387-5855/387-0198
Provincial Government Ministries
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
Partnerships & Community Renewal DivisionIntergovernmental & Community Relations Branch / Mariann Burka, Executive Director / 250-387-2161/356-9467
John Harper, Director, Economic Initiatives / 250-387-2536/356-9467
[position vacant], A/Senior Advisor, Capacity Initiatives / 250-387-2535/356-467
Doug Gauld, Senior Advisor, Economic & Business Development / 250-953-4505/356-467
Milt Wright, Director, Métis & Urban Aboriginal Relations / 250-387-2162/356-9467
Bruce Leslie Poitras, Manager, Metis and First Nations Urban Relations / 250-387-2179/356-9467
Guide to Aboriginal Organizations and / Wesley (Lee) Chambers, Resource Guide Coordinator / 250-953-3537/356-0366
Services in BC
– Updating Project – / Chris Perkins, Resource Guide Coordinator / 250-356-1280/356-0366
Carrie Dusterhoft, Manager, Intergovernmental Relations / 250-387-2536/356-9467
Donna Longley, Project Coordinator / 250-356-0174
Jan Gottfred, Director, Social & Cultural Policy / 250-356-5223/356-9467
Ben Morton, Senior Advisor, Education & Culture / 250-387-6426/356-9467
Bryan Dreilich, Senior Advisor, Health / Safe Communities / 250-356-9008/356-9467
Rachel Mason, Policy Advisor, Children, Families & Youth / 250-356-1219/356-9467
Lou-Ann Neel, A/Senior Advisor, Social and Economic Reporting / 250-356-9106/356-9467
Negotiations & Community Renewal Branch / Catherine Panter, Chief Negotiator / 250-953-4768/387-0887
Community Development / Alixe Knighton, Director / 250-953-3322/356-9467
Pamela Millar, Assistant Negotiator / 250-953-3751/356-9467
Irene Mills, Analyst / 250-953-3550/356-9467
Dawn Lindsay-Burns, Aboriginal Intern / 250-953-4124/356-9467
Negotiations Division / Deborah Bowman, Executive Director, Negotiations / 250 387-3216 / 250 387-0887
Implementation and Land Programs Branch / Julie Williams, Negotiator / 250-387-7294/387-7275
Strategic Initiatives Division / Jackie Hunter, Executive Director, Strategic Policy / 250-387-5210/387-0887
Negotiations Team / Glenn Ricketts, Chief Negotiator / 250-953-4004/356-0366
Children and Family Development
Aboriginal Policy and Service Support / Debra Foxcroft, Assistant Deputy Minister, Aboriginal Regional Support Services Team / 250-387-3810/356-6534Ray Bronson, Deputy Director, Operations / 250-387-0726/387-1732
Rob Parenteau, Director, Operations / 250-387-7073/357-1732
Dena Carroll, Director, Aboriginal Policy and Legislation / 250-356-5581/387-1732
[Position Vacant], FN Director
LisaMarshman, Executive Coordinator, Aboriginal Regional Support Services / 250-953-3450/356-6534
Intergovernmental Relations / Jo-Anne Will, Director, Intergovernmental Relations / 250-952-6311/356-5049
Community Development
Local Government / Cathy Watson,Director, Local Government-First Nation Relations / 250-387-4057/387-7972Education
/ Trish Rosborough, Director, Aboriginal Education Enhancements Branch / 250-356-1891/356-1742Anne Bowers, Manager, Aboriginal Education Enhancements Branch / 250-356-8672/356-1742
[Position Vacant], Education Officer / 250-952-6688/356-1742
Eric McMahon, Coordinator – Enhancement Agreements / 250-387-6324/356-1742
Victor Jim, Coordinator – Enhancement Agreements / 250-356-0816/356-1742
Adam Barker, AboriginalEducation Analyst / 250-387-3517/356-1742
Ted Cadwallader, Field Director / 250-387-5790/356-1742
Advanced Education and Labour Market Development
Janice Nakamura, Director, Learning Programs Branch / 250-387-5839/387-0878
Dawn McKay, Manager, Aboriginal Education, Learning Programs Branch / 250-387-6148/387-0878
Jacqueline Dennis-Orr, Senior Policy Advisor, Aboriginal Education, Learning Programs Branch / 250-387-2043/387-0878
Michele Morfitt, Research Officer, Aboriginal Education, Learning Programs Branch / 250-952-6114/387-0878
Emma Lowman, Research Officer, Aboriginal Education, Learning Programs Branch / 250-387-5636/387-0878
Emily Horton, Senior Policy Advisor, Aboriginal Education, Literacy and Developmental Programs, Learning Programs Branch / 250-952-6776/387-0878
Jodean Sargeant, Research Assistant, Aboriginal Education, Learning Programs Branch / 250-387-6146/387-0878
Healthy Living and Sport
Aboriginal Health / Deborah Schwartz, Executive Director, Aboriginal Health / 250-952-2811/952-1570Clint Kuzio, A/Director, Strategic Initiatives / 250-952-1825
Tara Nault, A/Director, Strategic Initiatives / 250-952-0959
Nicole Ryan, A/Director, Policy, Planning and Monitoring / 250-952-2473
Shauna Miller, A/Director,Health Authority Partnerships / 250-952-1821
Kelsey Louie, Aboriginal Youth Intern / 952-1839
- Fraser Health Authority
- Interior Health Authority
- Northern Health Authority
- Provincial Health Services Authority
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
- VancouverIsland Health Authority
Seniors’ Healthy Living Secretariat / Anne Horan, Executive Director / 250-387-2268/387-4048
Healthy Women and Children / Joan Geber, A/Executive Director / 250-952-3678
Elise Wickson, Director, Women's Issues / 250-952-2452
Carla Springinotic, A/Director, Women's, Maternal and Children's Health / 250-952-1111
Office of the Provincial Health Officer / Dr. Perry Kendall, Provincial Health Officer / 250-952-1330
Dr. Eric Young, Deputy Provincial Health Officer / 250-952-1330/952-0877
Dr. Evan Adams, Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor / 250-952-1330
Sport Branch / Judy Joseph-Black Coordinator, Policy Analyst/Sport Consultant / 250- 356-9602 /387-8720
Labour and Citizens’ Services
Office of the
Government Chief
Information Officer / Maria Fuccenecco, Manager, Community and External Initiatives / Tel: 250 356-7253 Fax: 250 952-0254
Housing and Social Development
Housing, Building & Safety / Juanita Berkhout, Manager, Housing Policy Branch, F/P/T/A Issues / 250-387-4100/387-9377Julie Bartlett, Research Officer, Aboriginal Housing / 250-387-4096/356-9377
[Position Vacant], Senior Policy Analyst, Aboriginal Housing / 250-953-3392/387-9377
[Position Vacant], Policy Analyst, Aboriginal Housing
Social Development / Rob Bruce, Executive Director, Strategic Policy and Research Branch / 250-387-1488/387-8164
Harb Sihota, Executive Director of Program Planning, Reporting and Partnerships / 250-356-0923/356-2734
[Position Vacant], Manager, Aboriginal Relations / 250-387-3560/356-2734
Steve Reid, Manager,Intergovernmental Relations / 250-356-7118/356-2734
[Position Vacant], Policy Analyst, Intergovernmental Relations / 250-356-5683/356-2734
Attorney General
Sherri Lee, Senior Policy and Legislation Analyst, FPT Justice Office / 250-953-4261/387-3719Public Safety and Solicitor General
Corrections Branch / Rob (Robert) Watts, Provincial Director, Corrections Branch / Community Corrections / 250-387-5936/952-6883Aboriginal Programs & Relationships / Sue Hendricks, Director, Aboriginal Programs & Relationships (Victoria) / 250-387-5066/356-5039
Frank Morven, Program Analyst, Aboriginal Programs & Relationship (Prince Rupert) / 250-624-7432/624-7791
Police Services / Bob (Robert) Cole, Senior Program Manager, Police Services Division, Public Safety and Regulatory Branch / 250-356-6676/356-7747
Victim Services & Community Programs / Renée Robert, Aboriginal Program Manager / 604-660-5354/604-660-1635
Small Business, Technology, and Economic Development
Lisa Nye, Executive Director, Corporate Affairs / 250-952-0642/952-0137Allison Beardsworth, Policy Advisor, Corporate Affairs / 250-953-3396/952-0137
Tourism, Culture and the Arts
Arts and Culture / Liz Lilly, Director, Arts and Culture Division / 250 356-7096/387-4099Heritage / Patrick Frey, Director, Tourism Division / 250 356-1431
Resort Development / Egon Weger, A/Executive Director, Tourism Division / 250 371-3930/952-0151
Tourism Development / Vera Vukelich, Manager, Tourism Policy & Land Use, Tourism Division / 250 356-0104/889-9192
Recreation Sites and Trails / Bill Marshall, Director, Tourism Division / 250 387-8382
Archaeology / Justine Batten, Director, Tourism Division / 250 953-3355
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Gio Puggioni, Executive Director, Aboriginal Relations Branch, Marketing, Aboriginal and Community Relations Division / 250-952-0685/952-0111Federico Velasquez, Manager, Northwest Initiatives / 250-952-0530/952-0111
Peter Robb, Manager, South Interior/Southern Initiatives / 250-952-0927/952-0111
Shelly Guthrie, Manager, Southwest Initiatives / 250-952-0656/952-0111
Forests and Range
Aboriginal Affairs / Darrell Robb, Director, Aboriginal Affairs / 250-387-6719/356-6076Dawna Harden, Manager, Policy and Interim Measures / 250-356-2016/356-6076
Len Mannix, Manager, Negotiations / 250-356-6073/356-6076
Regional Contacts
Northwest / Linda Robertson, Regional Aboriginal Affairs Manager, Smithers / 250-847-6303/250-847-6353
Northern Interior / Bruce Low, Aboriginal Affairs Manager / 250-565-6184
Coast / Peter Poland, Aboriginal Affairs Manager / 250-751-7158
Northern Island / David Flegel, Operations Manager / 250-982-2030
Southern Interior / Susan O’Sullivan, First Nations Relations Manager / 250-398-4341
Southern Interior / Garry Darychuk, First Nations Manager / 250-828-4593
Transportation and Infrastructure
Garth Stewart, Senior Manager, Properties, First Nations Policy and Research / 250-356-8780/356-8767Yvonne Deibert , Aboriginal Relations Advisor / 250-356-2117/356-8767
Agriculture and Lands
Crown Land Administration / Ward Trotter, Director, Land Program Services Branch / 250-356-2166/356-5450Charlotte Bell, Manager, Aboriginal Relations / 356-0290/356-5450
Bev Dubek, Senior Aboriginal Relations Advisor / 387-5260/356-5450
Souie Gorup, Senior Aboriginal Relations Advisor / 356-6989/356-5450
Doug Westlake, Senior Aboriginal Relations Advisor / 356-8956/356-5450
Chris Bechard, First Nations & Land Use Planning Policy, Strategic Land Policy Branch / 250-356-0838/953-3481
ILMB First Nations Initiatives Division
Provincial Office / Charles Porter, Assistant Deputy Minister / 250-356-1874/
Jennifer Tudhope, Executive Director / 250-953-4745/
South (Kamloops Office) / Frank Blom, Regional Director / 250 377-7004
Coast (Nanaimo Office) / Lindsay Jones, Regional Director / 250 751-3250
North (Smithers Office) / Kevin Kriese, Regional Director / 250 847-7789
Nanaimo / Luigi Sposato, Manager, First Nations Engagement / 250-751-7264/
Surrey / Peter Jones, Manager, First Nations Engagement / 604 586-4427/
Kamloops / Ed Collazzi, Manager, First Nations Engagement / 250 398-4574/
Cranbrook / Pamela Cowtan, Manager, First Nations Engagement / 250 426-1761/
Williams Lake / Mike Gash, Manager, First Nations Engagement
Fort St. John / Jim MacArthur, Manager, First Nations Engagement / 250 787-3487/
Smithers / Geoff Recknell, Manager, First Nations Engagement / 250 847 7535/
Prince George / Ed Hoffman, Manager, First Nations Engagement / 250 565-6154/
Environment
Environmental Stewardship Division / Bryan Williams, Manager, First Nations Relations / 250-751-3155/751-3208Water Stewardship Division / Monica Perry, Manager, First Nations Initiatives / 250 387-3330/356-0605
Environmental Assessment Office
Alan Moyes, Director, Policy & Planning / 250-387-2307/356-7440CROWN AGENCIES
(First Nations Relations Committee)
Crown Agencies Secretariat / Molly Harrington, CEO and Assistant Deputy Minister / 250-952-0755/952-0777Broc Robertson, Senior Advisor / 250-952-0770/952-0777
BC Hydro / Lyle Viereck, Director, Aboriginal Relations and Negotiations
/ 604-528-3157/528-1887
BC Transportation and Financing Authority / Garth Stewart, A/Senior Manager, Properties, First Nations Policy and Research / 250-356-8780/356-8767
Columbia Power / Wally Penner, Director of Community and Regional Affairs
/ 250-365-8585/365-8537
Oil & Gas Commission / Tom Ouellette, Director / 250-261-5733/261-5750
Lance Ollenberger, Operations manger, Aboriginal Relations and Land Use Branch / 250-261-5737/261-5750
Provincial Capital Commission / Ray Parks, CEO
/ 250-953-8805/386-1303
Royal BC Museum / Grant Hughes, Director, Curatorial Services Branch
/ 250-387-5706/953-4336
Tourism BC / Don Foxgord, Vice President, Business Development
/ 604-660-3759/660-3383
CANADA – Departments
Health Canada (Vancouver)
Public Health Agency of Canada / Sylvie Bérubé, Regional Director, BC/Yukon Region / 604-666-7128/666-8986
Christine Burgess, A/Manager, Children & Youth Division
/ 604-666-4951/666-8986
Shelly Littlechild, Program Consultant, Aboriginal Head Start Lead for BC
/ 604-666-6519/666-8986
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch / Lana Morrison, Manager, BC First Nations Head Start Program
/ 604-666-6919/666-1690
Joanne Nelson, Manager, FASD Program
/ 604-666-1898/666-1690
Penny Stewart, Manager, ECD Programs
/ 604-666-7021
Non-Insured Health Benefits / Tara Bjornson, Manager, NIHB
/ 1-800-317-7878
Canadian Heritage (Vancouver)
Aboriginal Women & UMAYC Programs / Tiah Goldstein, , Program Support, Aboriginal Issues / 604-666-0635/604-666-3508
Canadian Heritage (Victoria)
Aboriginal and Multiculturalism Programs for BC/Yukon / Alain Comeau, A/Manager, Vancouver Island and North Coast / 250-363-8562/363-8552
Service Canada (Vancouver)
Wendy Cheney, Manager, Aboriginal Affairs / 604-666-8262/666-0086
INAC - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Headquarters (Ottawa)
General Information:Tel.: 1-800-567-9604
TTY: 1-866-553-0554
Fax: 1-866-817-3977
INAC - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, British Columbia Region (Vancouver)
600-1138 Melville StreetReception (6th Floor) Main Tel.: 604-775-5100Vancouver, BC V6E 4S3General Fax (5th Floor): 604-775-7149
Jeff Loucks, Regional Director General (RDG)
/ 604-666-5201
Tracy Fleck, A/Associate Regional Director General (A/ARDG)
/ 604-666-5082
Strategic Planning and Communications (SP&C), BC Region
Communications / Joanne Wilkinson, A/Director
/ 604-775-7805
Communications / Valerie Barrett, Manager
/ 604-775-7520
Consultation / Catherine Blackstock, A/Manager
/ 604-775-7392
Strategic Planning / Colin Harivel, Manager
/ 604-666-2247
Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) , BC Region
Bill Zaharoff, Director
/ 604-775-7519
Child and Family Services / Linda Stiller, Manager
/ 604-666-5082
Federal/Provincial Relations / Harold Powell, A/Manager
/ 604-775-8446
Education / Tanja Dyck, A/Manager
/ 604-775-8142
Income Assistance / Harold Powell, A/Manager
/ 604-775-8446
Program Review / Andy Butler, Manager
/ 604-666-5102
Lands and Trust Services (LTS) , BC Region
Ken McDonald, A/Director, LTS
/ 604-666-5130
Kathy Hankin, A/Associate Director
/ 604-666-5122
Lands Team 1 (Title, Lands, Resources) / Kuldip Gill, A/Manager
/ 604-666-6882
Lands Team 2 (Governance, Resources, Environment) / Sheila Craig, Manager
/ 604-775-6108
Lands Team 3 (Surveys, Land registration, Rent review, ILR oversight) / Sheryl Yoner, Manager
/ 604-666-5502
Environment & Natural Resources / Bob Hart, A/Manager
/ 604-666-9332
Governance / Capacity Development / David Lorenzen, Manager
/ 604-666-0270
Estates / Katherine Blair, Manager
/ 604-666-8924
Indian Registry and Band Lists / Robert Poole, Manager
/ 604-666-5135
Economic Development and Business Partnerships (EDBP), BC Region
Bill Guerin, Director
/ 604-666-5091
Opportunities and Partnerships / Tracy Dunsford, Manager
/ 604-666-5097
Economic Development Programs / Vince Hart, Manager
/ 604-775-6275
Aboriginal Business Canada (ABC), BC Region
Tyler Collie, A/Manager
/ Tel.: 604-666-2192
Funding Services (FS), BC Region
Ted Adnitt, Director
/ 604-666-5170
Operations South / Gerry Nantel, Manager
/ 604-666-9924
Operations North / Kelvin Hall, A/Manager
/ 604-666-5057
Operations West / Vern Bob A/Manager
/ 604-666-7309
Special Services (capital) / Heather Yan, A/Manager
/ 604-666-5799
Treaty Implementation / Brian McKenney, A/Manager
/ 604-775-5777
Professional and Technical Services (PTS), BC Region
Gary Gee, Director
/ 604-666-5152
Community and Infrastructure Services / Gerry Grunau, Manager
/ 604-666-4748
Assets and Planning / Nicole Benchimol, Manager
/ 604-666-0351
Professional Services / Paula Santos, Manager
/ 604-666-9747
Specific Claims Branch (West)
Peter Vranjkovic, Portfolio Manager
/ 604-775-7152
Office of the Federal Interlocutor, BC Region
Policy & Programs / Allyson Rowe, A/Director
/ 604-666-1023
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada (IRSRC)
300-1166 Alberni Street Main Reception Tel.: (604) 775-6400
Vancouver, BC V6E 3Z33rd Floor Fax: (604) 775-5317
Resolution Sector West,
Resolution and Individual Affairs / Mary Kapelus, Director
/ 604-775-6424
Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC) BC Region
BC Aboriginal Housing Centre / Line Gullison, Regional Manager, Aboriginal Housing / 604-737-4035 / 604-737-4125
200-1111 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, V6E 4S4 / Cliff Grant, Senior Advisor, Aboriginal Capacity Development
/ 604-737-4102 / 604-737-4125 /
Cell: 604-803-9321
Ann Barnes, Senior Advisor, Aboriginal Capacity Development
/ 604-737-4173 / 604-737-4125
Jordan Carr, Senior Advisor, Aboriginal Housing - Program Delivery and Administration
/ 604-737-4045 / 604-737-4125
First Nations and Métis Political Bodies in BC and Other Leading Aboriginal Organizations
FIRST NATIONS SUMMIT SOCIETY
Suite 1200100 Park Royal South West Vancouver,
V7T 1A2 / First Nations Summit
Political Executive (Task Group)
-Grand Chief Ed John (Akile Ch’oh) – Tl’azt’en Nation
-Grand Chief Doug Kelly – Sto:lo Tribal Council (Soowahlie)
-Dan Smith – Laich-Kwil-Tach First Nation
First Nations Summit
Administrative Executive (Co-Chairs)
-Chief Leah George-Wilson
(Sisi-ya-ama) – Tsleil-Waututh Nation
-Ray Harris (Shulqwilum) – Chemainus First Nation
FNS Staff
-Howard E. Grant, Executive Director
-Marilyn Teneese, Executive Assistant to the Task Group
-Colin Braker, Communications
-Colleen Collins, Finance Clerk
-Karen Bolton, Secretary
-Sandra Dunkin, File and Information Coordinator
-Jennifer Russ, File Clerk
-Tracey Michell, Child and Family Policy Analyst
-Sue Hanley, Technology Coordinator
-Margaret Third, Reception
/ 604-926-9903/926-9923
Toll Free:
1-866-990-9939
UNION OF B.C. INDIAN CHIEFS
5th Floor, 342 Water Street, Vancouver,V6B 1B6 / UBCIC Executive
-Grand Chief Stewart Phillip,President
-Chief Robert Shintah, Vice President
-Chief Mike Retasket, Secretary-Treasurer
UBCIC Staff
-Don Bain, Executive Director
-Mildred Chartrand, Office Manager
-Jody Woods, Research Director
/ 604-684-0231/684-5726
BC ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS
605 – 100 Park RoyalWest Vancouver,
V7T 1A2 / -Regional Chief
Shawn A-in-chut Atleo
-Rhonda Sim, Executive Director
-Heather Gillies, Communications Director
-Chris Lewis, Lands and Resources Policy Analyst
-Nene VanVolsen, Social Policy Analyst
-Lacey Baker, Administrative Assistant
/ 604-922-7733/922-7433
B.C. First Nations Leadership Council
First Nations Summit
/Union of BC Indian Chiefs
/BC Assembly of First Nations
FOUR HOST FIRST NATIONS SECRETARIAT
Lil’wat Nation, Musqueam Nation, Squamish Nation, Tsleil-Waututh First NationFour Host First Nations
2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat
Suite 610-100 Park Royal
West Vancouver, BC
V7T 1A2
/ -Tewanee Joseph, CEO and Executive Director
/ 604-778-327-5775 / 604.913.1815
Toll Free: 1-866-809-5257
NEW RELATIONSHIP TRUST
1008-100 Park Royal South, W. Vancouver V7T 1A2 / -Nathan Matthew, Chair-Cliff Fregin, Chief Executive Officer
-DerekSagima, Chief Financial Officer
-Cheryl Cardinal, Research and Project Officer
-LanaPlante, Administrative Assistant
/ 604-925-3338/925-3348
Toll-free: 1-877-922-3338
MÉTIS NATION BRITISH COLUMBIA
MNBC / MPCBC Vancouver Head Office905 - 1130 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC
V6E 4A4 / -Bruce Dumont, President
-Dave Hodgson, Vice-President
Regional Directors
-Lissa Smith, Vancouver Island
-Henry Hall, Lower Mainland
-Bob Trumbley, Thompson/Okanagan
-Gerry Legare, Kootenay
-Annette Maurice, North Central B.C.
-Rene Therrien, Northwest B.C.
-Dan Pope, Northeast B.C. / P: 604-801-5853
F: 604-801-5097
TF: 1-800-940-1150
Ministerial Portfolios
Youth – Stephanie Albiston
Women and Elders – Rose Bortolon
Natural Resources – Bob Trumbley
Veterans – Lissa Smith
Registry – Bruce Dumont
Education – Dave Hodgson
Culture, Heritage and Language – Rene Therrien
Economic Development – Dan Pope
Health – Bruce Dumont
Housing – Henry Hall
Employment and Training – Dave Hodgson
Justice – Annette Maurice
Children and Families – Gerry Legare
KEY STAFF
A/Executive Director
Financial Officer
Executive Assistant
Tripartite Coordinator
Director of Women
Director of Youth
Director of Health/Sports
Director of Education/Culture
Director of Children/Families
Director Employment/Training
Director of Registry (Citizenship) / -Malonie Langthorne
-Cora David
-Brittaney Katernick
-Dean Trumbley
-Victoria Pruden
-Meagan Brown
-Tanya Davoren
-Colleen Hodgson
-Jennifer Daigneault
-Malonie Langthorne
-Laurel Katernick /
Director of Natural Resources Website Coordinator
Front Reception / -Gary Ducommun
-Claire Spivey
-Angel Fisher /
MÉTIS NATION BRITISH COLUMBIA continued
SENATESenate Chairperson
Senate Clerk / -Alan Edkins
-Dean Trumbley /
BC MÉTIS ASSEMBLY of NATURAL RESOURCES
BCMANR Chairperson / -Rob Humpherville /
UNITED NATIVE NATIONS