Alan Greyeyes
Runs an artist and project management company called Ogichidaa Arts, produces the sākihiwē festival, and volunteers on the board of directors for the Polaris Music Prize and the Mayor’s Indigenous Advisory Circle for the City of Winnipeg.
In 2020, Alan was honoured by the Manitoba Arts Council with the Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction along with the Kevin Walters Legacy Award from Manitoba Music.
Nicole McCormick
Managing Assignment Editor at CityNews Toronto and Breakfast Television
Nicole McCormick oversees the development of the daily news in collaboration with the editorial team. She also manages a team who is responsible for handling and delegating resources to news staff. This team monitors breaking news and develops a plan for a quick and efficient response in order to get the information out to the public, on a multitude of news platforms – television, digital and radio.
Desiree Morrisseau
Freelance Makeup Artist and Lead for Recruitment at U of M
Desiree Morrisseau-Keesick was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has been working as a freelance makeup artist for the past six years, and also works full-time as Lead for the Indigenous Student Recruitment team at the University of Manitoba.
Jennifer Harper
Founder of Cheekbone Beauty
Jennifer Harper is an Ojibwe woman from St. Catharines Ontario, and is the founder of Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics INC. a digitally native colour cosmetics brand on a mission to help every Indigenous youth see their enormous value in the world.
Patricia Eve Martin
Employee Support Coordinator – Canadian Roots Exchange
As Employee Support Coordinator, Patricia handles the hiring process duties for Canadian Roots Exchange: develops job postings, interview questions, schedule interviews, administers health benefits, drafts contracts and more.
Jim Brent
Gynecologic Oncologist at the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency in Regina, SK
Jim provides comprehensive gynecologic (cervical, uterine, ovarian) cancer care to the women in Saskatchewan.
Camden Maracle
Process Analyst in Technology and Operations at BMO
Cam’s position is mainly project based, so day to day activities change regularly, mainly he assists with the technology investment portfolio, helping to ensure projects meet benefit requirements and costing to the banks directional goals.