I have recently co-chaired the SevenGen Summit in Iqaluit, Nunavut this past year, alongside my fellow co-chair and talented Indigenous youth council. Our organization is committed towards empowering more Indigenous Youth into developing a truly equitable and sustainable future for all. In addition to the major success of our summits held in Tsuut’ina Nation and Whitecap Dakota First Nation, we have also accomplished setting up a new mentorship program called ImaGENation, which awards youth teams over $10,000 to pursue their own sustainability projects in their communities. This also includes mentorship by industry professionals and capacity building for youth to learn more on how to bring ideas into action. My role with SevenGen as the Co-chair centers around building partnerships with industry, government, and NGOs to get as many resources as possible available for the youth and establishing our key strategy for empowering young Indigenous voices in the climate action space.

With my role at SevenGen, I have worked closely with Indigenous young people, understanding their stories, experiences, and visions of the future. This, and my my policy experience with a major national political party shedding light on the youth suicide crisis in Indigenous communities, allows me to bring forward important perspectives that would otherwise go missed. 

My role as a Business Development Manager at NRStor Inc. involves finding innovative partnerships with Indigenous nations to bring forward energy storage projects across the country. Energy storage plays a key role in our collective efforts to address climate change by decarbonizing our electricity grids and integrating more renewables. Furthermore, my work in storage also involves working with Northern and Remote Indigenous communities to reduce diesel consumption and improve the overall economic well-being of the community through fair and meaningful equity ownership.

In both roles, I have been instrumental in negotiating contracts, funding agreements, and ensuring a fair and balanced process to reach mutually beneficial solutions. As such, my approach is listening focused, always ensuring that during any point of negotiations, voices are heard and responded to in a good way.