Ghost River Rediscovery

GHOST RIVER REDISCOVERY STAFF

Executive Director	Operations Manager	Resource Developer
YLP Coordinator	Youth Leadership Program	APND Program Coordinator
Office Administrator	Bookkeeper

OUR HONOURED ELDERS

Christine Joseph
Alvin Manitopyes
Casey Eagle Speaker
Clifford Powderface
Catherine Powderface
Dila Houle
Melvin Beaver
Sykes Powderface

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michael Lickers – Executive Director

Francis Erasmus – Director

Francis Erasmus has lived in and around Calgary for past 15 years, ten of the past years in Redwood Meadows where he enjoys being active with his wife Liz and three children; Joshua, Tanis and Jordan. Francis's experience is in Community Development and Social Responsibility where he has worked in predominately Aboriginal communities across Western Canada. Francis believes his passion to do this work is instilled in his blood passed on through generations of his family tree.

Les Jerome - Director
Les Jerome, born of Michif/Saulteaux heritage, is from the Duck Mountains of Manitoba, where he still retains strong family and community ties. He received his BSW in 1989 and his MSW in 1997 (from the University of Manitoba) and holds a Post Masters Diploma from the University of Calgary (2009). Originally trained as a Family Therapist specializing in Children’s Therapies (with special emphasis on Child Sexual Abuse with Métis/First Nations families in Winnipeg), he has worked in many organizations across Canada in Play/Family Therapy, Child Welfare, Probations Services, and (since 1992) as an Instructor in various universities and colleges. He is a Pipe Carrier and a Sun Dancer of the Ojibwa (Saulteaux) culture, and is currently a tenured Senior Instructor in the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary.

Casey Eagle Speaker – Director
I am a member of the Blood Tribe in Southern Alberta within the Blackfoot confederation. I live and worked in Calgary for the past 23 years with the last 13 years with Hull Child and Family Services as their Aboriginal Resource Liaison/Consultant (Elder). I have provided cross cultural awareness within Calgary and throughout the province and parts of Canada. I was also one of the original three people who help establish the Aboriginal standards that child welfare now implements for all service providers, along with that I have also helped in the development of The River of Life workshop that addresses the issue of youth suicide in the Aboriginal community.

Chris Fry – President
Chris Fry is a member of Kwanlin Dün First Nation in Whitehorse, Yukon and works at Imperial Oil as an Aboriginal Relations Associate in Public and Government Affairs. Chris is pursuing a Masters of Science in Sustainable Energy Development at the University of Calgary and has completed his undergraduate degree in International Indigenous Studies. He volunteers for organizations such as the 2011 Team Canada Solar Decathlon Competition as well as the Calgary Urban Aboriginal Initiative.

Bonice Thomas - Director

Delree Dumont - Treasurer
Delree has been in the oil and gas industry for 29 years and has volunteered for many associations throughout her career. Her family is from Onion Lake Cree First Nations and she is currently a Buyer for Imperial Oil Resources and lives in Crossfield, AB with her husband. Her dedication and passion to promote aboriginal awareness within IOL has led her to this opportunity to participate as a board member for Ghost River Rediscovery.

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