I am a member of the Vuntut Gwich’in First Nation from Old Crow, Yukon. I am self-employed and have worked with Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), self-governing First Nations, and learning institutions throughout the north. I was formerly employed on contract with the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation as a Northern Programme Advisor. I have played a pivotal role in connecting the work of environmental NGOs with the priorities of Northern communities. Also, I have served on Yukon College’s Board of Governors, as President of the Gwich’in Cultural Society, on Porcupine Caribou Management team, and as an advisor to the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation.  I am a member of the Gwich’in Nation, who began lobbying against exploration and drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the birth place of the Porcupine Caribou herd, and served as the official spokesperson of the Millennium Trek, across the Gwich‘in nation. I enjoy the outdoors in all seasons and working in diverse situations.