Shawn Holte, Executive Director
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Shawn’s phone extension is 309

Shawn has a strong experience in Business, Administration, and Human Resources management for both a First Nation’s government and a regional First Nation’s organization.  He also has experience in forestry and forest products manufacturing.  His education background in the CGA Program of Professional Studies has provided a backbone to the work he has done in these areas.

Bert Groenenberg, Project Officer
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Bert’s phone extension is 208

Currently focusing on managing Nuxalk Carrier Grease Trail projects (www.greasetrail.com), Bert also works in general administration, economic development, business development, and governance. 

Before joining the Tribal Council, Bert served as a Business Manager for a start-up landscape construction firm. In the mid-1980s, he managed Sorghum Mill and Building Supply Depot in Botswana (Africa) as a Business Planner. 

Bert has his Professional Aboriginal Economic Developer (PAED) certification from the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (CANDO). As well, he has a BA in Geography (SFU 1990). is a Landscape Architectural Technologist (Ryerson 1980) and became a certified Civil Engineering Technologist in 1982, now lapsed. Bert has served as a director on several charitable societies over the years.

Jennifer Wiggins, Administrative Assistant
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Jennifer’s phone extension is 200

Jennifer provides administrative support to the team. She is also the initial contact person when you walk in the front door.