Interactive Elder and Knowledge Keepers Connected to Miskanawah Map |
Board of Directors |
Wahkotiwin Board of Directors |
Organizational Mapping
Our People
Kirby Redwood, BA, CEC, MA, MBA
Kirby Redwood is Saulteaux-Cree from Cowessess First Nation and has called Moh'Kinsstis his home for over 50 years. He has been involved in the social services sector as a professional and volunteer since 1988. He has served in areas of children services, justice, adult education and social services. Holding a BA in Justice Studies, MA in Leadership, and an MBA, Kirby values the role of formal education and the possibilities this path offers in relationship to his traditional ways of being:
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When we respectfully parallel Indigenous worldviews to Western worldviews we create opportunities for ethical space to emerge, and from there we open the doors to personal and community wellness.” (Kirby Redwood)
Through Royal Roads University, Kirby also obtained Graduate Certificates in Executive Coaching (2012) and Change Management (2016). Since that time, he has worked to create and encourage a coaching culture within his workplace and community. Kirby is motivated daily by Peter Drucker’s words; “The task of leadership is to create an alignment of strengths that make the weaknesses of an organization become irrelevant… [and] culture eats strategy for breakfast”.
As the Lead Oskâpêwis (cultural helper) at Miskanawah, Kirby takes great pride in being part of a learning organization that contributes to community as a social change agent and creates opportunities for the voices not always heard… to be heard. Kirby’s passions are his desire to make positive change within himself and the community he works and lives in. With a focus on strengthening and changing the narratives and perspectives of Canada’s Indigenous peoples, to ones that more accurately reflect who we are as Turtle Islands first peoples.
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Interactive Elder and Knowledge Keepers Connected to Miskanawah Map
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Board of Directors
Miskanawah is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors committed to achieving stable growth while maintaining our roots.
Lana Garcelon – Co chair
Robert Grier – Co-chair
Katelyn Lucas – Vice-Chair
Virginia Baescu - Treasurer
Alex Montiel – Secretary
Robert Hamilton – Director
Jay Gerritsen – Director
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Wahkotiwin Board of Directors
Miskanawah's governance structure has adopted a Wahkotiwin Board of Directors to ensure strong Indigenous representation and transfer of knowledge. The Wahkotiwin Director is viewed as a knowledge keeper, responsible for building and strengthening relationships within the process of transferring knowledge, transferring traditional knowledge, and modelling and living Wahkotiwin. Bruce Randall – Wahkotiwin Director William Dickson – Wahkotiwin Director Jennifer Findlay – Wahkotiwin Director Dan Rochon – Wahkotiwin Director
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Organizational Mapping
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