Executive Management
Etua Snowball
Executive Director
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Senior Management
Anne-Marie Blanchard
Director of Programs
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Eleanor Scharf
Human Resources Director
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Souleye Ndiaye
Finance Director
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Management
Emmanuel Delwaide-Begin
Project and Process Manager
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Krista Holts
Recovery Program Manager
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Manumi Gordon
Administration Manager
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Sara Jackson
Continued Care Manager
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Coordinators
Alanah Heffez
Recovery Coordinator - Youth and Family
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Dolly Mesher
Continued Care Coordinator - Community Services
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Joshua Escobar
Continued Care Coordinator - Intake
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Lucy Johannes
Coordinator – Food Services
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Nathifa Regis
Recovery Coordinator - Adult and Group Program
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Nyomi Gordon
Youth Services Coordinator
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Paul Robertson
Continued Care Coordinator - Detention Support
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Sarah May
Coordinator, Inuit Values and Practices - Culture
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Sylvia Jonas
Coordinator of Finance and Funding
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Yuliusi Saunders
Coordinator - Attendants
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Team Members
Aani Forrest
Attendant
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Aidan Heydarian
Learning and Development Specialist
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Alisha Tukkiapik
Youth Counsellor
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Alison Mesher
Cultural and Traditional Counsellor
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Annapik Eetook
Continued Care Counsellor (Kangirsuk)
Benjamin Arreak
Elder Advisor
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Catherine Leblanc Oweetaluktuk
Recovery Counsellor
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Charleen Watt
Art Specialist
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Charlotte Celli-Balanca
Intake Worker
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Danielle Fortier
Nurse
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Diane Gadbois
Assistant Cook
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Elijah Gordon
Attendant
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Elizabeth Johannes
Janitor
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Emily Emudluk
Continued Care Counsellor
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Hannah Tooktoo
Cultural and Traditional Counsellor
Jana Petagumskum
Cultural and Traditional Counsellor
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Jennifer Abraham
Administrative Assistant
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Jimmy Audlaluk
Interpreter
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Johnny Angnatuk
Attendant
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Kyle Deschamps
Maintenance Worker
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Lally Partridge
Recruitment & Employee Experience Officer
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Lena Ezekiel
Inuktitut Teacher
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Lorraine Mapp-Sewell
Recovery Counsellor
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Marc-André Thériault
IT Services Specialist
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Marissa Hall
Recovery Counsellor
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Mary Saunders
Early Childhood Educator
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Melodie Veilleux
Intake Worker
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Melvin Crawford
Recovery Counsellor
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Olivier Hussier Houle
Teacher
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Pasha Lauzon
Early Childhood Educator
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Pasha Partridge
Driver
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Selena Watt
Early Childhood Educator
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Sheldon Whiteley
Land Guide
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Stefani Novick
Detention Support Counsellor
Thomas Gordon
Land Guide
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Velesie Gordon
Attendant
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Our Board of Directors
David Forrest
President
Founder and president of Tivi Inc. since 1987, Dave reached out for help at Isuarsivik 18 years ago. He has lived more than half of his life in Kuujjuaq and has always been respected as an influential business man in Nunavik. Board member for over 20 years, Dave believes the organization is a cornerstone for Inuit re-empowerment.
Dr. Charlotte Perret
Director Representing the Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre
Charlotte is a family doctor practicing in Kuujjuaq and Aupaluk since 2016 for the Ungava Tulatavik Health Centre. Strong advocate of the harm reduction approach, she has seen successful results with people facing addiction, homelessness and mental health problems in Quebec City. Board member since 2018, she aims to continuously improve the quality of care offered to Nunavimmiut.
Iola Metuq
Director Representing the population at large (Elders)
Originally from Nunavut, Iola lives in Inukjuak where he is retired from the St-Thomas Anglican Church. He worked for many years as a civil servant for the territory of Nunavut before dedicating the rest of his career as a priest in Nunavik. He continues to serve his community and his fellow Inuit from the Nunavik and Nunavut by contributing to various causes such as Inuit identity, men’s traditional and contemporary roles and powers, suicide prevention and recovery. Aside his high valued support to Isuarsivik, Iola is also the president of Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board and part of the Qajaq Network Board of Directors.
Kayla Lauzon-Annanack
Director Representing the population at large (Youth)
Kayla is an Inuk woman from Kuujjuaq who started beading when she was 9 years old. Beading has helped her a lot mentally and emotionally in life, and she is grateful that not only do she gets to enjoy her creations, but others as well. In 2016, Kayla won the Governor General’s Academic Medal at Jaanimmarik School.
Mary Aitchison
Board Member
Mary’s background of study in Inuit education and 30-year career in the field allowed her to better understand the repercussions of the colonial era on herself and the Inuit society as a whole. Board member since 1998, she feels living the nomadic life with her parents and many siblings in her early years is what shaped her worldviews and values. She believes in education and recovery through culturally sensitive healing work to help re-empower her fellow Inuit.
Natasha Ita MacDonald
Vice-president
Natasha Ita MacDonald is Inuk, originally from Kuujjuaraapik, Nunavik. MacDonald is an assistant professor at McGill (on leave) and currently completing her doctorate in Education at Concordia University. Natasha specializes in decolonizing systems like Education and Health through Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit as a way to protect and preserve Inuit language and culture. Her inclusive and culturally responsive approach, as well as her rich track record in the field of education, recovery and youth will sure serve Isuarsivik's mission.
Sean McDonald
Treasurer
A resident of Kuujjuaq from an early age, Sean has been the manager of Kuujjuaq weather station for over 23 years. He has also held various positions as a mechanic, educator, fisherman and manager.
Shirley White-Dupuis
Director Representing the Northern Village of Kuujjuaq
Shirley worked for more than 30 years as an interpreter, auxiliary nurse and accredited nurse for the Ungava Tullattavik Health Centre until retirement in 2014. Appointed by the Northern Village of Kuujjuaq 2018, she has served on the Board some years before and wishes to help in supporting Inuit to lead their lives in a healthy manner. Shirley’s vision is that her fellow Inuit become self-sufficient by empowerment and self-determination because she knows they are 100% capable.
Steven Kelly
Director Representing the Inuulitsivik Health Centre
Counting more than 25 years of experience in first and second-line services including treatment and rehabilitation programs implementation, Steven is the assistant director of community services on the Hudson coast. Board member since 2018, Steven is driven by empowerment and self-determination which he advocates for.