Indigenous Perspectives in Leadership – Continuing the Conversation

Gregg Hanson

Gregg Hanson is a respected and influential community and business leader who has leveraged his talents, skills and connections to impact real change. After a successful business career culminating as President and CEO of Wawanesa Insurance for 15 years, Gregg has served on many boards, including James Richardson and Sons Ltd., MTS, Wawanesa and Wynward Insurance. He is a lifelong volunteer with many organizations. He is currently deeply involved and dedicated to a personal reconciliation journey by immersing himself in Indigenous culture, history and relationships.

Mary Jane M. Brownscombe

Mary Jane is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SHEanalytics, an enterprise that generates thought leadership focusing on success for Women and Indigenous Peoples. Prior to founding SHEanalytics, Mary Jane shaped her career in accounting, finance, education, economic development and technology. She has held executive positions with Red River College, University of Manitoba, Women's Enterprise Centre and IBM Canada. Mary Jane currently serves as Executive In Residence for the Asper School of Business. She is a corporate director of several privately held companies and has served on many community boards in her passion for advancing social-economic inclusion.

Jennefer J. Nepinak

ICD.D

Jennefer is an experienced lawyer and advisor currently serving as Associate Vice President, Indigenous Engagement at the University of Winnipeg. She has served on various boards and groups with regional, national and international scope. She has over 30 years of political, government, and business experience and is skilled at initiating collaborative processes involving numerous cross-sector partners and stakeholders. A citizen of Minegoziibe Anishinabe Nation and fluent in Ojibwe, Jennefer is a passionate Anishinaabe Kwe firmly rooted in the Indigenous community. Her approach seeks to ensure that Indigenous ways of knowing and being are recognized and incorporated into everything she does.
 

Diane Roussin

A proud member of Skownan First Nation, Diane Roussin is an Anishinaabe community leader, passionately committed to the pursuit of mino bimaadiziwin (the good life) for all families and children. She has led many projects and organizations, working tirelessly, primarily in Winnipeg's inner city for initiatives that promote Indigenous Peoples' values and ways of knowing and being. She is currently the Project Director of the Winnipeg Boldness Project. This social innovation initiative seeks to create large-scale change systems for children and families in Winnipeg's Point Douglas neighborhood. Her board director roles include the Winnipeg Foundation, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and North Forge Technology Exchange. Diane is a TEDx speaker and recipient of the Governor General's Meritorious Service Medal.