Winona is an Indigenous relations and workforce development leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing Indigenous participation and economic reconciliation across industry, government, and the non-profit sector. As an Indigenous & Community Relations Advisor with The Channer Group, she works with organizations to align
community priorities with reconciliation planning and workforce development. Earlier in her career, she led Indigenous relations for pipeline construction projects valued at $12 billion, engaging more than 30 First Nations and Métis communities. She also secured more than $3 million in program funding for skills training that created employment pathways for hundreds of Indigenous participants. Winona currently serves as Co-Chair of the Calgary Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee and sits on advisory bodies including the Energy Futures Lab and the Clean Resource Innovation Network. She has served as an Indigenous Advisor to Alberta Ecotrust's Truth & Reconciliation Working Group for the past two years, so her appointment to the Board builds on an established relationship.