The First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB) Board of Directors is accountable to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations. Its role is to ensure that the FMB fulfills our legal and regulatory mandate.
Harold Calla, FCPA, FCGA, CAFM
Executive Chair
British Columbia, GiC Appointed
- Proud member of the Squamish Nation in North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Served eight years on the Squamish Council, working with the Nation to better manage its land and finances and develop its economy
- Supported the Squamish Nation in developing acts that give it more control over its finances, including: First Nations Land Management Act, First Nations Fiscal Management Act, First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act, and First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Act
- Fellow of the CGA Association of Canada
- Member of the AFOA
- Named one of 100 difference-making CGAs by the CGA Association of Canada
- Former advisor and go-between for First Nations in Western Canada
- Former board member of CMHC, Partnerships BC, Fortis BC, and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, as well as chairing or serving on board Audit Committees
Dillon Johnson, B.Comm, MBA, CAFM
Vice-Chair
British Columbia, GiC Appointed
- Providing community, economic and financial planning advice and services to First Nations governments and organizations for a decade as a consultant with Temixw Planning Ltd. in North Vancouver
- Member of the Tla'amin Nation, where he served three consecutive terms as an elected member of Council
- Proudly carries a Tla'amin name, toqʷanən (toh-kwon-non), which is a former village site and a place of significance in Tla'amin territory
- MBA graduate from the Richard Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario)
- Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Victoria
- Certified Aboriginal Financial Manager (CAFM) designation from the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada
- Serves as the President of AFOA BC
Deanna Muise, FCPA, FCA, TEP
Director
Alberta, GiC Appointed
- One of three Métis partners with Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP Chartered Accountants
- Provides tax services to clients, Aboriginal tax issues
- Structures new ventures with owner managers and First Nations Business Enterprises to save on tax
- Active in the tax community by speaking at events and giving seminars
- Major fundraiser for Golf Canada Foundation
Caroline Davis, FCPA, FCA
Director
Ontario, GiC Appointed
- Specializes in governance and financial management in the public sector and not-for-profit organizations
- Fellow of CPA Ontario
- Distinguished Fellow, Queen's University School of Policy Studies
- Former Director of United Way Centraide Canada
- Former Chair of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington
- Former Vice-Principal (Finance and Administration) at Queen's University
- Former Assistant Deputy Minister at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Corporate Services; Lands and Trust Services; Resolution and Individual Affairs
- Supported the implementation of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
Norman Grdina, FCPA, FCGA, CAFM, CFE
Director
British Columbia, GiC Appointed
- Director of First Nations Services at RHN Chartered Professional Accountants
- Strong track record of supporting First Nations to better manage their finances, including a Reduced Reporting initiative presented to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
- Member of the Government Organizations Accounting and Auditing Forum
- Member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC
- National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association board member
- Director of AFOA of BC
- Chairperson of the AFOA-sponsored Technical Advisory Group
- Member of the AFOA of Canada Audit Committee
- Licensed private financial investigator in BC
- Past President of the BC Chapter of the Certified Fraud Examiners Association
Leonard Odjick
Director
Quebec, GiC Appointed
- Retired after 40 years of Native management positions
- Proud member and elder of Algonquin community of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg in Quebec
- Board Director of Native Commercial Credit Corporation (SOCCA)
- Board Director of Aboriginal Savings Corporation of Canada (ABSCAN)
- Appointed Committee member of Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program (AEP) for National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association (NACCA)
- Former Chief of Police of Kitigan Zibi and Amerindian Police
- Former Executive Director of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg community (KZA)
- Former Executive Director of Algonquin Tribal Council (AANTC] for nine Algonquin communities
- Former Co-Manager for the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada (DIAND) and the Atikamekws of Manawan
- Former Board member of Native Benefits Plan (NBP/RBA)
Linda J. Simon, BA, MES, MBA, CAPA
Director
British Columbia, GiC Appointed
- BC AFOA Administrator of the Year (2017)
- Extensive work with respect to the development of the Financial Administration Law, financial policies, human resources policies, strategic planning and the implementation of financial systems within new organizations
- Led the implementation of major capital projects within First Nations including infrastructure projects and the construction of key community facilities
- Member of the FMB Governance and HR and Marketing and Capacity Development committees
- Former Board member of APTN
Louis LeDoux, BEd
Director
Saskatchewan, AFOA Canada Appointed
- Proud member of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak (Saskatchewan)
- Director of Operations for Mistawasis Nêhiyawak
- Trustee for Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, Specific Land Claims
- Officer of Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, Finance and Audit Committee
- Project Management Team member for Mistawasis Nêhiyawak
- Member of AFOA
- Former Director of Education and Principal for Chief Mistawasis School
- Former Post-Secondary and Local Labour Force Development Coordinator for Mistawasis Nêhiyawak
- Former School Board Trustee with Prairie Spirit School Division
Kelly Ballard, CPA, CGA, CAFM
Director
British Columbia, AFOA Canada Appointed
- Holds a designation from the Certified General Accountants of BC (now the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC)
- Holds a Certified Aboriginal Financial Manager (CAFM) designation from the Aboriginal Financial Officers of Canada
- Has provided financial advisory services in the Treaty 8 area of Northeast BC for the past 20+ years
- Sits on the Board of Directors for Uujo Management General Partnership; a Doig River First Nation company
- Handles the financial reporting for the Nikanese Wah Tzee Stewardship Society, a West Moberly First Nations and Saulteau First Nations partnership in caribou conservation in Northeast BC
Katherine Stevens, CAFM
Director
British Columbia, AFOA Canada Appointed
- Proud Shuswap Band member and have served within the Shuswap development office
- Currently Director of Finance with the Shuswap Indian Band
- Specializes in Business Administration Accounting, Property Taxation and Certified Aboriginal Financial Management
- Assisted in Shuswap Indian Band receiving the Financial Management System Certificate through FMB in 2020