With over 20 years of community and business development, Colleen has worked in the areas of employment and training, economic development and Indigenous tourism.
Her specialty includes community engagement, program development and facilitation. She has facilitated numerous workshops, programs and training sessions targeting Indigenous people including Business Model Canvas, entrepreneurship, Leadership, Business Planning, to name a few. As a coach and mentor for Indigenous businesses, she is passionate about community development. When the pandemic hit, stress and anxiety took a toll and she found comfort and solace in her culture. Smudging daily, drinking cedar tea and giving thanks, it grounded her. She also found a new skill – moccasin making and since the onset of the pandemic, has taught over 1000 Indigenous to make their own pair of moccasin and mitts. She continues to teach this and pass on to Indigenous people around Ontario and virtually as far as Edmonton and California.
