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Heather Angnatok is an Inuk from Nain, Nunatsiavut, with over 20 years of experience working in her home community to plan, facilitate, and deliver Inuit language and culturally land-based programs. Her extensive work includes organizing summer and winter camps, annual regional youth symposiums, national Inuit youth summits, regional Elder gatherings, traditional sewing workshops, young girls’ empowerment initiatives, youth leadership programs, and career trips, as well as developing a Nunatsiavut youth strategy and revitalizing throat singing and drum dancing. Read more...

Jeffrey Gharib (pronounced Gaa-reeb) (he/him) was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. He holds a degree in Computer Programming from Herzing College and a Game Development certificate from Concordia University. Read more...

Courtenay Griffin (Settler, she/her) is a senior communications advisor (strategic priorities) housed within ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ's Division of Marketing and Communications, providing support for Labrador Campus as well as Indigenous Affairs. Located on the St. John's campus, she applies her experience in communications and relationship-building to support Labrador Campus's strategic priorities and strengthen efforts to build a positive presence within its communities. Read more...

Mckenzie Hutchings (she/her) is a member of the NunatuKavut Community Council and spent her childhood in the communities of Nain and North West River. Mckenzie completed a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Geography and minoring in Sociology at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University's St.Johns Campus in Spring 2021. She is now pursing a Masters of Arctic and Subarctic Futures through the Labrador Campus of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University. Mckenzie's professional experience includes working with youth across the province in education and extracurricular environments. Read more...

Jamie Jackman is a Nunatsiavut Beneficiary who grew up between the communities of Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Hopedale, Labrador. He studied Anthropology at the University of Prince Edward Island and graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts. He then went on to work mainly with Indigenous organizations in areas related to community-based research, youth programming, food security, and more, including the Native Council of Prince Edward Island, Sivunivut Inuit Community Corporation, and the Labrador Friendship Centre. Read more...

Norma has joined the Labrador Campus as the Wellness Navigator, where she supports students through health promotion, counselling, accessing supports and building strategies to support their overall well-being. She is passionate about fostering a campus culture that recognizes wellness as a shared responsibility. Read more...