Tara Dantouze
Timiskaming First Nation,QC
Summary
Anishnaabekwe from Aundeck Omni Kaning with knowledge of Anishnaabek language, traditions and customs with a strong willingness to learn.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Natural Resources Manager
Timiskaming First Nation
Timiskaming First Nation
08.2020 - Current
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders and funding agencies necessary to ensure department’s continued growth.
- Develop, secure approval of, and implements annual operating budgets for department; identify and secure funding from governmental and private sources adequate to achieve annual objectives.
- Actively initiate new as well as follow-up with existing partner relations
- Set-up meetings between decision makers
- Establishes and maintains networking relationships at local, regional and national levels within program areas to encourage community development
- assists in planning, direction, coordination, and controlling diverse services/programs offered, and assures that orientations, goals, objectives, policies and decisions of the Director of Economic and Sustainable Development are met, and adhered to.
- Oversee personnel functions such as employee benefits, salaries, hiring, and termination. Oversees Natural Resources employees
Non-Timber Forest Products Coordinator
Timiskaming First Nation
Timiskaming First Nation
06.2013 - 05.2020
- Developed a community project based on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP)
- The project goal is to increase land-use and occupancy, land-based data collection and increase community members knowledge of forest foods, medicines, and consumables
- Coordinated relevant field inventory, validation, and training
- Developed and maintained partnerships with relevant professionals
- Developed an economic opportunity, 'The Wild Basket', from this opportunity
- Developed line of products using locally harvested products including carbonated water, ready-to-eat soup, pasta sauce and fish/steak spice.
- Acquired funding to build workshop, and all relevant processing equipments
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Indigenous Studies
Laurentian University
Greater Sudbury, ON05.2013
Skills
- Project manager supervision
- Human resources knowledge
- Establish and maintain positive and productive connections with others
- Identify and resolve issues effectively and efficiently
- Assign tasks and responsibilities to others according to their skills and abilities
- Anticipate desired results and take initiative to achieve them
- Clear and constructive communication and have strong interpersonal skills
- Community events coordination
Timeline
Natural Resources Manager
Timiskaming First Nation
08.2020 - Current
Non-Timber Forest Products Coordinator
Timiskaming First Nation
06.2013 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Indigenous Studies
Laurentian University