Board of Directors
Co-operatives First is led by an innovative Board of Directors drawn from business, co-operative and Indigenous communities throughout western Canada. Because Co-operatives First is a registered non-profit corporation, the board arranges for and supervises the organization’s management. They also provide high level strategic direction and oversight.
Chair
Sheldon Stener (SK)
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Federated Co-operatives Limited
Directors
Danielle Levine (BC)
Founder, Kanuu Indigenous Innovation Society
Glen Tully (MB)
Owner, Tulshaw Consulting Inc., former chair of Federated Co-operatives Limited, and past president Canadian Co-operative Association.
Mohinder Bajwa (AB)
Director, Special Projects – First Nations and Métis Relations, Government of Alberta
Nicole Woelke (MB)
Owner, Confido DS Consulting Firm
Julie Breuer
VP of Member Relations & Stakeholder Engagement, Central 1
Paul Ledoux
Urban Councillor, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation; Director, Affinity Credit Union