Paulette Tremblay

Dr. Paulette Tremblay is Turtle Clan of the Mohawk Nation from Six Nations of the
Grand River Territory in Southern Ontario. Having a long and distinguished career
in education and administration, currently she is the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the First Nations Education Administration Association. She
has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Assembly of First Nations, National
Aboriginal Health Organization and the Six Nations Band Administration. Having
begun her career in the United States Navy in Finance as a Disbursing Officer,
Paulette came full circle when she served as Vice President of Education and
Training for AFOA Canada. She is a former member of the Future Skills Council of
Canada, the former Chair of the National Advisory Committee of the Purdy
Crawford Chair for Aboriginal Business at Cape Breton University, NS for five
years; an Associate Professor at Six Nations Polytechnic Institute for nine years;
and is currently a member of the Financial Literacy Working Group for Indigenous
Peoples with the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. Paulette was honoured to
receive the prestigious Indspire Award for Education in 2015.

• Indigenous education
• Indigenous health
• Indigenous business and economic development
• Program management and evaluation