Meet Our Growing for Good Team

Wes Sam
Executive Chairman, Founderand VP Indigenous Business Strategies
As a former Band Councillor and Chief of the Burns Lake Indian Band for 18 years, Wes brings a deep knowledge and a wealth of professional and...

Marc Storms
Co-Founder andChief Marketing Officer
Marc has spent the last 27 years working with Indigenous business, people and First Nation communities in the capacity of developing and...

Jake Webb
Master Grower and Design Lead
Jake has been in the agricultural industry for more than three decades, holding one of the first ACMPR Licenses issued from Health Canada. As an...

Corrine Swenson
Operations Manager
Corrine’s most recent experience as a leader for economic development in the region saw her working in, connecting with and supporting eight...

Kim Sam
Finance Manager
Kim joins us with over twenty years of experience in First Nations Band Management. Kim offers a unique blend of leadership, vision and knowledge...

Miranda Louie
Director of Community Engagement
Miranda is a proud descendent of the Louie/Stump Family, a Dakelh from Nadleh Whut’en Band as well as Tsilhqot’in from Anaham Band. She has...

John Simon (QnR Associates)
Quality Assurance Advisor
John Simon has a B.Sc. from the University of Alberta, is a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality, Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)...

Martin Louie (Chunih Consulting)
Hereditary Name – Chunih
Providing Indigenous Knowledge, Chunih was born into the Nadleh Whut’en First Nation (formerly known as Fraser Lake Indian Band) in central...

Isla Catriona (NuVision Health Systems)
Director of Health and Innovation
Isla has been a health care innovator, who has advocated for the interests of vulnerable populations who either through geography or lack of...

Daniel McIntyre
Dan brings 30 years of very diverse business and technical backgrounds to NATIONS. Dan spent 10 years in retail banking before shifting to IT...