The second Nisga’a Lisims Government Employee Appreciation and Recognition event was held on June 16, 2014.

This annual event is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the commitment and excellence of all NLG Employees.  In addition, we take the opportunity to highlight individual and group achievements, as well as organizational accomplishments. The 16 NLG Employees recognized this year for their outstanding contributions are:

• Millie Percival, Victim Assistance Coordinator

• Holly Maxwell, Administrative Assistant – Nisga’a Museum

• Andrea Eckford, Gift Store Associate – Nisga’a Museum

• Faith Tait, Access to Justice Manager

• Diane Stewart, Enrolment and Eligibility Manager

• Nita Morven, Researcher - Ayuukhl Nisga’a Department

• George Guno, Maintenance Worker / Grounds Keeper

• Tracey McKay, Senior Lands Officer

• Dorothy Elliott, Deputy Registrar of Land Titles

• Rodney Moore, Forest Resources Officer

• Darrin Martens, Museum Director

• Gary Patsey, NEST Manager

• Anthony Moore, Lands Officer

• Bonita Young-Mercer, Programs and Services Coordinator – Terrace

• Tanya Clayton, Administrative Assistant, Fisheries Directorate

• Cheryl Pelletier, Human Resources Manager

As Public Servants, we take our responsibilities seriously and we work hard for the citizens of the Nisga’a Nation. Celebrating our organizational success along with the way shows us how far we have come, and refuels us for our continued work ahead.

Moving into the Educational Achievement portion of our celebration, we focused on these key factors of our Nisga’a Lisims Government’s Vision Statement:

• Our Ayuuk, language and culture are the foundation of our identity

• Learning is a way of life

• We strive for sustainable prosperity and self-reliance

We recognize that learning organizations are leading organizations. Learning is a shared responsibility that moves us forward.  As an organization, we support staff development and we acknowledge that in doing so, we create a stronger, dynamic, sustainable and progressive workforce. With a skilled and engaged team, we are equipped to confront the challenge of new projects, administer effective programs, and deliver exceptional service to the citizens of our nation.

While we appreciate that learning occurs in a variety of forms on a daily basis - be it through simple hands-on instruction to learn new tasks, attending various workshops to gain new insights, or cross-training with our colleagues to acquire new skills - at this time, we wish to acknowledge the more formal post-secondary educational achievement of our staff members.

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT 2013 and 2014:

Cheryl Stephens - Degree of Master of Business Administration - UNBC – May 2014

Bobby Clark - Degree of Bachelor of Arts – First Nations Studies - WWNI-UNBC – June, 2014

Tracey McKay - Degree of Associate of Arts – Sustainable Community Specialization – NWCC - May, 2013

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS:

Nisga’a Studies – WWNI/UNBC

• Bobby Clark

• Cheryl Tait

• Stephanie Azak

First Nations Language – Nisga’a – WWNI/UNBC

• Stephanie Azak

• Nicole Morven

• Cheryl Tait

• Maxine Azak

• Bobby Clark

General First Nations Studies – WWNI/UNBC

• Nicole Morven

• Bobby Clark

Fran Johnson - First Nations Fine Arts Certificate – NWCC

Reg Percival - Conflict Resolution: Mediation/Third Party Intervention Certificate – JIBC

Bev Azak - Community Linguistics Certificate – University of Alberta

Bert Mercer - Masters Certificate in Project Management – UNBC

As we applaud these staff members for their academic achievement, we offer encouragement to those who are currently progressing with their studies in the areas of accounting, payroll, HR, language, culture, business administration, management, etc.  We look forward to celebrating your success when you complete your studies and reach your educational goals!