Krista is Métis from Fort McMurray and currently resides in Edmonton. Over the past 20 years, Krista has been an Indigenous Relations and Employment Specialist working with Indigenous Communities, Industry and multiple levels of Governance. Her experience includes work with RBC, Oteenow Training and Employment Society, Women Building Futures, Director of the Métis Settlement Strategic Training Society, Civeo Corporation, and most recently, ATB Financial. Krista has worked with many Indigenous Communities and organizations in Alberta, including the 8 Métis Settlements, and in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, the North West Territories and Nunavut. Recently, Krista has been working with Industry to advance their Indigenous Relations and employment strategy and to connect with all areas of the organizations engaged in Indigenous Relations. This includes incorporating Indigenous policy into human resources, business development, leadership, procurement, marketing, and sponsorship.

Krista’s awards and recognition include the 1999 RBC General Managers Award for the foundational work on The Aboriginal Stay in School Program; the 2016 Esquao Award for Community Involvement, a recognition for Indigenous Women Role Models in Alberta presented by Institute for Advancement of Aboriginal Women; and the 2007 Provincial Acknowledgment for 10 years of working with Children in Care.

Some of Krista’s volunteer work includes: Board member to Indigenous Works (previously the Aboriginal Human Resource Council), Calgary Urban Aboriginal Youth Advisory Committee with Heritage Canada, the Calgary Urban Aboriginal Initiative, the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, Fostering Connections, Wichitowin, Aboriginal Women’s Professional Association, Block Captain for Capital City Clean up. Artist contribution to Walking with Our Sisters.