The FNHMA
Meet our Board of Directors, CEO and the staff dedicated to serving our members and expanding health management capacity for First Nations organizations.
Board of Directors
The FNHMA Board is dedicated to providing strategic leadership and direction to the organization through the creation of plans and policies. Our commitment involves developing a clear strategic plan with organizational priorities, implementing supportive policies, ensuring accountability, engaging in evaluations, and strengthening our governance capacity. The responsibilities of the FNHMA Board of Directors are outlined in Policies 1.2.2 and 1.2.3, guiding our efforts to fulfill our mandate effectively and transparently.
Chief Executive Officer
Marion Crowe
Marion Crowe is a proud Cree woman from the Piapot First Nation in Treaty 4 Territory, Saskatchewan. In 2010 she became the founding Executive Director of the First Nations Health Managers Association, launching a national family dedicated to honouring, maintaining and upholding inherent ways of knowing while balancing management principles to bring excellence to First Nation communities and health programs.
In 2018, Marion was appointed CEO of FNHMA, in recognition of her exceptional leadership and dedication to serving nations and communities to support quality and equitable health services across Turtle Island.
Her distinguished career - which began as a summer student pushing a cart in the mailroom at Health Canada - is exemplified by groundbreaking firsts that serve to not only uplift and educate, but to lay a path for future generations.
Marion's inspiring story of mailroom-to-boardroom is a testament to her grit and heart and reflects her life-long dedication to preparing nations for the evolution of health services to our own control. A true trailblazer, Marion is renowned for her vision, her commitment and her passion.
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First Indigenous person appointed to The Ottawa Hospital Board of Governors
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First Chair of the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Circle at The Ottawa Hospital
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First Indigenous person appointed to The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Board of Governors
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First person in Canada to obtain 4 Indigenous certifications (CAPA, CFNHM, CAFM, CIL) from AFOA Canada and the First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA)
FNHMA Staff
INTERIM EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR
Gail Boyd
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DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SERVICES
Connie Toulouse
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DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Judith Eigenbrod
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HEALTH PLANNING SPECIALIST
Samara Lewis
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HEALTH PLANNING LIAISON
Margaret Tims
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​​​FINANCE OFFICER
Vince Maracle
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​MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
Kylie Thompson
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MEMBERSHIP/EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Chelsea Thornton
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