BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025 GUIDING PRINCIPLES & OBJECTIVES

The purpose of the NIFCS Board of Directors is to strive for excellence in governing the agency while operating under the following:

Guiding Principles

Cooperation
Commonalities
Shared Vision
Teamwork
Inclusivity
Encourage Initiative
Openness to Change
Stability
Leading Edge

Objectives

Empower the Bands to take back ownership and responsibility for child welfare.
Create safety for individuals, families, and the community as a whole.
Increase Family Connectedness
Create an opportunity for Family input
Keep Children in their community
Support an empowered Family
Increase understanding
Provide Education
Provide successful outcomes for Children and Youth
Increase capacity building of Child and Family Teams

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NIFCS 2025 Board Of Directors

Member Nation Board of Director Alternate

Gitga'at -Hartley Bay Denise Eshom (Secretary/Treasurer) Alice Wood
Haisla - Kitamaat Angie Maitland Maureen Nyce

Gitxaala - Kitkatla Linda Innis Joscelin Lewis

Kitselas Jericho Collison (vice President) Ken McDames, Jr.

Kitsumkalum Shirley Bolan Cynthia Bohn

Metlakatla Miranda Leighton Erika Leighton

Lax Kw'alaams Gerri Alexcee (President) Sharon Wesley

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