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President & CEO,<\/strong> Tabatha is Anishinaabe and a proud member of Nipissing First Nation near North Bay, Ontario. She is currently the President & CEO of Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business working with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal businesses to help strengthen a prosperous Indigenous economy and Canadian market. Also, a member of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce board, Tabatha is committed to working with members to improve business competitiveness across all industry sectors.<\/p>\n Prior to her current role as CEO, Tabatha joined CCAB in the fall of 2018 as Chief Operating Officer. Tabatha, an electrical engineer from the University of Waterloo, led the First Nations and M\u00e9tis Relations team at the IESO, Ontario\u2019s electricity system operator. Supporting and advising Canada\u2019s energy sector, academics and organizations to ensure a collaborative approach with Indigenous leaders, communities, heads of industry and government, Tabatha sits as a member on both the Positive Energy Advisory Council and the C.D. Howe Institute\u2019s Energy Policy program.<\/p>\n As a testament to her passion to better the lives of Indigenous people and stay connected to her community, Tabatha serves as a director on the board of Wigwamen Housing Inc.; the oldest and largest urban Indigenous housing provider in Ontario. Tabatha is also an active member on the board of Young Peoples Theatre in Toronto and the Canadian advisory group to UN Women \u201cpromoting women\u2019s economic empowerment through responsible business in G7 countries\u201d. Tabatha is the proud mom to two boys and can often be found in a hockey arena or at the baseball diamond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President & CEO, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) Tabatha is Anishinaabe and a proud member of Nipissing First Nation near North Bay, Ontario. She is currently the President & CEO of Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business working with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal businesses to help strengthen a prosperous Indigenous economy and Canadian market. Also, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7472,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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