NICOLE JOHNNY

Employment & Training Manager

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Nicole is from Merritt. Her husband and five children are part of Lytton First Nation. Nicole provides great support to the Employment and Training Program, the CNA, the development and management of the annual planning process, as well as being a great asset in community development processes and referrals for employment.

Nicole's dedication to community development and engagement helps create positive change and impact within the eight CNA communities and related organizations. She especially enjoys engaging in high level team collaboration, demonstrating task reliability, communicating constructively and motivating and supporting team direction.

Her goal is to provide an innovative approach in engaging and expanding overall program development and direction. Part of Nicole's vision is developing advanced networking proficiency and creating effective working relationships and partnerships with service providers and organizations throughout British Columbia. NicoIe cherishes the nłeʔképmx territory, and strives to create a strong and successful environment for her children and their children’s children.

MADELYNN ALBERT

Employment & Training Coordinator

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Madelynn Albert is Secwépemc/ Nłeʔképmx woman and a member of the Cook’s Ferry Indian Band. She has the honor of being the single parent to a daughter with a strong heart, fierce mind, and a brave spirit. Aiyanna Albert is 8yrs old, just finished grade 2 and is also a proud member of Cook’s Ferry Indian Band.

Her parents are Joe Thomas and Annette Albert. Her paternal grandparents are the late Shirley Ann (Thomas) Joseph and the late Charles Christopher Aloysius Joseph Sr. from Shuswap band. Her maternal grandparents are Cookie Jules (Delorse George) and Ross Albert. She is blessed to have additional maternal grandparents who have impacted her life in many unforgettable ways: Marie Anderson who inspires her to keep learning and speak her languages. And the late Mary Ann John who she carries in her heart, who has taught many life lessons that survived through generations, which has helped her daily and kept her grounded.

She spent her early years living and traveling around the Shuswap territory. Participating in family gatherings, learning to harvest from the land, traveling to powwows and Stick games. In 2004 she was able to move into the Nłeʔképmx territory and graduate from Ashcroft secondary. Spence’s Bridge is home and is where she has been learning and growing with the other half of her heritage.

Her goal is to be the best example for her daughter, in showing her how to walk in two worlds. With Aiyanna as motivation, they learn both languages, practice traditional teachings on the land, and try their best to keep learning every day; so that they may ensure their culture stays alive. She has been a stay-at-home-mom, a single mother with three jobs, a mother as well as a student. Now she has the privilege to say that she has graduated from NVIT with a certificate in Office Administration. She looks forward to being able to provide her support for the Nłeʔképmx territory and our eight participating CNA bands. When you call Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly, Madelynn will be the voice greeting you, helping you meet your current and future needs the best she can. Madelynn welcomes visitors to come say hello and inquire about any of our programs, she looks forward to meeting you.

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