Marcia Nickerson, Senior Consultant, Head, Aboriginal Practice Group

Marcia Nickerson, B.H.A., M.A is a senior consultant for both KTA consulting and the KTA Centre for Collaborative Government, and Head of KTA's Aboriginal Practice Group. Marcia has experience in has undertaking small and national scale policy-related research and analysis projects, including environmental scanning and analysis; analytical, qualitative and on-line research; facilitation of policy work-outs, focus groups and roundtable; federal-provincial strategic evaluations and consultations; and collaboration with Senior Management in forging new policy directions.

Most recently Marcia has responsibility for the Aboriginal Voice component of the Crossing Boundaries National Council. This is a collaborative initiative between several federal departments and  National Aboriginal Organizations to undertake a national discussion regarding Aboriginal information and technology issues. Within the past five years, Marcia a major role in assisting the Atlantic Policy Congress (APC) on their social reform and governance project under its Political Accord with Canada. She also led a multi-Department partnership project between the KTA Centre and APC on the impact and opportunities for information communications technology for Atlantic First Nations. Marcia has assisted in the research and production of several KTA reports, including the review of the Indian Residential Schools pilot project review, the Privy Council Office Report on Metis and Off-Reserve Aboriginal issues, the political and legal analysis of Pre Confederation litigation, and a Strategic Technology and Information Review (STIR) for INAC, which included the development and implementation of a strategic vision and change management agenda.

Before joining KTA in 1999, Marcia spent several years in the public sector where she acted as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Associate Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs, as a self-government negotiator, and as a Foreign Trade/Team Canada Officer.

Jay Kaufman Principal

Marcia Nickerson Senior Consultant Head Aboriginal Practice Group Suk Yiu Researcher Karen Beitel Research & Project Coordinator

Jim Thomas Associate Bill Stipdonk Associate

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