Staff
- Dionne Filiatrault, Executive Director
- Ben Kogvik, Secretary to the Board and Interpreter/Translator
- Raymond Quqshuun, Director Corporate Services
- Edna Porter, Finance Officer
- Sheena Kamookak, Finance Administrative Assistant
- David Hohnstein, Director Technical Services
- Karén Kharatyan, Technical Advisor
- Sean B. Joseph, Technical Advisor
- Erik Skiby, Assistant Technical Advisor
- Phyllis Beaulieu, Manager of Licensing
- Vacant, Licensing Administrator
- Vacant, Licensing Administrative Assistant
- Doreen Porter, Administrative Clerk
Dionne Filiatrault, Executive Director
Ben Kogvik, Secretary to the Board and Interpreter/Translator
Ben Kogvik has been with the Nunavut Water Board (NWB) since its inception in the mid 1990's and is currently the Secretary to the Board and doubles as in-house interpreter/translator where he is fluent in both Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun. Ben holds management certificates from the Banff Centre for Management Studies and the Nunavut Sivuliuqtit Program with Nunavut Arctic College/Canadian Centre for Management Development (1999). Ben is a former teacher, vice-principal and teacher consultant and has served as vice-president and president of the Inuit Teachers Specialist Council for the Northwest Territory.
Back to topRaymond Quqshuun, Director Corporate Services
Edna Porter, Finance Officer
Sheena Kamookak, Finance Administrative Assistant
Sheena was born in Yellowknife and raised in Gjoa Haven and was one of the first to attend and graduate High School in Gjoa Haven. While in school, Sheena served in the Student Council as Vice-President.
Sheena completed the 2 year Office Administration Diploma Program at the Nunavut Arctic College and joined the NWB in October 2008 as an Administrative Assistant Trainee. She has previous work experience as Manager/Secretary of the HTO, High School Secretary, Student Support Assistant and Executive Assistant with the NWB.
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Karén Kharatyan, Technical Advisor
Karén Kharatyan joined the Nunavut Water Board in August, 2010 relocating from Ontario.
Back to topSean B. Joseph, Technical Advisor
Sean joined NWB in January 2010. His qualifications include a Diploma in Science, an A.A.S. Degree in Environmental Technology, and a B.Tech. Degree in Environmental Engineering. Prior to joining the NWB, Sean was employed as a Technical Assistant with Greater Vancouver Regional District (Metro Vancouver) and as Environmental Officer with Coast Mountain Bus Company, a subsidiary of a Metro Vancouver’s Regional Transportation Authority (Translink).
Back to topErik Skiby, Assistant Technical Advisor
Phyllis Beaulieu, Manager of Licensing
Phyllis Bealieu joined the NWB in April, 2002. She has 35 years of office administration experience, having occupied positions in the oil and gas industry and in the Department of the Environment in Nova Scotia, and in the Canadian Coast Guard in the Northwest Territories.
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Vacant, Licensing Administrative Assistant
Doreen Porter, Administrative Clerk
Doreen Porter is the Administrative Clerk at the Nunavut Water Board. Doreen attended school in Gjoa Haven and upgraded her education at Nunavut Arctic College. She completed the Community Office Procedure Program in Cambridge Bay in 1995 and has since accumulated 10 years of administration experience through working at the Municipal and Community Affairs, Nunavut Tungaavik Inc., Kitikmeot Inuit Association, the Hamlet of Gjoa Haven and others. Since joining the NWB, Doreen has continued to upgrade her office administration and computer skills. Doreen is also active in volunteer work in the community and has served on several committees that help youth.
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