James Bérubé
James Bérubé, from the Naskapi nation, is the Acting General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc., a role he took on in January 2022. Tshiuetin is the first railroad in North America to be owned and operated by a group of First Nations. To ensure the long-term economic and social development of their communities, the First Nations of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam, Matimekush-Lac John and Kawawachikamach created Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc, to operate a railway service between Emeril Junction in Labrador and the Town of Schefferville in Quebec.
Rachel Martin
Rachel Martin is Micmac from Restigouche/Listuguj and works as Capital Assets Manager for the Cree Nation Government. With over twelve years of management experience and a certificate from the Indigenous Business Management program at McGill University’s School of Continuing Studies, Rachel started the McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA program in September 2022.
Throughout her career, Rachel has shown great determination and put into practice her natural leadership, her analytical sense, but above all, her great creativity.
