Michele Stanners is a cultural strategist with over 20 years of experience working with First Nations groups, organizations, and individuals. As both a business and humanities-trained strategist, she combines art and science to explore innovative options and collaborates creatively to solve complex problems. She focuses on amplifying brands to achieve sustainability and converting challenges into opportunities. Michele is a seasoned board member, experienced in various roles across non-profit, government, membership-driven, and for-profit organizations. She specializes in business development, fundraising, communications, turnarounds, public speaking, and addressing unconscious bias and racism to build bridges of understanding. Graduated from Harvard University, she studied Masters programs in Theological Studies, Concentration in Buddhist Studies & Leadership, and studied as a Fellow/Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.