Team 20s - Chloe White-Deleary

Chloe White-Deleary is a 27 year old Anishinaabe woman from Walpole Island First Nation. Born in T’karonto, her childhood was primarily spent living in cities and growing up as an urban native. She visited her First Nation and her family who lived there on holidays and summer break, memories she forever holds close to her heart. Living in many places over her life, she has found home on Walpole Island for the past 7 years. Currently, she finds herself navigating early sobriety alongside early entrepreneurship as she is the co-owner of Ode’mini Giizis Cafe- an Anishinaabeg, women-owned and operated cafe that she runs with her Mom. She is passionate about environmental and animal rights advocacy, Anishinaabeg cultural revitalization, and her personal journey towards health and healing. She loves spending her time with those she loves, in addition to relaxing, listening to music, learning, baking, and going on adventures. She is honoured for the opportunity to share key insights that have guided her on her journey. 

Team 30s - Grace Francisci (Esquega) 

Grace Francisci (Esquega) is a passionate professional and proud member of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay First Nation) who has built her career on connecting people, creating opportunities, and leading with authenticity. A mom, sister, auntie and daughter, being in her 30’s has brought a whole new prospective of the life she hopes to lead focusing on personal and professional growth while continuing to stay connected to community. Instagram

Team 40s - Michele Young-Crook

Michele Young-Crook is an Algonquin and mixed European entrepreneur, consultant, and CEO belonging to the Nijkwiwisens Family and Bear Clan, her grandmother was a member of Nipissing First Nation. She brings over 20 years of experience in event planning, community development, and Indigenous economic empowerment. As Co-Founder of Sage3 & ECHO Speakers Bureau, both are Indigenous-women-owned corporations, Michele leads with a mission to provide tools, connections, and capacity-building opportunities that drive sustainable growth for Indigenous communities. Her expertise spans business strategy, Indigenous economic development, allowing her to bridge the worlds of corporate and community with impact and authenticity. Michele is currently pursuing her MBA in Innovation, Leadership & Consulting at York St John University (expected 2026), she continues to build pathways that support long-term prosperity, cultural resilience, and meaningful change. Website Summit

Team 50s - Sara Wolfe

Sara Wolfe is a citizen of Brunswick House First Nation in Treaty 9. She is co-founder and CEO of Equity Cubed, providing fractional executive services for early-stage impact ventures. She is also the External Director for Wilson College for Leadership and Civic Studies at McMaster University and an Executive-in-Residence at the Rotman School of Management. Sara is an accomplished executive leader who works at the intersection of health, education, social finance and corporate governance. She holds an Executive MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, the ICD.D designation, and is a Senior Fellow at Massey College.

Team 60s - Nancy Johnson

Nancy Johnson is a member of the Caldwell First Nation in southwestern Ontario, of Plains Cree/ Metis origin. She is a mother and grandmother, a singer/songwriter and has spent many years working in Indigenous policy for various governments. Nancy completed a Master's in Education at the University of Toronto and recently established a Women's Initiatives sector for  Ontario First Nations leadership. Nancy enjoys traveling,  quilting and hiking with her 95 pound husky, Waboose.

Team 70s - Teresa Shilling

Teresa Shilling is a mother of a son and daughter, lawyer, psychotherapist and a Member of Rama First Nations, where she resided from birth to teen age years at which time she relocated to Toronto to pursue higher educational and employment/career goals. She is no stranger to adversity and faced many crossroads in life with a resilience born from the words and examples of strong women in her community as well as people outside her indigenous community which enabled her to overcome many obstacles regarding health, attainment of higher education while balancing motherhood and work; and more recently, grief at the loss of her daughter in the summer of 2024. She attributes her strength and success to helpers along the way who have been placed in her path at just the right time to reveal the next step to take when life seems overwhelming, hopeless and dark.