Call for Nominations – AFOA Canada Board of Directors
Call for Nominations – AFOA Canada Board of Directors
AFOA Canada has received three nominees for election to serve two (2) director positions on the Board of Directors. The nominees are:
Dr. Daniel Brant
PhD MASc MPA CAFM
Dan is a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte where he grew up and attended the Indian Day school on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in southern Ontario. His undergraduate work was in Architecture at Ryerson University; he has Master’s degree’s in Engineering (Waterloo) and Public Administration (Queens) and a PhD from Nipissing University in North Bay. His area of research was in effective First Nations governance. He attended the Harvard program on sustainable communities organized by AFOA.
He has held senior positions with the AFN and NACCA as CEO. His work experience also includes being on staff with four federal Ministers of Indian Affairs. He was the founder of First Nations Management, a consulting company where he worked for near twenty years. Among those years, he was an associate with Coopers & Lybrand. He has served on a number of Boards including both federal and provincial Order In Council appointments, Gignul Housing in Ottawa; First Nations Technical Institute at Tyendinaga; and the Aboriginal Finance Officers Association of Canada, and recently appointed to the Board of Governors of the Glenbow Museum in Calgary. Until September 2016, he held the position of CAO at his home at Tyendinaga, the 9th largest First Nation in Canada. He is currently the proprietor of Daniel J Brant & Associates operating from his home in Tyendinaga and is also an adjunct assistant professor the School of Policy Studies at Queens University.
Sheila Howard
CAPA
Sheila Howard, CAPA has been part of the AFOA community for more than two decades. She began with AFOA Alberta in 2004 and later worked with AFOA Canada from 2009 to 2022, carrying responsibility for the national conference, capacity development workshops, financial wellness programs, and the budgets and delivery behind them.
Those years shaped how she understands governance not as theory, but as responsibility for people, resources, and long-term community wellbeing. Much of how Sheila leads today was shaped through her years with AFOA. It did not simply shape her career. It shaped how she leads.
After more than a decade with AFOA Canada, Sheila continued her work in national Métis organizations, including the Métis National Council, and is now with Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (Women of the Métis Nation). Across each role, her focus has remained consistent: accountability to community, respect for Indigenous governance systems, and leadership rooted in responsibility.
Today, Sheila is also a Board Director with AFOA Alberta and Vice President on the council for the Métis Nation of Alberta Local 87 of Calgary. She also leads her purpose-led part-time practice, Fireweed Strategies and Solutions, supporting organizations through governance, planning, and community-centred leadership.
A Certified Aboriginal Professional Administrator (CAPA) and member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), Sheila brings deep operational knowledge of how governance decisions become real budgets, real programs, and real community outcomes. Her approach to board service is grounded in integrity, transparency, and long-term stewardship.
Sheila is a proud citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta and a mother of three and grandmother of four. Her two sons are members of Siksika Nation, her daughter is a Métis citizen, and her grandchildren are growing up connected to Siksika, Chiniki, and their Métis roots. This lived connection across Nations and generations shapes how she understands representation, responsibility, and what it truly means to serve community.
Please feel to connect:
Sheila Howard | ms.sheila.howard@gmail.com
Leadership Grounded in Relationship, Responsibility, and Community.
Angus Vincent
CIHRP, CIL
Angus Vincent hails from the Waterhen Lake First Nation in northern Saskatchewan. He has made Yorkton his home since 2009 and has worked in the business field since 2005 ranging in topics such as Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Human Resources, and Management. He has obtained his professional designation in HR through AFOA and is educated in the fields of Accounting and Management through University of Regina and Sask Polytechnic. He will be completing his Masters in Indigenous Business Leadership through Simon Fraser University in June of 2026.
Angus is married and has two children. He is also a professional actor, an ACTRA Board Member and an accomplished musician with three albums released to date.
The Notice of the Annual Meeting of Members is available below:
Members are encouraged to review the nominees’ profiles in preparation for the upcoming vote.
Thank you,
AFOA Canada
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