Sennen Charleson

Hesquiaht IR#6, via PO Box 352 Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0


Competencies: Common, Essential, Shared, Universal

1962 to 2003: Personal Capacity Building - ABORIGINAL/ WESTERN KNOWLEDGE: advanced, basic, working

Five Stages to Iteration:
(1a) Family Focal Points - private (2a) 1962 -March 1984 (3a) April1984 -June 1988 (4a) September 1988 to March 1994 (5a) April 1994 to November 2002 (1b) Start of Second Iteration - Family Focal Points -private


Grade 1-8: Christie Indian Residential School (won Essay Award published in Victoria Newspaper); Grade 9: Mission City (Mathematics and French Language Awards); Grade 10: Nanaimo (grade average high enough to get a full scholarship to a Private School); Grade 11-12: Shawnigan Lake School (graduated top of class);
Language & Literature; Social Studies; Economics; Algebra & Geometry; French; Geology; PhysEd;
1979 - 1983 Camosun College (part-time): 1st and 2nd Year Combined Science/ Arts Program (while working)
Chemistry 1& 2; English Composition; Trigonometry; Physics 1 & 2; Programming; Composition & Literature North America; Principles of Geography; Calculus 1 & 2; Linear Algebra 1 & 2; Works in British Literature; Advanced Composition; Introductory Analysis;
1983 - 1984 McGill University Faculty of Science
Double Honors Major - Computer Science and Mathematics

1984 - 1988 University of Quebec at Chicoutimi Teacher Training (part-time)
Theories Of Human Development; Curriculum Programming; Pedagogical Animation; School Administration (while under contract with Amo Ososwan School)
1986 University of Regina General Band Administration - Management within Aboriginal Organizations
(while under contract with Amo Ososwan School)
1987 Prince Albert Technical Institute: Life Skills Coach Trainer (while under contract with Amo Ososwan School)
1988 - 1990: Trent University BA (while working on small contracts)
Native Economic Development; Community Based Research; Social Survey Research; Program Planning and Evaluation Research; The Potlatch; Native Community Development; Cultural Interaction (organized a field trip to Hot Springs Cove for a Cross Cultural Interaction Class; volunteered for two Elders Conferences; President of Native Student Society)
1990 Sir Sanford Fleming College Audio-Video Graphics Communication Technician Program
Text Publishing; Presentation Graphics (while under apprenticeship contract with AEC computers)
1990 -1991: AEC Computers - Information Technology Apprentice (decision support systems)
1990 - 1991: Computer Assisted and Multi Media Assisted Education Skills (computer, audio, video, drumming
music) (while under contract with AEC Computers)
January 1991 - Carleton University - Canadian Studies Masters Program
April 1992 Social Movements in Canada; Industrial Sociology; Gap Analysis in Negotiating Strength in Treaty Negotiations; Modern Concepts of Canada; Selected Problems in Political Economy; Northern and Native Issues; (while doing small contracts)
1993 - 1994: Nuu Chah Nulth Tribal Council Fisheries Technician Certification

1994 - November 2002 Professional Development/ Research Activities linked to formal western and aboriginal family studies and economic activities

December 2002 to Present
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE to work under contract for both Aboriginal and Western ministries, agencies, third parties in order to protect the interests of the contractor



1962 to 2003: Personal Capacity Building - SKILLS -

ECOLOGICAL: OUR PURPOSE, THE UNIVERSE, OUR GALAXY, OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM, OUR PLANET, WATERSHEDS, OCEANS, STREAMS, ESTUARIES, HYDROLOGIC CYCLE, ENERGY INPUTS ARE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS - SO ECOLOGICAL MODELS ARE ESSENTIAL ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES FOR MANAGING HUMAN ACTIVITIES the paradox is that we manage the pursuit of knowledge so the future is predictable for general trends - there is a benefit to acquiring advanced, basic and working knowledge from two or more societies - mine is NorthWest Coast and Western.


HUMAN: SOCIETAL & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: every $ and activity must follow the primary directive of the vision, mission, ethics, goals and objectives of the institution - sometimes an institution has protocols with other parties.

CEO-LEVEL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS (political, cultural, economic, organizational environmental scans and gap analysis)

Societal and Corporate Governance Skills Board Administration Skills
Strategic Management Skills Operational Management Skills
Information Technology & Management Skills Curriculum Development
Professional Development and Career Life Cycle Management Skills

MIDDLE-MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS - department manager - manager of operational managers

OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS - manager of the front line workers

ENTREPRENEURIAL: accounting, auditing and business services, management consulting, forensic management audits and evaluations for regulatory compliance, tourism, forestry, fisheries economic linkages advise, financial management, strategic planning, feasibility analysis, decision support systems, human resource development & training, aboriginal litigation support services, multi-institutional strategic plans, operational workplans & auditing, aboriginal knowledge frameworks, aboriginal constitutions, legislation, policies, regulatory frameworks, land use planning, project management, research, workflow and document management

INSTITUTION BUILDING: Advanced Aboriginal/ Western Philosophical, Psychological and Sociological constructs as organizing principles for applying administrative, management and entrepreneurial skills


FIRST NATIONS - CANADA - PROVINCIAL - THIRD PARTY PROTOCOLS, MEMORANDUMS, AGREEMENTS, TREATIES


FULL PERFORMANCE COMPETENCIES - COMMON, ESSENTIAL, SHARED, UNIVERSAL SKILLS to work under contract for both Aboriginal and Western ministries, agencies, third parties in order to protect the interests of the contractor

1962 - 2003: Personal Capacity Building - ADMINISTRATIVE, MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, INTER-SOCIETAL PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS


· 2002 - 2003 Victoria Native Friendship Center Community Board Member - vice-president; executive director evaluation; community protocol; finance; personnel; strategic plan; BCGEU Collective Agreement Negotiator
· Winter 2001 Victoria Urban Aboriginal Steering Committee Volunteer - Urban Child and Family Agency
· July 2000 -Nov 2002 Hesquiaht Negotiator - Treaty
· 1999 - 2002 Hesquiaht First Nation Councilor
· 1994 - 1998 Senior Management Consultant to Hesquiaht Chief and Council and Management for a Living Hesquiaht Harbour

1. DFO - MLHH Working Group
2. MoF - MLHH Working Group
3. MELP - MLHH Working Group
4. MSBTC - MoF - MELP - MLHH Working Group
5. MSBTC - MLHH Working Group
6. LBMF - MLHH
7. Scientific Panel
8. UNESCO Biosphere
9. Central Region Board
10. Nuu Chah Nulth Tribal Council Central Region Chiefs
11. MLHH
12. Economic Working Group
13. School For Field Studies
14. West Coast Sustainability Association
15. Conferences

· 1994 - 1998 First Nations Representative : Central Region Board - integration links with IMA, Treaty, ministries, Scientific Panel, Watershed Restoration, Management for a Living Hesquiaht Harbour, First Nations Governance and Management Frameworks,
· 1994 - 1998 Economic Working Group Member: review and analysis of business plans; marketing metrics
· 1994 - 1998 Interim Measures Agreement Coordinator: economic development strategies; budget and fundraising; overall strategies; negotiations; integration links with DFO and BC ministries; Management for a Living Hesquiaht Harbour;
· 1994 - 1998 Treaty Coordinator: budgets and fundraising; strategic development; security and conduct; integration links with external and internal components; conduct of treaty team; structure and scope of treaty team; treaty coordinator evaluation; treaty manager selection
· 1994 - 1998 Policy Analyst for Hesquiaht Chief and Council
· 1995 - 1998 School for Field Studies for Coast Studies- First Nations Resource Sociologist Adjunct Faculty position
· 1996 - Hesquiaht Negotiator - Clayoquot Sound Interim Measures Extension Agreement
· 1995 - West Coast Sustainability Association Representative
· 1995 - Nuu Chah Nulth Business Association Strategic Plan
· 1992 - 1993 Nuu Chah Nulth Fisheries Technician Certification
· 1991 - 1992 Carleton University - Canadian Masters Program Required Courses - Thesis - 'Aboriginal Institution Building'
· 1990 - 1991 Information Technology Apprentice with AEC Computers, Peterborough
· 1988 - 1990 Trent University: Native Economic Development and Small Business Management (aboriginal Bcomm equivalent)
· 1989 AFN Economic Policy Analyst
· 1984 - 1988 Long Point Band - Amo Ososwan School

1. Off-Campus Teacher Training Program Manager
2. Off-Campus Management Training Program Manager
3. Adult Basic Education Center Manager
4. First Nations Education Council
5. School Accountant
6. School Annual Budget Negotiator
7. Career Development Advisor
8. AFN Education Committees
9. Life Skills Coach
10. Algonquin Curriculum Development Team
11. Algonquin Olympics
12. Integrated Handicapped Program
13. Field Trips Coordinator and Planner

· 1984 - 2003 Research Program Officer
· 1984 - 2003 Project Management Officer
· 1994 - 2002 Risk and LiabilityManagement Officer
· 1994 - 2002 Workflow Management Officer
· 1994 - 2002 Human Resources Management Officer
· 1994 - 1998 Team Coordinator for 3 to 100 +
· 1984 - 2002 Political Events Management and Public Relations Officer
· 1984 - 1998 Career Development Cycle Management Officer
· 1994 - 2002 Negotiations Preparation Management Officer
· Directed Research Manager for School For Field Studies
· 1994 - 2002 Decision Support Systems for Business decision-makers