Leadership

phone: 780-440-2390 ext 236
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Bruce started at UP in 1988 as a frontline staff and progressed through the organisation. As co-CEO he leads and guides the organization’s strategic direction, the senior leadership team, and the overall operations of UP and its subsidiaries. He develops and maintains effective working relationships with the Child and Family Services ministry and regional staff, and also liaises with other service providers, funders, and the public. He is proud of helping to grow a charitable organization with one of the lowest employee turnover rates in the industry.

Originally from Manitoba, Bruce moved to Edmonton in 1983. He has a diploma in child and youth care from MacEwan University, a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University (British Columbia), as well as level-two training in mediation and reality therapy. He is currently the Vice President of Align Association of Community Services, Chair of the Align Government Relations Committee, Member of the Align Bursary Commitment and he is involved in several ministry and agency committees and working groups.

Bruce and his wife have five children and have been foster parents for over 11 years. He has been involved in martial arts for over 40 years as a student and an instructor. He enjoys living on an acreage, working on building and renovating projects, and raising and training Olde English Bulldogges.

phone: 780-440-0708 ext. 228
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Blair Anderson-Croft started at UP in 1998, and is the Director of Quality Improvement. He keeps tabs on the number of available places in the group care homes, generates the required reporting for the government of Alberta, and conducts program reviews.

His department is responsible for the placement of individuals in UP’s programs. Blair manages the maintenance of the Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) database, which is used to collect program assessment information, build reports to extract the information when needed, and generate accurate billing information. He also ensures staff are trained on the use of the database. He works with the other departments to find the best way to gather information and generate end results.

Blair is originally from Nova Scotia, and moved to Edmonton in 1990. He completed his diploma in child and youth care from MacEwan University. He is currently on the board of the Hu Haven Community Association, part of the Edmonton Vocal Minority, a member of Southminster-Steinhauer United Church and choir, and volunteers at the Edmonton Food Bank. In his spare time, Blair enjoys spending time with his family, singing, camping, gardening, and raising chickens for fresh eggs.

phone: 780-4400708 ext. 273
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Nancy is the Director of Indigenous Resources at Unlimited Potential Community Services

Nancy’s first home is on the Sucker Creek First Nation in Treaty 8 territory and she is 1 of 12 siblings.   Her father was Cree from Treaty 8 and her mother is Metis from Treaty 6 territory.  Nancy is married and has 9 children, 3 biological, 2 stepchildren, and 4 who came to them through foster care.  Nancy is a grandmother of 5.  Her second home is on an acreage near Ardrossan, AB.   Nancy is a daughter, sister, auntie, mother, wife, colleague, and friend – she is nehiyaw – Cree.

Nancy has a background in child and youth care, crisis intervention, and foster care.  She is a certified dog trainer and managed a reputable breeding program of Old English Bulldogges with her husband for 16 years until 2018.

Nancy plays the guitar, banjo, and mandolin and has a small business of primitive country painting designs. Nancy, at an early age, was a gifted athlete.  Her passion for fastball, volleyball, and badminton continued to this day. She enjoys bluegrass music, gardening, horseshoes, bowling, ax throwing, camping and especially spending time with her family.

Nancy prefers to be called a wicihtasow (we ci ta sue) – who is a person who helps.  She believes in the wahkotowin (wa koh to win) laws of being related to all living beings and relational accountability and wicihotowin (wee ci hit o win) that we are all here to help one another.

Nancy is guided by many Elders and Knowledge Keepers and she believes in walking with Creator and her Ancestors. Collectively, she helps serve our Indigenous peoples, to connect to their family, cultural identity, land, ceremonies, Knowledge Keepers/Elders, and their nation’s un-ceded or ceded territory or settlement.

Nancy’s team consists of Indigenous Engagement Specialists and a Cultural Advisor.  Together, they walk softly, side by side, with those they serve while sharing their Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, and being.

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Kelly Milliken