Leadership Team
Chief Jim Boucher, AOC, CBHF
President and Co-Founder
Chief Jim Boucher is President and Co-Founder. He previous served as the long term Chief of Fort McKay First Nation. Jim has been and continues to be one of the most influential and successful Indigenous leaders internationally. Jim believes practice and preservation of one's traditional way of life can occur simultaneously alongside continuous and long-term sustainable energy development. Jim has effectively built relationships with the oil and gas industry and all levels of government. This has built Fort McKay's social and economic strength, facilitated proper consultation, and advanced the rights of his community and its people
Jauvonne Kitto
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
As a member of Saa Dene executive team, her role is to set the strategic vision and manage the daily operations of the companies.
She continues to be an entrusted chief negotiator for various First Nations Rights and Title based and major and critical economic reconciliation files, leading high-level discussions' and securing landmark agreements.
She is well respected for advocating Indigenous self-determination economic development, and meaningful consultation and collaboration with industry and government, grounded in the legal and constitutional foundations that recognize and affirm the rights of Indigenous peoples Constitutional, Treaty and Inherent rights.