Melanie Debassige

Melanie Debassige, MBA, ICD.D is an Anishinabek Kwe from the M’Chigeeng First Nation. She currently serves as the executive director of the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation. She also serves on the Ontario Provincial Sectoral Audit Committee, Community Services.

Melanie completed the Director’s Education Program at the Rotman School of Management and is a certified corporate director, which complements her Master’s in Business Administration. Melanie has held many senior positions within multiple boards across Canada. Of her most recent roles, in March 2018, she was appointed to the Board of Reconciliation Canada, where she holds the position of director/treasurer. In August 2019, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Canada Energy Regulator.

In 2019, Melanie was recognized in Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100.