RED DEER – The Hockey Alberta Foundation welcomed Stephen Buffalo as the newest member of the Board of Directors at its annual general meeting on December 1.
Buffalo, from Calgary, is the President and CEO of Indian Resource Council of Canada (IRC). The IRC was created in 1987 to support First Nations to attain greater control and management of their oil and natural gas resources and currently represents more than 150 First Nations members throughout Canada. IRC advocates and lobbies with all levels of governments, resource organizations and private sector companies on local, national and international levels on behalf of its members.
Buffalo is a graduate of the University of Lethbridge (Bachelor of Management), and Medicine Hat College (Business Administration), and brings a diverse range of experience to the Foundation, including:
- Senior Fellow, Macdonald – Laurier Institute, Ottawa
- Oil & Gas Speaker Series, Queen’s University, Ontario
- First Indigenous Governor, Canadian Energy Executive Association
- Board of Directors, University of Calgary Re-Development Initiative
- Board of Directors, Samson Management Ltd.
- Board of Directors, St. Mary’s University
- Former National President, Notre Dame Alumni Association
- Athol College of Notre Dame, Board of Regents
