OUR MEMBERSHIP
IMAWG has 5 members from each of the three language groups on Vancouver Island: Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka’wakw. They are appointed and/or elected by their regions to serve a three-year term.
DIRECTORS
Two Directors from each language group are chosen to serve a three-year term.
Nick Chowdhury,
IMAWG Board President
Nick Chowdhury is the Da’naxda’xw/Awaetlala, and their territory is the upper portion of the Knight Inlet. Raised in the unceded territory of the K’omoks people, specifically the Comox Valley, he maintains ancestral ties to one of the founding tribes of the present-day K’omoks First Nation.
Paul Tate,
IMAWG Board Director
Paul Tate, Hereditary Chief of Satiixab (sat-ee-eh xub) Ditidaht First Nation (Nitinaht Lake), started his journey in the fisheries sector as a deckhand aboard a 42′ freezer troller in 1992. In his off time, he embarked upon the NTC Fisheries Program as Guardian/Technician, undergoing training across the island.
Harold Amos,
IMAWG Board Director
Harold is from the Ehattesaht community. His contribution to IMAWG stems from a diverse range of experiences within fisheries and traditional knowledge. These include involvement as a commercial fisherman, expertise in stream and river restoration, clam farming, as well as roles as a guardian, technician, and fin fish farmer.
Jordan Bromley,
IMAWG Board Secretary/Treasurer
Jordan Bromley serves as the Executive Director of the Q’ul-lhanumutsun Aquatic Resources Society, a role through which she has dedicated the past 12 years to serving the communities of Stz’uminus First Nation, Penelakut Tribe, Halalt First Nation, Lyackson First Nation, Cowichan Tribes, and Ts’uubaa-asatx Nation.
STAFF
IMAWG is managed by a contracted Executive Director and supported by two biologists. They all work with IMAWG Members, Board of Directors, DFO and other collaborative regional and international Indigenous fishery organizations/processes.
