Two new employees have joined the team at Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council (NmTC).

Jaclyn Harris.

Jaclyn Harris is the new administrative assistant with the NmTC Events company unit of the tribal council. And Andrea Jacobs is the administrative assistant in NmTC’s governance section. Both started work at the Delta office in March.

Harris is originally from the Yukon and was born on the Kwanlin Dün First Nation. She is bilingual in French and has experience in sales, marketing and customer service. She has volunteered in humanitarian efforts on four continents to provide resources and education with various organizations.

She recently moved to the Lower Mainland to be with family and said that she is excited to join NmTC and learn because she is passionate about community building.

Andrea Jacobs.

Jacobs is a member of Tsawwassen First Nation and sits on executive council.

She previously worked for her nation’s economic development corporation and was an executive assistant to Chief Bryce Williams. She forerly worked closely with NmTC’s governance advisor Valerie Cross-Blackett when they both were employed by Tsawwassen. She said that she is pleased to be working with Cross-Blackett again on governance affairs for the tribal council’s eleven member nations.

“We work really well together,” she said.