Ricky Fontaine

Ricky G.L. Fontaine, F. C. Adm., CAFM, C. Dir. is Innu from Uashat mak Mani-utenam, Quebec, a 5,600-member Innu community on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River. Uashat mak Mani-utenam has 90% of its membership living on-reserve and is a very progressive community in public infrastructure, housing programs (social and private), and real estate (market- and non-market-driven). He is a Fellow of the Chartered Quebec Administrators, a member of the Collège des Administrateurs de Sociétés, a member of the Institute of Certified Directors, and a founding member of AFOA Canada, the association for Indigenous management, finance and governance professionals. Mr. Fontaine has been chair of the board of the Laurentian Pilotage Authority, a Federal Crown Corporation, Interim Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the board of La Régie du Bâtiment du Québec, a Quebec government-owned entity, as well as a member of the board and audit committee for M361, a non-profit focused on developing healthy communities. He served on the board of directors of Boralex, a TSX-listed independent power producer, and served on its audit, ESG, and Investment and Risk Management committees. He serves on the board of directors of Canada Post, where he is a member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the ESG Committee. A retired Executive Director, he is now Senior Partner at RGL Fontaine, C. Adm., a management consulting firm focused on developing Aboriginal communities.