FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT CONSULTING will conduct activities that promote commerce or industry that improves Community economic opportunities and social conditions of an identified community, particularly for those who are most disadvantaged, and generally display high rates of one or more.
Cynthia’s experience includes:
- Over a million dollars in proposals to create jobs
- Initiated the installation of electric power, solar power, and new water system to First Nation reserves.
- Managed and designed the construction of the forestry and fisheries complex.
- Initiated the 5 year Economic Development plan and was completed in the fall of 2012.
- Liaison for First Nations Forest Company and large corporation to establish working relationship to purchase wood.
- Project Manager for Forestry, Fisheries and Health building
About Cynthia Rayner, BA, PBDM, MBA, PhD Business Candidate
Cynthia Rayner, BA, PBDM, MBA, PhD Business Candidate at Athabasca University and currently in her 6th year of a Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) with a focus on key factors for economic development success on First Nations lands. This research investigates the critical alignment of sovereignty, governance, leadership, management, and culture to achieve generational self-sufficiency in First Nations economies. Her extensive academic background includes a completed Diploma in Business, a Degree in Business majoring in marketing, an MBA, and a Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Management at a Master’s level. She has worked for BC First Nations for 28 years, with 22 years in senior management positions. Cynthia is the Principal Consultant and Owner of First Nations Management Consulting (FNMC), where she actively applies her expertise to business development and strategic planning across British Columbia.
FNMC specializes in producing comprehensive business, marketing, labour market, and tourism plans, actively fostering business development tailored to unique cultural and social factors. A key aspect of her knowledge mobilization is the course she developed on Indigenous Business for Athabasca University, and she developed and taught a course on Understanding Reconciliation for Pacific Coast University. She is dedicated to fostering economic self-determination, drawing on a blend of academic rigor and practical experience.
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