New Manager Named For NIC’s Mixalakwila (Port Hardy) Campus

NIC’s Mixalakwila (Port Hardy) campus has a new manager.

Andrea Kerr has been working at the Mixalakwila, or Port Hardy, campus to enhance North Island College’s relations with Indigenous communities on the North Island.

As of mid-January, she has taken on a larger role as the manager for the campus while also continuing as Manager of Indigenous and Regional Partnerships for the Northern Region.

Kerr started her Indigenous and Regional Partnerships position in June 2023.

Through it she works with First Nations Campbell River and North, including all of the numerous remote access communities.

“It's really been my primary role and a big part of that has just been getting to know people and building those relationships, which obviously is a little harder to do with those remote access communities,” she said.

Brown’s formal education includes Business Management, First Nation Studies and Administration in Aboriginal Governments.

Much of her career has been focused on supporting the growth of Indigenous communities and organizations, as she has held positions in management, administration and research.

For the new administrative position, Kerr will serve as the Mixalakwila campus point person for everything from organizing convocation to answering programming questions to working on partnering opportunities.

For more information, visit North Island College.