Board of Directors

Tracy Wallace

Chairperson
Rankin Inlet

Ms. Wallace has been a Board member since 2016 and is currently serving her first term.  She is also the Secretary-Treasurer of Atuqtuarvik Corporation.   
 
Ms. Wallace is an experienced business consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. She brings experience with Non-profit Organizations and skills in negotiation, business planning, coaching, and team building.
 
She holds a diploma in Business Administration with a major in Marketing from Red River College.  Ms. Wallace’s diploma in Business Administration also provides her with expertise in management and communication. 
 
Ms. Wallace has taken the Investments and Securities courses from the Institute of Canadian Bankers and is a graduate of the Nunavut Sivuniksavut program. 
 
Ms. Wallace is currently employed with the Kivalliq Inuit Association in Rankin Inlet and has previously worked for a number of departments in the Government of Nunavut.  She was also the Chief Operating Officer of Atuqtuarvik Corporation and the Senior Administrative Officer for Nunavut Sivuniksavut. 
 
Ms. Wallace was a past recipient of Young Entrepreneur Award from Business Development Bank of Canada.

William (Bill) Williams

Vice-Chairperson
Iqaluit

Bill Williams is the Vice-Chairperson of the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation board.  Appointed to the Board in 2023, Bill brings extensive personal and professional experience that is instrumental to the Corporation’s mandate.  Although easygoing by nature, he is direct and decisive.

Originally from Dorchester, Ontario, and raised in a family of entrepreneurs, Bill now calls Iqaluit home and is the City of Iqaluit’s Senior Executive Director of Municipal Infrastructure and Planning. Before taking on this role, he was the Executive Director of the Nunavut Economic Developers Association and previously worked as a Community Economic Development Officer in Kugluktuk. Bill holds a Master of Business Administration, from the University of Fredericton and a Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies from Brock University. 

Prior to moving north, Bill worked in the private-sector in senior leadership roles in both the long-term care space and with a warehouse distributor start-up. Through this work, he developed a strong understanding of operations, logistics, financial management, and project delivery, supporting efficient service delivery and organizational growth.

He currently sits on the Nunavut Mining Symposium Society as Treasurer, and previously served on the Utility Rates Review Council, and was a board member for Indigenous Clean Energy and the Council for the Advancement of Native Development.
In his downtime, Bill enjoys being out on the land and is passionate about landscape photography.
 

Jennifer Sammurtok

Director at Large
Chesterfield Inlet

Russell Akeeagok

Director at Large
Kugluktuk

Russell is a Nunavut beneficiary, born and raised in Grise Fiord.  He was appointed to the Board in 2025.  Russell brings his entrepreneurial and professional experience to the Board, which helps shapes decisions made by the Corporation.  He encompasses the values of integrity, accountability, and professionalism in his professional life.

Russell is a Conservation Officer in Kugluktuk.  Prior to this, he was an RCMP officer.  Russell’s professional experience has allowed him to gain an understanding of all regions of Nunavut.

Russell is a graduate of the Hivuliqtikhanut Leadership Development Program.

Russell enjoys being on the land with his family.

Mavis Elias Adjun

Director at Large

Mavis is an Inuvialuit beneficiary, born and raised in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT.  She was appointed to the Board in 2025.  Mavis was an outfitter for ten years before branching out into hospitality and tourism businesses in 2024 and 2026, respectively . 

Mavis has worked extensively in community justice, health care, and office administration.

Mavis has served on the Kugluktuk District Education Authority, Kugluktuk St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, and other boards on a volunteer basis.

Mavis enjoys being out on the land, fiddle music, reading, and sewing. 

Allan Lahure

Director at Large
Baker Lake

For the past 30 years, Mr. Lahure has operated a successful contracting and supply company, based from Baker Lake, Nunavut, carrying on business in all parts of Nunavut, as well as in Manitoba.

Mr. Lahure’s responsibilities include direction, management, and vision for the day-to-day operations of the company, including, but not limited to business development, project management, human resource management, and financial control.

Mr. Lahure has been responsible for over-seeing all aspects of the project costing, and the delivery of successful completion of many large projects in the construction field, and the proper time management, and ensuring all resources, both material and human are in place to meet project requirements. 

The company under the direction of Mr. Lahure has collaborated with many organizations, both public and private to bring successful completion to many varied construction projects throughout Nunavut and Manitoba.

Mr. Lahure completed formal education in both business administration, as well as various trades, and over the past number of years has completed upgrading and technical, and non-technical training as required, keeping himself informed of current trend, in all aspects of business, including management, technical, and computer skills.

During his many years in business, Mr. Lahure has served on many community boards, and service groups, giving many hours to the development and on-going vision and success of the North in general, and Nunavut in particular.