Company principle Cheryl Forner holds a Master of Arts in archaeology from the University of Saskatchewan and has over 25 years of experience working in Strategic Indigenous Relations, Reconciliation, and Cultural Resources advancing organization-wide reconciliation initiatives, Indigenous partnership management, and culturally grounded governance across sectors. Cheryl has a proven record of designing and implementing corporate reconciliation strategies, leading cross-departmental governance models, and embedding Indigenous engagement principles into project delivery, procurement, and people practices.

Cheryl is an experienced advisor to executive leadership on UNDRIP, TRC Calls to Action, procurement strategy for Indigenous business, and cultural resources management. She is killed in building trust-based relationships with Indigenous communities, supporting partnerships/joint ventures, and strengthening organizational readiness for CCIB PAIR (Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations) certification. Recognized for cultural humility, collaborative leadership, and the ability to translate reconciliation commitments into measurable, community-validated outcomes.

Company principle Alan Youell holds a Master of Arts in archaeology from the University of Saskatchewan and has over 25 years of experience working in environmental services as an archaeologist, project manager, environmental planner, discipline coordinator and anthropologist. 

Alan has conducted heritage resource studies in northern and western Canada and has extensive experience in Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as Nunavut, the Yukon Territory, and the Northwest Territories. Through this experience, Alan has acquired a broad knowledge base pertaining to both the government and industry side of project execution including governmental regulatory environmental requirements, construction methods and industry best practices. 

Alan is also a skilled project manager, along with government, client, and Indigenous community liaison. He has developed proposals and budgets as well as managed both small, medium and large-scale projects. Alan also has experience with hearing preparation and proceedings and has been involved in land use and development projects requiring traditional land use/traditional environmental knowledge studies and consultation.

As an environmental planner Alan has experience with both small and large-scale pipeline projects. In this capacity, he is primarily involved with the operations side of project execution, including discipline coordination as the primary lead for the development and delivery of field programs, management of field reporting, and associated deliverables. In addition, Alan has been involved with the regulatory application process for numerous major client deliverables including Temporary Diversion Licenses, Code of Practice Notifications, Environmental Protection Plans and Environmental Field Reports.