Bill Shead

Chair, Aboriginal Centre of Winnipeg
Chair, Manitoba Campaign Committee

A member of the Peguis First Nation, Mr. Shead is a leader in aboriginal employment issues. A graduate of Dalhousie University and the Canadian Forces Staff College, Lieutenant-Commander (Ret’d) Bill Shead, CD served 36 years in the Canadian Navy.

In 1975 he was seconded to head the Office of Native Employment to increase the participation of Aboriginal people in the Public Service of Canada.

He served as Mayor of Selkirk, Manitoba from 1980 to 1983. He has been Prairie Regional Director General for Veterans Affairs and Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Centre of Winnipeg. He is currently the Chair of the Aboriginal Centre of Winnipeg and Vice-Chair of the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development.