The Expert Team of TAP Resources Associates

TAP’s management team is experienced in all areas of its service offering. What makes TAP unique is the vast collective experience of our executive and our associates. What this means is that when TAP is engaged on a project, customers don't have to waste time educating a consultant on the issues and needs that affect the organization, instead the consultant can rapidly begin doing the things that need to be done. With Tuesday MacDonald-Johnson in the lead role, and an eminent Advisory Team of Associates that work with her on developing projects and implementation, the company is well positioned to grow in its focused areas.

The Advisory Team Includes:

Wellington Staats: Wellington Staats is highly respected among First Nations, Federal and Provincial governments. Wellington was Chief of Six Nations over five terms, Chair of the Chiefs of Ontario Finance Committee, Chief Executive Officer of The Assembly of First Nations. He has extensive experience in a number of fields, not least in private enterprise with over 37 years as a successful entrepreneur.

Wellington’s perspective on TAP Resources:

“I have known Tuesday Johnson-MacDonald for a number of years and have had the opportunity to work with her in various capacities; as an employee, a colleague and as a private entrepreneur. She has the focus, skills and associations that will lead TAP into a strong, service oriented company. Tuesday is an energetic, professional and is extremely organized. Her ability to take a project from conception to delivery will provide her clientele with peace of mind while ensuring a high degree of competence.”

Nancy Johnson: Ms. Nancy Johnson is a Plains Cree Metis, originally from Saskatchewan, based in Toronto, Ontario. She has been working with First Nations and Aboriginal communities since the 1970s. Nancy was the provincial co-chair for the Joint Steering Committee which developed Ontario’s Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy in the early 1990s. She attended the first annual assembly of the Metis Nation of Ontario at the invitation of Mr. Tony Belcourt. She has worked in program design and management as well as corporate policy development and analysis for the federal and provincial governments (for the Employment Development Branch, HRDC, and for the Ontario Women’s Directorate and Ministry of Community and Social Services). Nancy has a graduate degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (M.Ed.) with a focus in organizational development, Department of Adult Education. In her role as Indigenous Systems Developer at the Centre for Indigenous Sovereignty she specializes in working with Indigenous communities and groups on processes that restore Aboriginal ways within organizational structures and operations.

David Beyer: David is a creative, marketing and technology professional with extensive experience in all media including print, web and video. David has a unique ability to work with clients and creative teams to express concepts and package messages in a direct and compelling way. He is an entrepreneur, with a 15-year history of helping to build and operate successful businesses, including an integrated marketing agency with 30 employees and revenues of $10 million. David, a Cree from Fisher River, Manitoba has won many design awards for his Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal work and is currently a partner in a marketing and technology company that has developed its own suite of web business and marketing applications.

Mike Mitchell: Mike Mitchell is a Mohawk Citizen of the Iroquois Confederacy. He belongs to the Wolf Clan and has been, since his youth, a Faith keeper of the traditional Longhouse teachings. During his youth he was exposed to the traditional teachings of his elders, which has prepared him for his current role as a leader in his community. Mike held the office of Grand Chief of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne since 1984. Prior to that, he served as Director of the Native North American Travelling College for ten years working with Elders and youth returning from college and universities to preserve and protect our culture and history. Previously, he was employed by the National Film Board as producer /director of an “All Indian Film Crew.” For six years he documented the issues of the late sixties, producing award-winning films for the National Film Board. Mike now operates his own consulting service, the Centre for Nation Building and Governance.

Jan Longboat: Jan Longboat is proprietor of Earth Healing Herb Gardens & Retreat Centre and Coordinator of I da wad a di – a traditionally-based program to help Native women heal from the legacy of physical and sexual abuse. Jan is a Mohawk, Turtle Clan of Six Nations of the Grand River is a traditional herbalist, healer and elder. Jan works with a very wholistic concept of healing. She has operated her growing and successful business over the last 20 years.

Jim Docherty: Jim Docherty of James N. Docherty and Associates operates as a single person enterprise, closely associated with a team of professionals who have a wealth of diverse skills. His consulting practice specializes in social services with an emphasis on training, management, evaluation and planning. Services provided include workshops on child abuse and child care, strategic planning for organizations, development of protocols, development of information systems, and evaluation of performance and programs. Many of these skills are transferable between the public and private sector.

Martha McGuire: Martha McGuire of McGuire Associate Consultants has worked in a number of sectors and is known for her ability to manage multi-disciplinary projects. She combines this with experience in organizational and program development, including strategic and operational planning, human resource development as well as program evaluation. She has worked with a variety of groups, including First Nations, children and people with disabilities. She has achieved success by skillfully facilitating positive change in organizations and systems. She has worked with private sector, government and non-government organizations. She is currently a board member of the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society and co-chairs the professional development committee.