Melissa Tootoosis is an event planner, model coach and workshop facilitator from Edmonton Alberta. She is also the co-founder and CEO of the Four Winds Indigenous Showcase & Market. Melissa has a certification in Early Childhood Education and her diploma in Disability Studies and Management, she worked as a special needs educator and managed a team of educational assistants for 6 years prior to beginning her career working with the Indigenous community. In the past 3 years she has worked with and in Indigenous communities to plan and facilitate large scale market events, community events, corporate events, youth workshops, powwow showcases, fashion shows & performances for Indigenous artists all over Alberta, Saskatchewan & BC.