Natasha Delany (Saddleback) is Executive Director and founder of Indigenous Project Events. She holds a Bachelor of Business Management degree from Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and a Masters in Business Administration from University Canada West. Natasha is from Samson Cree Nation.

 

Natasha has been managing and coordinating small and large scale event projects since 2019 that specialize in indigenous experiences. 

Doreen's career focuses on graphic design, event coordination, workshops, and youth-oriented and community programming. Over the past 35 years, she has amassed a wealth of experience in communications, administration, event coordination, management, planning, art installations, Indigenous liaison, programming, production, photography, and videography.

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With a diploma in Graphic Design and Photography, as well as Aboriginal Child and Family Services, Doreen is a 2007 Esquao Award recipient in the community category. She continues to work with festivals such as Canada Day, Kaleido, Deep Freeze, and the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, among others, and is capable of organizing events at local, provincial, and national levels. Doreen's greatest passion lies in working with Indigenous youth, whom she finds to be among the most engaging and intriguing audiences. She believes it is essential to create safe spaces for these youth to flourish in life.