Carie Santo, BSc

Land Governance and Planning Analyst

Carie’s role on the Lands and Leasing team is to lead major land-related governance and planning projects such as the Land Code initiative and Additions to Reserve. She also coordinates grant applications for the department and assists with the development of policies and procedures relating to all aspects of land administration and environmental management on Fort McKay’s reserves.

Carie has 20 years of experience in First Nation land governance and administration. Immediately prior to joining the Nation, she was an independent consultant working with several First Nation communities in Alberta and previously spent 14+ years working for federal and provincial governments. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Geography from the University of Calgary and is a guest instructor for the Applied First Nation Land Management Program offered through the TULO Center for Indigenous Economics and Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC.

Amber Cardinal, MBA

Commercial Property Leasing Coordinator

Amber had previously worked as an Investment Analyst with Fort McKay Landing LP before shifting her focus to Lands and Leasing. Currently, she is the Commercial Property Leasing Coordinator where her main responsibilities are coordinating and administrating all leasing, property management, and asset management aspects of commercial properties in the Fort McKay Industrial Parks.

Amber graduated from the University of Calgary with a Master of Business Administration, and was a committee member for the Fort McKay First Nation’s Land Code that was ratified in January 2023.

Amber is a Cree and Dene member of Fort McKay First Nation.