Dilico Anishinabek Family Care appoints new CEO – Anishinabek News
June 13, 2025
THUNDER BAY — Newly appointed Dilico Anishinabek Family Care CEO Natalie Paavola is excited about her new role after working with Dilico for 17 years, most recently as director of health and wellness.
“What I hope to do and will continue to do is build on the partnerships and relationships that previous leaders have started and were working on,” Paavola says. “So I hope to continue with that as I know that the partnerships and relationships are important to building out services within the communities and within the City of Thunder Bay.”
Paavola says the majority of her professional career has been in management positions with Dilico and within the Indigenous service field. She is a graduate from Lakehead University’s Indigenous Learning program, Confederation College’s Native Mental Health program, and Northern College’s First Nations Constable program, and she has also completed several leadership training programs, including Rotman Leadership, the First Nations Health Managers Association designation, and Leadership Thunder Bay.
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