New Pauktuutit president eyes better access to midwifery – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 25, 2022
Despite having already worked for years with Inuit groups across the North, Gerri Sharpe said becoming the new interim president of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada feels “a little intimidating.”
“Rebecca left some big shoes to fill,” she said, referring to former president Rebecca Kudloo, who recently retired after three consecutive terms in the role.
Sharpe may feel she has a big legacy to live up to, but she has a passion for the work Pauktuutit does.
Sharpe was born in Yellowknife and is Pauktuutit’s representative for the city, but she grew up in Gjoa Haven and considers it to be her hometown. She joined Pauktuutit three years ago, first as a director and then as vice-president, after spending years working in the Northwest Territories with the Inuvik Transition House Society board, the Inuvik District Education Authority and the Beaufort Delta Education Council.
