Karen Bird is the President of the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce (SSMCOC) and Associate Branch Director & Investment Advisor at Royal Bank of Canada. She is from Batchewana First Nation and is celebrating 17 years with RBC. She is a previously designated Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 24 years experience. Karen received the 2015 Influential Women of Northern Ontario’s Aboriginal Leadership Award, the 2018 ATHENA Leadership Award, and the 2019 RBC Regional President’s Diversity Leadership Award. She has served on Band Council, was the past President of Batchewana Band Industries, past Board member for Northern Ontario Angels, currently sits on the Board for TakingITGlobal, and is the first Indigenous President for the SSMCOC.Karen is a strong advocate for women in business, Indigenous inclusion, Indigenous youth and sexual assault survivors through numerous seminars, panels and guest speaking engagements.
