Board of Directors

Carol Danielson

Chair

Carol Danielson was appointed to TNDC’s Board of Directors in February 2021 and assumed the Vice Chair/acting Chair role in April 2021. She became Chair in 2022.

Now retired, Carol most recently was the Dease Lake Community Director for the Tahltan Central Government. Prior to that, she worked with the Tahltan Band as the Youth, Family and Community coordinator (administering the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s Building Blocks program), and with TNDC as an accounting manager and board assistant.

Carol and her husband ran a highly successful hunting and fishing guide outfitting business within Tahltan Territory for many years. Carol was also a member of the Canadian Rangers military service for many years and patrol leader for the Junior Canadian Rangers of Dease lake during that time. She is passionate about community service, working with people, families and youth.

Now residing on Vancouver Island, she was born and raised in Tahltan/Kaska territory, and lived, worked and raised her family in Dease Lake for more than 20 years. Carol’s Tahltan name is Ishkadi DisTs’ eze. She is from the Dekama family, with the Crow clan.

Kody Penner

Vice Chair

Kody Penner is a Tahltan member who has been on the TNDC board since March 2021. He is the Vice-Chair of the board as well as the chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Kody is a Lead, Business Planning in Copper Growth with Teck Resources. For the past six years, he has been involved in the mining industry in a diverse set of roles, including Employment Director for the Tahltan Central Government, an underground miner at the Brucejack mine, and a mining analyst. He has worked on multiple sides of the mining industry and brings a diverse perspective to decision making and strategy. Kody holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UBC. 

Riannon Ball

Director

Riannon is serving her second tenure as a director on TNDC’s board; she previously served from 2014 to 2020, including Vice-Chair from 2018 to 2020 and Chair from 2020 to March 2021.

Riannon is a natural resources environmental sciences and management professional with extensive experience leading community engagement, conducting environmental studies and ensuring Indigenous knowledge is reflected in resource development projects.

As Indigenous Relations Advisor with Stantec Ltd. Consulting, Riannon assists in planning, management, assessment and mitigation services to private sector resource developers, all levels of government, non-governmental groups, and Indigenous groups. She previously worked as an Environmental Scientist with the Stantec.

Her career has included Field Technician with Tahltan Fisheries, Lands Manager with the Tahltan Central Government, Environmental Technician with Galore Creek Mining Corporation, and Environmental Monitor with Rescan Tahltan Environmental Consultants.

Riannon holds a Bachelor of Arts within the Ecosystems and Science Management Program, major in Environmental Studies and minor in Geomorphology, from the University of Northern British Columbia.

Brandon Marion

Director

Brandon was appointed to the TNDC board in September 2020. He has extensive environmental knowledge  working on resource projects in Tahltan Territory. Brandon has been an Environmental Lead with Coast Mountain on the Northwest Hydro Projects since 2013, responsible for managing environmental planning and regulatory projects, including site selection studies, environmental assessments, permit applications and mitigating environmental issues. Previously Brandon worked with Rescan Tahltan Environmental Consultants (a TNDC partnership with ERM now called Tahltan ERM Environmental Management) as Environmental Technician and Galore Creek Mining Corporation as Environmental Monitor. He holds several environmental certifications through the University of Victoria, including Certified Environmental Technician, Sediment and Erosion Control Specialist and Environmental Construction Monitor. Brandon is a member of the Stikine Claw/Thicke family.

Edward Van Mierlo

Director

Edward Van Mierlo was appointed to TNDC’s Board of Directors at the end of 2022. He has almost 30 years of experience in general management and camp services management. Since 2018, Edward has been General Manager of the Dease Lake Super A grocery store. Edward previously had an 18-year+ management career with TNDC, serving as its Vice President of Operations and Chief Operations Officer for its camp services division. Prior to TNDC, Edward worked as Chef/Manager on the Shell Klappan exploration project. Edward holds a number of certificates and designations, including Computerized Business Administration and professional food services. Edward has resided in Dease Lake for more than two decades and is a Tahltan Associate through his marriage to Tina Quock from the Quock family. They share three children.