Carmelita Crisp

Carmelita Crisp manages Indigenous Partnerships & Engagement at NAIT, where she has spent over 20 years leading community-defined training, applied research, and partnership initiatives with more than 100+ Indigenous communities across Western and Northern Canada. Her work focuses on co-developing culturally grounded education and research projects that support workforce development, environmental stewardship, and community capacity building. Carmelita has managed over 400 customized initiatives, including programs in health sciences, trades, environmental monitoring, and housing innovation, and currently leads Indigenous engagement for projects such as Future Skills Centre’s Scaling for Impact. She also serves on NAIT’s Research Ethics Board and founded the Indigenous Reconciliation and Leadership Advisory Council, advancing respectful engagement, Indigenous data sovereignty, and ethical research practices. Carmelita is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta and is widely recogn