Bringing a wealth of expertise and experience to your initiatives
Who we are
Donna I. Williams
President
RN, BScN
Donna is president of Keesic Health Strategies, a firm specializing in First Nations Health Transformation projects with a focus on health system transformation, based on innovation, technologies and Anishinaabe values and beliefs.
Donna is an Anishinaabe-Qwe and Lac Seul member in Grand Council Treaty #3 territory. In addition to her nursing education, she has completed her certification in Project Management and Diploma in Business Management.
Catherine Sundeen
Consultant
Catherine Sundeen brings extensive experience across the public and private sectors in Ontario. She has led engagements with First Nations and Treaty Organizations in Northwestern Ontario, focusing on governance, social and health program development and capital projects.
Previously, she was VP of Operations at Lifemark Health and held senior roles in Account Management, Marketing, and Government Affairs at global pharmaceutical companies. Her expertise spans strategic planning, health transformation, project management, and stakeholder engagement.
Alice Olsen Williams
Elder & Advisor
Alice was born in Trout Lake, within Lac Seul Treaty #3 traditional territory of her mother’s people. She received her teaching certificate from Lakehead Teacher’s College, Thunder Bay, Ont. Having taught in Thunder Bay and at Pic Mobert First Nation, Alice and her husband Doug, moved to Curve Lake First Nation. While looking after their four children and their home, Alice completed her B.A. from Trent University as well as developing her skills in beadwork and sewing. In 1980 she discovered quilting, mastering the techniques which allow her to create the meticulous hand-quilting in her bed coverings and wall hangings.
Gradually Alice formed the concepts which would be the basis for her distinctive style and work. Blending her cultural heritage into a unified whole, she envisions the central motif to depict the symbols and themes of Anishinaabe culture, surrounded by the conventional North American quilting blocks and patterns which were developed and continue to be evolved by those women and their descendants who came to this Land from Europe, the legacy of her father’s people. Through her understanding of the teachings of the Elders, Alice has created her own Life symbol. She continues to grow as an artist, an Elder and a teacher, searching for new ways to express the Spirit of Creation through art and stories in the images of her designs.
Roma Perneroski
Consultant
Roma Perneroski has over 20 years experience working in the public sector and First Nation organizations in various capacities including, Indigenous affairs and relations, legal and policy issues, business and program development, project management and evaluation. Through her work with KHS, she has developed a real commitment to the northern Ontario First Nation Communities she works with and is dedicated to continuing to provide support on their ongoing health transformation initiatives.
Roma is a highly skilled report and proposal writer and takes innovative approaches to gathering and analyzing complex information and presenting recommendation that seamlessly transition your initiative to the next stage. In her spare time, Roma enjoys spending time with her children and two grandsons.
Kandi-Lee Brooks
Consultant
Kandi-Lee Brooks is a graduate of Early Childhood Education with a dedicated background in child and family services. A proud member of Lac Seul First Nation in Treaty #3 Territory, with roots also in the Treaty #5 Territory of Little Grand Rapids First Nation. She brings a strong connection to her community and a deep understanding of its unique needs.
With extensive experience working with First Nation communities, Kandi-Lee is passionate about helping others, especially youth, by guiding and supporting them through their journey of life to foster growth, resilience and meaningful change.
Susan Underhill
Consultant
MSc
Susan is driven by a passion to transform public services to work better for people and has over 19 years of experience managing large-scale transformation projects. She has extensive experience working with community agencies and vulnerable groups. Recent clients include: Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre; Waasegiizhig Naanandaw’iyewigamig Health Access Centre in Kenora; STRIDE – an agency that provides employment and training services to individuals with mental health and addictions; and Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis.
Susan also has a master’s degree in Psychology is certified in Lean Six Sigma and is a member of the International Coaching Federation. Susan lives in Toronto where she is a coach, consultant, mother, partner, sister and daughter.
