The Lands Advisory Board and Resource Center board of directors are pleased to announce that Meko Nicholas has been named Executive Director of the Resource Centre.
Meko will be responsible for managing the day to day operations of Resource Centre as well as managing the technical partnership with Canada to continue to successfully implement the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management.   In addition to reporting to the Lands Advisory Board and Resource Centre Board of directors, he’ll serve as the main public contact, spokesperson and representative for the Resource Centre in all professional capacities.
Meko has been married for 19 years and is a proud father of four children. He is Welastekokewin (Maliseet) from the Nekwotkok (Tobique) First Nation in New Brunswick and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of New Brunswick.
Meko has been working to support the development, finalization and fulfillment of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management for more than 20 years.  He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the position and we look forward the next chapter in supporting First Nations to regain governance control over their reserve lands and resources.”