Communications Director, Qqs (Eyes) Project SocietyIndividual
Jess Housty is a mother, writer, educator, and community organizer from the Heiltsuk Nation in Bella Bella, BC, Canada. She serves her community as the Executive Director of Qqs (Eyes) Projects Society, a Heiltsuk charitable non-profit leading land-based cultural programming for youth and families since 1999. She has also recently completed two terms as an elected leader on Heiltsuk Tribal Council, one of the Heiltsuk Nation's governing bodies, where she chaired the Lands Portfolio and supported the Nation's stewardship work. More broadly, Jess focuses her energy on social and environmental justice, food security, ethical philanthropy, and decolonial parenting. She resides in her unceded ancestral homelands with her family.