Executive Director s Message Brian Dav e y Ex e cutiv e Dire ct or It is a pleasure t o be writing my frst message as Ex e cutiv e Dire ct or o f Nishnawbe Aski De v elopment Fund a role I assumed in January 2013 I bring o v er 30 y ears o f e xperienc e w orking on First Nation issues and proje cts relat ed t o e c onomic business and infrastructure de v elopment Id lik e t o ackno wledge the tremendous w ork o f NADF s t eam f or the past y ear s achie v ements which hav e be en highlight ed in our Board Chair s message I look f orward t o c ontinuing t o build upon the w ork that was star t ed b y my prede c essors and lead the organization t o wards selfsustainability These past f e w months hav e be en a time o f transition f or me the organization and most impor tantly our staff I must c ommend the staff f or their patienc e and appre ciat e their c ooperation during the organizational restructuring Without a doubt NADF emplo ys a remarkable t eam o f pe ople who tak e pride in their w ork and care about our c ommunities Their c ommitment and dedication c ontinue t o mak e NADF the best choic e f or our clients C ongratulations all L ooking Forward As in the past 20132014 will present many challenges but I hav e the utmost c onfdenc e in the strength and resilienc e o f NADF s t eam t o address those challenges as oppor tunities Along with the Board and leadership t eam at NADF I am hopeful and optimistic f or the future In the c oming y ear w e will c ontinue our c olle ctiv e w ork t o craf t the ne xt chapt er at Nishnawbe Aski De v elopment Fund and look t o build on our suc c esses as w e w ork t o broaden our organization s f ocus I look f orward t o f orging and strengthening relationships with our clients and par tners in the c oming y ear Y our ongoing suppor t in 20132014 will mak e it another y ear o f e x c eptional ac c omplishments that will lead us t o ward a society o f great er w ealth fre edom and responsibility Thank y ou Brian Dav e y Ex e cutiv e Dire ct or 9 20122013 Annual Report