Meet the Partners
Mark B. Hill was born and raised on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory and is a member of the Mohawk Nation, Bear Clan. Mark was elected as the youngest-ever Councillor to the Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council at the age of nineteen. After serving three terms as Councillor, he then ran for Chief in 2019 and became the youngest-ever Elected Chief, serving as the 58th Chief of Six Nations at the age of 29.
He obtained his Ontario Secondary School Diploma from Brantford Collegiate Institute and went on to achieve a diploma in Business Marketing from Mohawk College. He is currently serving as the Co-chair of the Indigenous Education Council (IEC) at McMaster University where he is responsible for upholding, promoting, and advocating for inclusion of indigenous voices through good governance practices as well as supporting the needs of Indigenous students, staff, and faculty members.
Mark recently completed the “Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities” executive program at the Harvard Business School where the focus was on leadership skills, change management, organizational behaviour, and entrepreneurial finance. After completion of his first executive program at Harvard, he then was selected back to be a part of the first ever “Tribal Leadership Program.”
A passionate advocate for his people, Mark is particularly dedicated to youth empowerment and was a Co-Founder of the Six Nations Youth Council. Additionally, through the Chiefs of Ontario, Mark served 5 years on the Ontario First Nations Youth Council. During the same time, he also served as the Co-chair to the Assembly of First Nations National Youth Council.
Mark was a participant of the International Visitors Leadership Exchange Program which was a collaborative program through Canada, United States, and Mexico to learn more about key global and domestic issues, as well as foreign policy. He has also had the opportunity to address key issues at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on multiple occasions in New York City, including through the Canda World Youth Program.
Through his determination for inclusion of Indigenous voices, Mark has also served as an Indigenous Advisor to SunCor Energy, as well as Kids’ Help Phone. He is also a former Board of Director to the Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation which continues to support Indigenous youth and their families across Canada.
Jill Hill, proud member of the Haudenosaunee of the Six Nations of the Grand River, grew up on the Territory and continues to reside there. She is Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan, who left Six Nations to attend the University of Western Ontario where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Philosophy. She then continued her education at Osgoode Hall Law School where she secured her Bachelor of Laws.
Jill has maintained a deep commitment to her community and her career focus has been on systems change, both within and outside of the Territory. Jill has spent numerous years advancing Six Nations sovereignty (incrementally), both by building relationships within the Canadian framework to address deeply rooted systemic challenges, and by passionately engaging in work dedicated to the de-colonization of Six Nations systems. Jill’s career has led her to collaboratively work within the criminal justice, policing and governance sectors. Currently, Jill is a Director of the Board of Directors with the Six Nations Grand River Development Corporation.
Jill also spent a period of the time living and working with the nine (9) Indigenous Nations of Guyana, South America. She was instrumental in securing international bank funding which resulted in legislative reform directly impacting the Amerindian Nations. She was also instrumental in advancing pay equity for Indigenous peoples, which was upheld by the Guyanese Court.
Jill is forever grateful to her family, friends and community who continue to support her passion for Six Nations sovereignty as well as her personal de-colonization journey. She is an avid trail runner and currently runs with her D.I.R.T crew out of Turkey Point, Ontario. Jill is also inspired by the musical stylings and art of BTS and is a proud member of BTS Army.
Tammy Martin is Mohawk Nation, Bear Clan, Six Nations of the Grand River. In this season of life Tammy’s greatest privilege is being ‘Gram’ to her 2 grandsons, mother and role model to her 4 sons & 2 daughters and being a strong supporter of her life-partner.
Tammy significant contribution to Rezolve Strategies is her years of experience in First Nations operations. Tammy’s experiential knowledge and skills were gained from supporting both the governance and operations side of Indigenous organizations and First Nations leadership. Having worked with the national not-for-profit charity Indspire (formerly National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation) for over a decade and more recently in her capacity as Chief of Staff at Six Nations of the Grand River, throughout the years Tammy has held a variety of roles which have helped her develop a wide range of practical skills. While all her public facing roles have re-enforced what she learned through her formal education, accountability and transparency were further ingrained through her service as a board member and chairperson of the Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR) Community Development Trust who had a responsibility to hold and invest shared revenues as a long-term asset for the present and future benefit of SNGR members.
Tammy’s formal education includes a diploma in Business Administration from Canadore College, a Bachelor of Arts in First Nations Governance and Public Administration from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) and a Master of Public Administration from Queen’s University.
In this season of her career, Tammy is thoroughly enthused to work collaboratively to bring about positive change one conversation at a time.